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Discover the latest innovations in tiny space design in this lush
compendium in the 150 Best series, showcasing 150 full-color
profiles. As the price of large residences have become increasingly
out of reach for many people, aspiring home owners have begun to
think smaller. 150 Best Tiny Space Ideas is an exciting overview of
the smallest living space designs- architectural and decorating
trends that combine to make dwellings under 450 square feet feel
welcoming and expansive. All the projects featured in this handsome
reference were created by internationally renowned architects and
designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning
solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their
clients. Encompassing current trends in small space design, this
latest volume in the highly successful 150 Best offers the work of
international visionaries who have created and transformed a range
of accommodations, from a micro-apartment in Taipei City to a silo
in Phoenix to an island shack in British Columbia. Filled with
black-and-white and four-color photos throughout, 150 Best Tiny
Space Ideas is an inspirational resource for designers, interior
decorators, and architects, as well homeowners interested in
creating warm and truly livable homes regardless of space
limitations.
Scandinavian residences are not only aesthetically simple and
minimalist, they are mindfully built to minimise their impact on
the environment, without sacrificing beauty. This book brings
together a collection of beautifully designed Scandinavian homes
with their simple, fresh, natural and warm decor. Each home is
presented through stunning photography and features insights from
the designers themselves, including soft decoration such as
colours, materials and lighting. A valuable source of inspiration
for design agencies, designers or those with a passion for
minimalist design and living.
A visual celebration of minimalist concepts in private spaces,
demonstrating the growing popularity of minimalism in architecture
and interior design. The growing popularity of minimalism in
achitecture and interior design is documented in this impressive
survey of the best recent work of the genre created by leading
international architects and designers. The New Minimalist Style
explains minimalist concepts and concentrates on private spaces.
This guide includes hundreds of sophisticated photographs and
introductions to each chapter written by leaders of this
extraordinary, contemporary architecture & design movement. All
the examples featured in the book have one thing in common: they
feature the essential, but use the minimal.
Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest
refuges, discover the world's finest crop of new homes. This
cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban and
Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires Mateus, Xu
Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Here,
there are homes in Australia and New Zealand, from China and
Vietnam, in the United States and Mexico, and on to less expected
places like Ecuador and Costa Rica. The result is a sweeping survey
of the contemporary house and a revelation that homes across the
globe may have more in common than expected. Among guava trees and
abandoned forts in Western India is a sanctuary designed for and by
Kamal Malik of Malik Architecture. The House of Three Streams is a
sprawling spectacle with high ceilings, verandas, and pavilions,
perched atop a ridge overlooking two ravines. A medley of steel,
glass, wood, and stone, the house weaves along the contour of the
landscape, almost as an extension of the forest. Encina House by
Aranguren & Gallegos, an elegant, sloping structure reminiscent
of a gazebo, similarly inhabits its surrounding vista. Ensconced in
a pine forest north of Madrid, the lower level is embedded in rock
and connected to the upper by a natural stone wall. Shinichi
Ogawa's Seaside House is an immaculate two-story minimalist marvel
in Kanagawa that overlooks the Pacific. Its living area spills onto
a cantilevered terrace and infinity pool, almost dissolving into
the ocean as one seamless entity. In Vietnam, Shunri Nishizawa's
House in Chau Doc exudes tropical sophistication with exposed
timber beams, woven bamboo, plants, concrete panels, and inner
balconies and terraces. Its corrugated iron panels act as moveable
walls and shutters, ushering in views of surrounding rice fields.
These homes--along with more than 50 others--are each remarkably
distinct in design. They all, however, toe the line between inside
and outside, each one symbiotic with its surroundings. About the
series TASCHEN is 40! Since we started our work as cultural
archaeologists in 1980, TASCHEN has become synonymous with
accessible publishing, helping bookworms around the world curate
their own library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia at an
unbeatable price. Today we celebrate 40 years of incredible books
by staying true to our company credo. The 40 series presents new
editions of some of the stars of our program--now more compact,
friendly in price, and still realized with the same commitment to
impeccable production.
Intended as a companion to Roman Public Buildings(0-85989-239-5) by
the same editor, this volume completes the architectural picture of
Roman society. The text covers the political, social and economic
significance of residential buildings, includes a chapter on
gardens and refers to the Hadrianic palace discovered at Vindolanda
in 1992.
Between 1750 and 1840, the home took on unprecedented social and
emotional significance. Focusing on the design, decoration, and
reception of a range of elite and middling class homes from this
period, Domestic Space in Britain, 1750-1840 demonstrates that the
material culture of domestic life was central to how this function
of the home was experienced, expressed, and understood at this
time. Examining craft production and collection, gift exchange and
written description, inheritance and loss, it carefully unpacks the
material processes that made the home a focus for contemporaries’
social and emotional lives. The first book on its subject, Domestic
Space in Britain, 1750-1840 employs methodologies from both art
history and material culture studies to examine previously
unpublished interiors, spaces, texts, images, and objects.
Utilising extensive archival research; visual, material, and
textual analysis; and histories of emotion, sociability, and
materiality, it sheds light on the decoration and reception of a
broad array of domestic spaces. In so doing, it writes a new
history of late 18th- and early 19th-century domestic space,
establishing the materiality of the home as a crucial site for
identity formation, social interaction, and emotional expression.
Prefabricated housing is a pressing issue - for those looking for
affordable homes as well as for refugees fleeing wars or natural
disasters. In common with politicians, architects were caught
unawares by the largest wave of migration since the end of the
Second World War. However, are tent cities and containers the best
solution for cheap, dignified, and quickly assembled accommodation
for displaced persons? This challenging situation, along with the
changing urban landscape, with its ever-diminishing space, calls
into question existing standards in relation to serial housing.
Bold and unconventional ideas are called for if architects are to
offer high-quality solutions. From eccentric experiments all the
way to projects that have already been realized, international
design teams present their work between the twin poles of
unconventional developments and life-saving shelters in this volume
spanning more than 250 pages. Introduced with articles on design
principles, and divided into three sections according to the form
the structures take when delivered - cuboid, panels and custom
units - the book covers everything from playful follies to
architectural constructions for the homeless and out patient
medical stations which offer a response to social problems and
space shortages. The text, photographs and plans put forward ideas
as to how more can be done than the mere assembling of containers.
Should we not first consider notions bordering on the absurd in
order to come up with workable solutions for housing today?
The prestigious architecture studio Romano presents its new book, a
masterpiece dedicated to lovers of the world of decoration and
architecture, lovers of contemporary lifestyle, and above all, of
the Ibizan character. The book is a stylistic and photographic
development of eight of his summer houses on the island, built over
20 years. With nearly 200 images, more than 400 pages and 3
detachable pages, a 100% exclusive production for the book,
photographed by Manolo Yllera, creator of iconic images for AD
Spain and China magazines, styled by Amaya de Toledo, stylist at AD
Spain, and with the creative direction of Emilio Saliquet, creative
director of Vanidad, the book is not only a coffee table book of
decoration, but also a warm-modern reflection on Mediterranean
architecture and landscape, reflected in eight houses built with
respect for the island and the environment, a rigorous
architecture, combined with a refined decoration and hedonistic
landscaping. Jaime Romano is the architect behind the projects
featured in the book, together with his studio Romano. In addition
to Ibiza, Romano has also developed works that today are being
developed all over the world with projects for Russia, Tunisia,
Barbados, Turkey and Switzerland, among others. He is the winner of
the 'Three Diamonds' award for the most sustainable construction in
Spain in 2019 and the Best Tourist Villa in Europe at the Boutique
Hotel Awards 2018.
Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba
people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts
through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and
social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the
role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture.
"A splendid analysis of the centrality of architecture in the daily
lives of the Batammaliba and its integral role in articulating
social values....The story is beautifully told in the best of
anthropological traditions."--Judith R. Blau, "Contemporary
Society"
"A remarkable study....Blier's volume carries the study of African
architecture to a qualitatively new level of scholarship. It
introduces a new dimension whereby the architectural medium can be
used to illuminate much of the entire belief system of any
culture."--Labelle Prussin, "African Arts"
"In this excellent book Blier provides a richly detailed and
searching account of what architecture means to the Batammaliba of
northern Togo and Benin....The finest account I have yet read of
the relations between systems of beliefs, ritual practices, and
African aesthetics and plastic arts....The ethnography and basic
insight should be the envy of any social anthropologist."--T.O.
Beidelman, "Man"
Old-House Dictionary From a One Room Cabin to a Beaux-Arts Mansion… Here’s a concise and easily understandable architectural dictionary for professionals and amateurs alike. More than 450 illustrations, 1500 terms, 750 definitions, and 17 useful cross references guide you smoothly through the oftentimes confusing language of American domestic architecture. Who is This Dictionary For? - Architects and Architectural Historians
- Preservationists
- Building Trades Professionals
- Interior Designers
- High School and College Students
- Old Home Owners and Lovers
Scandinavian design is a movement characterised by simplicity,
minimalism and functionality that emerged in the early 20th
century, and subsequently flourished in the 1950s throughout the
five Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and
Iceland. Scandinavian designers are known especially for household
goods including furniture, textiles, ceramics, lamps, and glass,
but Scandinavian design has been extended to be an influential
movement in architecture and industrial design. High
On...Scandinavian Architects presents twenty-eight architects from
Scandinavia with their latest projects from the areas of
residential, commercial and public buildings. Whether large or
small, sharp-edged or soft, coarse or fine, the architecture
depicted in this volume is characterised by the iconoclastic flair
of Scandinavia.
Nomos is an association of architects based in Geneva, Lisbon and
Madrid. They collaborate on projects of all scales, from furniture
to master plans, with a special focus on the cultural context and
the environment. Primarily using drawing to shape their ideas, they
explore new ways of creating community through buildings that seek
to transform constraints into opportunities. They approach each
project with enthusiasm, care and curiosity, always striving for
sustainable beauty. Text in English and German.
Celebrate the stunning interiors and glorious gardens of the
Seguine House, New York's undiscovered architectural gem and only
once-working plantation. This gorgeous full-colour photographic
volume introduces the historic 1838 Greek Revival Joseph H. Seguine
House and stables in Prince's Bay, Staten Island, New York. Seguine
made a fortune in oystering, candles, and produce, and as a founder
of the Staten Island Railroad he also worked with Cornelius
Vanderbilt. In creating this 100-acre working farm, stables, and
estate grounds, Seguine was advised on the landscape design by
Frederick Law Olmsted, famed for his design work on New York's
Central Park. This estate, an embodiment of the nineteenth century,
is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a member of
the Historic House Trust.
Mass housing in Germany, Russia, and Ukraine represents an enormous
volume of housing today and therefore a huge resource for the
future development of cities. But transformation of these districts
is needed due to the functional, societal, and technical problems
and challenges they face. How can sustainable, socially compatible,
ecological responsible, and economically efficient development be
achieved? The book summarises the results of a three-year research
project. Based on the selected case studies, it points out the
qualities and values as well as the problems and potentials
involved in spatially transforming prefabricated housing estates
from the 1960s and 1970s. The specific features and characteristics
of the socialist city are evaluated with respect to their
potentials and difficulties, and with regard to the requirements
placed on future district planning and development. Hence this book
contributes to the on-going discussion and serves as a valuable
basis for developing planning strategies.
Edwardian domestic architecture was beautiful and varied in style,
and was very often designed and built to an unprecedented level of
sophistication. It was also astonishingly innovative, and provided
new building types for weekends, sport and gardening, as well as
fascinating insights into attitudes to historic architecture,
health and science. This book is the first radical overview of the
period since the 1970s, and focuses on how the leading circle of
the Liberal Party, who built incessantly and at every scale,
influenced the pattern of building across England. It also looks at
the building literature of the period, from Country Life to the
mass-production picture books for builders and villa builders, and
traces the links between these houses and suburbs on the one hand,
and the literature and other creative forms of the period on the
other. It is part of a new movement to explore the ways in which
architectural history is recorded and adds up to an original
interpretation of British culture of the period.
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Time is of no importance here. Past and present are one and
eternal. The history of Peyrassol, in the massif des Maures,
France, is that of an ancient place where Templars used to have a
base. Today this enormous estate of over 1000 hectares has one
again found its splendour. The owner Philippe Austruy has lovingly
renovated Peyrassol, restoring it to its former glory. The stone
walls surround the symmetrical vineyards, and centenary oak trees
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