A definitive sourcebook for designers, architects, home remodelers, or anyone thinking of adding a Japan-inspired design to a room or home. Hundreds of line drawings show traditional Japanese architectural details and motifs, everything from shoji screens and tatami mats to ceiling and garden fences. An invaluable resource for planning and design, The Japanese Home Stylebook shows why the Japanese residential style is so admired around the world for its exquisite beauty and versatility. Selected by Architects & Designers Book Service.
Date Published 6/1/1992
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Rated By: A reader
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Comments: wasted space on my shelf As a resource manual, a coffee table book, a nice read or a pleasant browse, this is a monumental mistake. If you're looking for the old "trace pattern" books used for the most ancient of architectural renderings, this might be a useful addition to your library for an isolated use. If you're hoping for a reference to illustrate Japanese detailing, keep looking. The only thing I'll ever use this book for is to prop up the gimp leg on my unused work bench to keep my latte from spilling. In case you want mine, I'll dig it out from under my workbench, put it up for sale and replace it with my copy of "The 3 Pillars of Zen".
Rated By: Sakuteiki "sakuteiki"
From: Grants Pass, OR
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Comments: Inspiration for woodworders, architects, landscape designers Collection of clear drawings illustrating design elements, spatial composition (empty space as important as solid materials) instructive for artisans searching to solve design problems, or merely for inspiration in initiating a project.
Not a DIY text, rather a compact orderly selection of drawn images to stimulate creativity within the realm of your own talents and expertise. How you apply the ideas rests solely on what develops in your own mind as a result of viewing simple beauty before you.
Rated By: lilybea
From: New York, NY
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Comments: Inspiring for design from furniture to landscape I have turned to this book for inspiration when designing interiors, cabinetry, furniture, fabric and landscape design, even graphic design. It is so flexible and easy to use. A good tool.
Rated By: Barbara A. Booth
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Comments: Excellent This book will be used by my builder for my new home. The photos are magnificent.
The display is exactly what I wanted him to learn.
Rated By: Midwest Book Review
From: Oregon, WI
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Comments: A seminal reference for architects, designers, builders and home remodelers Saburo Yamagata (1911-1986) was a graduate of Kobe University, Japan, and a practicing architect. He drew from more than 1,800 designed from traditional Japanese homes to create The Japanese Home Style Book, a seminal reference for architects, designers, builders and home remodelers. Covering every element of traditional Japanese architectural design, the entries are systematically arranged for quick reference and easy of use. Included are paper-and-wood shoji screens; fusma sliding panels; door and window designs; tatami mat arrangements; decorated ceilings; latticed and carved transoms; tokonoma scroll alcoves; "staggered shelf" layouts; outdoor verandas and railings; garden fences and screens; as well as stepping-stone paths; decorative patterns and motifs for every purpose. The Japanese Home Style Book is a seminal contribution to professional and academic Architectural Studies and reference resource collections.
Rated By: Angel Lee
From: Cleveland, OH
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Comments: many great illustrations & ideas This is a wonderful book for anyone wanting to decorate their home or yard in the Japanese style. It is packed with 1,800 black & white illustrations of Japanese architectural elements.
The book starts out by describing the design elements of a traditional Japanese home. It is then divided into sections including screens, fusuma sliding panels, windows, doors, transoms, ceilings, tokonoma, & shelves.
Outdoor elements such as fences, railings, verandas, & stone-paths are also covered. Decorative patterns including family crests, woven & lattice designs are shown along with fusuma paper designs.
Being able to see so many design ideas a once has really been a big help in planning my new home. Everything is so beautiful. I especially like the transoms with images of nature such as cranes, fish & flowers.
A definitive sourcebook for designers, architects, home remodelers, or anyone thinking of adding a Japan-inspired design to a room or home. Hundreds of line drawings show traditional Japanese architectural details and motifs, everything from shoji screens and tatami mats to ceiling and garden fences. An invaluable resource for planning and design, The Japanese Home Stylebook shows why the Japanese residential style is so admired around the world for its exquisite beauty and versatility. Selected by Architects & Designers Book Service.
