Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Getting started : Preliminary design : Context: how and where do Americans live? ; Construction costs ; Program ; Contextual planning ; Space-planning principles -- Focus on essential resident spaces ; Special-purpose rooms ; Furniture ; Client checklist -- Part II. Low-rise dwellings : Single-family detached homes : Background ; Where are we now and how did we get here? Single-family detached home prototypes -- Attached townhouses : History and background ; Characteristics and features of townhouses ; Levels and zones in townhouse planning ; The impact of site planning on interior architecture ; Site plans ; Townhouse prototypes -- Remodeling and adaptive reuse: the sustainable alternative : Background : Remodeling and sustainability ; Design and sustainability ; Remodeling prototypes -- Part III. Important spaces : Kitchen : Background ; Design considerations ; Kitchen prototypes ; Cost estimates -- Bathrooms : Background ; Modern bathrooms ; Design considerations ; Bathroom prototypes ; Bathroom sections and details -- Bedrooms : a safe place to sleep : in my room ; Evolution of the bedroom ; Design considerations ; Prototype bedrooms and client profiles -- Part IV. Multiples: walk-ups, midrises, and towers : Apartment buildings : Background and characteristics ; Apartment site plans ; Lobbies ; Apartment prototypes -- Part V. Mixing it up : Mixed-use buildings : Advantages of mixed-use buildings ; Mixed-use prototypes -- Part Vi. The big picture : Urban design: the context of residential planning: putting it all together : Principles of urbanism ; Background ; Design and planning considerations ; Mixed site plans to accommodate different housing types.