Concrete At Home

Description

By Fu-Tung Cheng with Eric Olsen
Taunton Press, 2005
Soft cover, 9.5″ x 11″, 216 pages

Step inside and get inspired as designed Fu-Tung Cheng leads you on a tour of the most beautiful concrete design possibilities in Concrete At Home. In this stunning new book, the master designer and best-selling author of Concrete Countertops reveals the full innovative design potential of this common and ancient material in a surprising variety of gorgeous examples.

Clear and comprehensive text accompanies rich photographic illustrations of key fabrication techniques used by the author as he creates a series of beautiful architectural elements that includes floors, walls, columns, fireplaces, and countertops.

The book provides the fundamental information you’ll need to understand concrete mix design, form creation, pouring, curing, finishing, and troublehsooting. You’ll also take away key deisgn, composition, texture, and color techniques that will give you the self-assurance you need to design your own concrete architectural components of the confidence to oversee their creation.

Concrete At Home treats you to stunning and elegant examples of concrete design throughout the home, from kitchen and bath, to the living room, bedroom, and even out into the landscape.