The shop/house ndash; the building combining commercial/retail uses and dwellings ndash; appears over many periods of history in most cities in the world. This book combines architectural history; cross-cultural understandings and accounts of contemporary policy and building practice to provide a comprehensive account of this common but overlooked building.The merchants house in northern European cities; the Asian shophouse; the apartment building on New York avenues; typical apartment buildings in Rome and in Paris ndash; this variety of shop/houses along with the commonality of attributes that form them; mean that the hybrid phenomenon is as much a social and economic one as it is an architectural one. Professionals; city officials and developers are taking a new look at buildings that allow for higher densities and mixed-use. Describing exemplary contemporary projects and issues pertaining to their implementation as well as the background; cultural variety and urban attributes; this book will benefit designers dealing with mixed-use buildings as well as academics and students.
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