TY - BOOK AU - Uffelen,Chris van TI - SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSES: CONTEMPORARY HOMES IN GERMANY SN - 9783037682531 U1 - 728.370943 23 PY - 2020/// CY - [Salenstein], Switzerland : PB - Braun KW - Houses designed by architects KW - Germany KW - Single-family homes KW - 21st century KW - Domestic architecture KW - Projects N1 - Includes index N2 - "For many people home ownership is one of the most important goals in life and the biggest private investment. In Germany about two thirds of the residential building stock consists of single-family homes. With 80,000 to 90,000 new residences built every year it is by far the most important construction task for architects in this country. For this volume, the author has selected outstanding contemporary concepts and designs that deserve to be noticed and appreciated much more. Neither luxury villa not mass housing, all homes are within a middle-class budget. Apart from ground plans and elevations, key figures on square meters, building price and construction duration, facts on ecological aspects, materials used and, last but not least, the respective architects offer the potential builder exeedingly practical benefits" -- Publicaciones Arquitectura y Arte ER -