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Architect Russell Versaci shows that it is possible to design and create a new house that looks and feels like it has always been there. Featuring 17 homes that are the best examples classic regional styles, Versaci shows how to create a home that feels old and lives new. The book explores how architects, builders, and craftsmen are reinterpreting the traditional house. Through full colour photographs and engaging text, brief discussions of history and craftsmanship, and occasional sidelong glances at the workings of real old houses, Versaci employs his pillars of traditional design to explain how traditional houses go together and what gives them their unique design appeal.

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9781561586158

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A book providing the guidance and details necessary to create a new/old house is long overdue. Russell Versaci writes with authority about the value of historical accuracy when creating a house with architectural integrity.

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"Russell Versaci has been practicing traditional architecture for two decades. His firm, Russell Versaci Architecture, is noted for creating thoughtful, carefully executed designs for period-style homes that reflect a mastery of history. His first book, ""Creating a New Old House,"" promotes the author's ""Pillars of Traditional Design,"" a set of principles for creating authentic traditional architecture. Versaci's designs have been featured in national magazines, including ""Traditional Home, Southern Accents, House Beautiful, ""and ""Southern Living,"" as well as on Good Morning, America."

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