William S. B. Dana

Swiss Chalet Book, the William S. B. Dana

Originally published in 1913, this complete and illuminating view of the chalet of Switzerland, in text, pictures, architectural detail drawings, and floor plans is a guide to the design of this unique architecture. This guide to Swiss chalet design begins with the simplest structural elements, and leads up gradually through the larger system of construction to the question of the assignment of interior space and the beautifying of the external surfaces.