The Ten Books on Architecture

Chapter 6

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INTRODUCTION 167

ON CLIMATE AS DETERMINING THE STYLE OF THE HOUSE 170

SYMMETRY, AND MODIFICATIONS IN IT TO SUIT THE SITE 174

PROPORTIONS OF THE PRINCIPAL ROOMS 176

THE PROPER EXPOSURES OF THE DIFFERENT ROOMS 180

HOW THE ROOMS SHOULD BE SUITED TO THE STATION OF THE OWNER 181

THE FARMHOUSE 183

THE GREEK HOUSE 185

ON FOUNDATIONS AND SUBSTRUCTURES 189