- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Rizzoli (September 18, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0847838722
- ISBN-13: 978-0847838721
Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical
architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a
feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer
specializes in building new "old" houses as well as renovating historic
homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical
architecture—its detailed moldings and harmonious proportions—and
updates it, retaining its character and detail while simultaneously
reworking it to be more in tune with the way we live now—comfortable,
practical, family-oriented. In his first book, Schafer covers the three
essential cornerstones of creating a great traditional house:
architecture, landscape, and decoration. He discusses the important
interplay between the interior architecture and the fabrics, furniture,
and wall treatments. In-depth profiles build on these essays, including
Schafer’s own new "old" house in the Hudson Valley; the renovation of a
historic home in Nashville designed by Charles Platt in 1915; and the
restoration of a magnificent 1843 Greek Revival mansion in
Charleston.Filled with hundreds of interior and detail shots, The Great
American House is an invaluable resource for anyone who loves old
houses and traditional design.
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