Measure and Construction of the Japanese House

Rutland, VT, and Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1985. 149 pages, illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "A remarkable classic work on traditional Japanese architecture and its general integrative quality, the order of space and form, the flexibility of partitions and room functions and other important or unique qualities. The author describes in detail, and with numerous architectural plans and drawings, the influence of the anatomy of the Japanese human body on traditional units of measurement and on house construction. / Heino Engel studied architecture in Germany immediately following the end of World War II, then traveled through Egypt and Arabia, spent more than a year in India, Burma, Malaysia, and Thailand, before arriving in Japan." - Publisher. CONTENTS: List of Illustrations; Publisher's Note; Introduction; Definitions; 1 MEASURING SYSTEM AND MODULE; measure of man; building measures; ken measure and module; traditional standards; 2 SYSTEM OF PLAN LAYOUT; floor mat; ky¿?-ma method; inaka-ma method; planimetric-functional space; 3 EXAMPLES OF FLOOR PLANS; typical floor plans; distinctions; superstition; physique of the tea room; 4 STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK; process; foundation; wall framework; roof; 5 SPACE ENCLOSURES; japanese wall; floor; ceiling; 6 MOVABLE SPACE CONTROLS; fittings Translucent paper panelopaque paper panel; windows; 7 CONSTRUCTIONS FOR SPIRITUAL SPACES; picture recess; shelving recess; study place; 8 HOUSE ENCLOSURES; wooden shutters; shutter compartment; doors; CONCLUSION; for contemporary architecture; INDEX.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.