Houses & Hotels, Residential, Historic Preservation, Regional, Interior Design, Interior & Home Design, Japan, Design & Construction, Decorating & Design, Architecture, Construction 

The fundamental topics under consideration in this edition are the measure and the construction of the Japanese house. The author sets forth the unique features of the traditional Japanese house -- the modular order of space and form, the flexibility of space partitions and room functions, the compositors potential of the floor mat, the expressive diversity without comprehensive standardization, and the general integrative quality of Japanese architecture -- by describing in detail the specific ways in which these attributes are expressed. Abundantly illustrated with the author's own architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction; the layout, framework, methods of space control (shoji, fusuma, etc.), shutters and doors of the house itself; and other topics are given comprehensive treatment.