The author and architect Marie-Joseph Peyre describes – according to his own introduction – various projects and typologies of several architectural works which he wants to highlight after his studies in Italy.
The whole book consists of twelve chapters, which are based on the same principle. Each chapter contains a short text description, multiple drawings and describes one typology.
Every description is about one page of length and begins with a short text introducing the topic. In the description, the author characterizes his relation to the building type and talks about the drawings. Every chapter has a large heading. The Text is placed in the middle of the page and written in a simple, medium sized typeface.
The text is followed by various illustrations of the building typologies described. Floor plan drawings are most often – but not always – used and supplemented with views or sections. The images are large and usually printed on two or more pages, some of which can be folded out. They are not accompanied by any text.
The illustrations seem to be the most important element of the book. The text therefore offers only a short classification of the drawings and is only meant to be in addition.
The small number of topics described and the focus on illustrations suggests that the book should be seen as a reference work in which some building typologies are illustrated.