Master of the cut and paste art technique, Giles Laroche takes
readers on a storytelling journey around the world that celebrates
the diversity of homes and the people who are shaped by them. Step
into unique homes from around the world and discover the many
fascinating ways in which people live and have lived. If you lived
in the mountains of southern Spain, your bedroom might be carved
out of a mountain. If you lived in a village in South Africa, the
outside of your house might tell the story of your family. And if
you lived in a floating green house in the Netherlands, you could
rotate your house to watch both the sunrise and sunset. With
intricate bas-relief collages, Giles Laroche uncovers the reason
why each home was constructed the way in which it was, then lets us
imagine what it would be like to live in homes so different from
our own. Showing the tremendous variety of dwellings worldwide--log
cabins, houses on stilts, cave dwellings, boathouses, and
yurts--this book addresses why each house is build the way that it
is. Reasons--such as blending into the landscape, confusing
invaders, being able to travel with one's home, using whatever
materials are at hand--are as varied as the homes themselves. List
of Houses included: Dogtrot log house, based on dogtrots built in
the southern U.S. Chalet, based on chalets built in the Austrian
Alps. Pueblo, Taos, New Mexico Connected barn, based on connected
barns common in northern New England. Cave dwelling, Guadix,
Andalucia, Spain Palafitos (house on stilts), Chiloe Island, Chile
Palazzo Dario, Venice, Italy Chateau La Brede, Bordeaux, France
Tulou, Hangkeng village, Yongding, China Half-timbered houses,
Miltenberg am Main, Germany Greek island village houses, Astipalaia
Island, Greece Decorated houses of Ndebele, Pretoria, Transvaal,
South Africa Yurt, based on yurts in Mongolia and other parts of
central Asia. Airstream trailer, USA Floating house, Middleburg,
the Netherlands Tree house, USA
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