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Western Ranch Houses by Cliff May

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Manufacturer: Hennessey & Ingalls

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The success of the first edition of Sunset Western Ranch Houses led Sunset and Cliff May to bring out a second edition in 1958. Very different than the first edition, this too proved to be a best-seller. In addition being more thorough than the earlier work, the second edition also showed that May's architecture was going in new directions. He still preserved the rustic traditions and materials of the ranch house, but his designs were more open and flexible. The houses show that May had absorbed many of the modernist advances in domestic achitecture taking place in Southern California, while still maintaining his esthetic roots in the Spanish ranch house.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 728
EAN: 9780940512047
ISBN: 0940512041
Label: Hennessey & Ingalls
Manufacturer: Hennessey & Ingalls
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 176
Publication Date: 1997-01-01
Publisher: Hennessey & Ingalls
Studio: Hennessey & Ingalls


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Cliff May and the Modern Ranch House
• Sunset Western Ranch Houses
• Atomic Ranch
• Ranch House Style
• Forgotten Modern


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

A Book No Cliff May Owner Should Be Without -
This book has several traits that make it unique among residential architecture books: 1. it was written by the architect it covers 2. it is a reprint of book that was written during the heyday of the homes featured. No Cliff May owner should be without this book. Looking through the pages will give you an amazing amount of insight into the design of your own home. But others may also find this book very useful. While most of the home designs assume lots much larger than commonly available to homebuilders today. With that said, the ideas will still send you in new directions of home design.

Just A Home Design and Decoration Book - No House Plan Ideas -
This book has a more design and decoration approach than its predecessor, Sunset Western Ranch Houses, which focused mostly on history of this house style. Honestly, I was expecting to see a more house-plan ideas oriented book than simply a picture book with some talking on it. This might be a useful book for those who are just looking to give their house (already a ranch-style) a more traditional look, or for those who simply like this subject. I'll give this a three-star rating because, sometime in the near future, when I get my ranch house built, it could be more interesting to me. I'll keep the book on my shelf.

Interesting book as I own a Cliff May home. -
We live in a small neighborhood of Cliff May homes. Many have been remodeled, inside and out, but you can't change the bones of a May home. Unfortunately, we have had to make many improvements to ours as the May homes don't always translate well into the 21st century. X shaped framing makes finding a stud nearly impossible, and the numerous floor to ceiling windows are drafty and lack tempered glass and are extremely expensive to replace, so many of us replace with "normal" windows, walling up many altogether. This also deals with the lack of wall space for furniture or artwork, pictures, etc.

It is a spectacular compilation of his work.... -
I adore his homes, and this book gives you the complete layout, including the floorplan---something I love in architecture books. If you can't visit the homes in person, this is the next best thing.

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