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Coastal Charm: Waterside Living is a beautifully illustrated book
that celebrates the joys and beauty of living by the water. It
explores the allure of waterside living, from the quiet atmosphere
of coastal towns to the thrill of ocean-front living. Through
stunning photography and a thoughtful text, the book takes the
reader on a journey to some of the most stunning coastal properties
in the world, showcasing examples from grand beachfront mansions to
rustic cottages by the sea. The book delves into the ways in which
living by the water can enhance one's mental and emotional
wellbeing, and the role that the natural beauty of the coast plays
in this. The volume is a captivating celebration of the beauty and
allure of the coast. It is a must-read for anyone interested in
architecture, design and coastal living, and a perfect gift for
those who appreciate the tranquility and majesty of the sea.
From the highly successful 150 Best series, the ultimate resource
for single home buyers and owners, architects, developers, and
designers, filled with contemporary, fresh ideas for sustainable
construction and gorgeous interiors, vividly captured in hundreds
of stunning four-color photographs. 150 Best All New House Ideas is
a visually stunning look at the latest in innovative home
construction and interior design. It brings together an extensive
collection of single-family houses from all over the world, created
by distinguished international architects and designers who have
worked to achieve practical and functional solutions adapted to the
specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. Each of the
150 houses profiled showcases the latest trends and up-to-date
influences from around the world. The houses displayed come in all
sizes, from mini cottages to multi-room manors. Taking advantage of
technological advances in building and materials, all of these
homes are beautiful and inviting as well as energy efficient and
environmentally friendly. This beautiful compilation brings
together the diversity of current trends in house design and is an
inspirational source of ideas for homeowners and those considering
buying, interior designers, builders, architects, lighting,
textile, and furniture makers, and students.
From the 150 Best series, a gorgeous collection of inspiring design
ideas for transforming tiny interiors into beautiful and inviting
living spaces. Over the past decade, tiny spaces have grown in
popularity thanks to skyrocketing real estate costs, increased
awareness of climate change, and a return to urban living. But a
smaller living space doesn't mean sacrificing sophistication or
comfort. 150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas showcases the latest ideas of
internationally renowned architects and designers who have devised
beautiful, practical, and eco-friendly solutions adapted to the
specific needs and tastes of their clients. All of the projects
featured in 150 Best Tiny Interior Ideas are under 1,100 square
feet and show off the latest innovations in small space design from
around the world. Discover how to live practically and beautifully
in a 3D-printed concrete cabin in Ithaca, New York, a 240
square-foot aux box in Parksville, British Columbia, or a flat with
a flexible layout in Hong Kong. Packed with hundreds of full-color
photographs, and covering current trends, 150 Best Tiny Interior
Ideas is an essential resource for designers, interior decorators,
architects, and students, as well as an inspirational sourcebook
for homeowners and apartment dwellers interested in downsizing or
who've made the move, offering ideas for maximizing space while
creating warm and inviting homes.
Building in the Desert showcases residential projects and landscape
design works built in the American Southwest: Arizona, Colorado,
Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah. All the projects highlight this
as an unparalleled region with a rich variety of landscapes-rolling
hills, mountains, canyons, mesas, deserts and volcanoes. These
conditions offer unique design challenges and opportunities to
create works that adapt to the natural environment-no matter how
harsh it is-rather than conquer it, while always addressing
sustainability.
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City Living (Paperback)
Francesc Zamora Mola
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Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with
once-neglected areas becoming increasingly popular for rediscovery
and redevelopment. City Living looks at the movement toward
ecologically minded compact houses through the lens of urban life.
This lavishly illustrated volume includes 600 full-color
photographs and diagrams featuring an international collection of
fifty-five homes that exemplify compact living at its best. The
residential projects selected for this volume illustrate strategies
for building tiny in urban areas that include urban infill,
adaptive reuse, transforming and flexible living spaces, and
micro-unit buildings. The selection is truly global, including
designs from the U.S., Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Mexico,
Japan, and more. Though many of the residences here are unique in
design, their economical size and ingenious interior spaces are the
epitome of practicality and illustrate an acute understanding of
compact living and its potential for the urban realm.
The book is a compendium of homes, including apartments and
single-family houses, that have been remodeled to suit contemporary
lifestyle needs. Rehabilitations of living spaces are often done to
reanimate existing constructions that, over time, have become
impractical, if not obsolete. The challenge is to adapt these
existing buildings to contemporary standards while maintaining what
might still be useful or what we like about them. Most old
buildings are very compartmentalised, reflecting the human habits
of their time and the available building technology. Nowadays, we
like to live in much more open and airy spaces - and new building
methods allow for the removal of walls that ultimately free up
space. We renovate and upgrade living spaces to various degrees,
ranging anywhere from upgrading fixtures and appliances to removing
and reconstructing walls and expanding buildings. While extensive
work is sometimes required, these rehabilitations can result in
stunning transformations. Many add comfort and increase utility,
not to mention that the investment generally adds value to the
property. This inspirational book showcases a range of
rehabilitated projects, from ones that begin by totally stripping
out interiors to a clean slate, to less extensive work that might
be limited to cosmetic changes or simple finish and fixture
upgrades. Existing dwellings have proved themselves flexible to
changing necessities, and they are key to the regeneration of our
living environment. Text in English, German and French.
This gorgeous full-color guide in the popular design series
showcases 150 apartments that demonstrate the range and imagination
of some of the world's top architects and interior designers
working today. Homeowners, designers, and architects are always
looking for new sources of inspiration. 150 Best of the Best
Apartment Ideas offers hundreds of photos of some of the most
innovative and interesting apartments from around the world. Each
of the entries have been created by distinguished international
architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical,
innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs
and particular tastes of their clients-using eco-friendly and
sustainable materials. Expressing the diversity of current trends
in apartment design 150 Best of the Best Apartments is an
invaluable resource for professionals and students in various
fields, including architecture, interior design, and retail, as
well as homeowners looking to keep current on the latest in
contemporary residential architecture.
Loaded with hundreds of photographs of high-end homes and
interiors, this gorgeous book is a treat for lovers of residential
architecture and a resource for people planning to build their own
house. Featuring some of the world's most aesthetically creative
and environmentally conscious residential design and construction,
this Pacific collection reflects homes with a deep reverence for
their natural and cultural contexts, from coastal dwellings to
contemporary urban dwellings and mountain cottages. Edited by local
architectural practitioner, Francesc Zamora, this informed overview
spotlights 30 leading pioneers of the green movement, including
architects from such firms as Christopher Wright, Coates Design
Architects, Nathan Good and Robert Hutchison.
Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive
handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases
the latest in successful small house design from some of today's
most distinguished international architects and designers. Bursting
with ideas for designing, building, and decorating, this
outstanding compendium features an extensive collection of cottages
and cabins from around the world. Adapted to the specific needs and
particular tastes of individual clients, these idyllic getaway
homes and country hideaways incorporate practical, innovative, and
stunning solutions for a variety of design needs. 150 Best Cottage
and Cabin Ideas embodies the diversity of current trends in house
design and provides an inspirational source of ideas-whether you're
looking to design and build a new home or renovate and redecorate
an existing structure.
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.
An in-depth review of the latest trends in residential interior
designs from internationally renowned architects and designers,
showcasing 150 full-color profiles and 500 pages of color photos-an
outstanding addition to the popular 150 Best series. In 150 Best
Interior Design Ideas you'll find the most attractive, functional,
and cost-effective design solutions for every room in the house.
Some of the top architects and designers working around the globe
today experiment with arrangement, color, texture, material, and
finishes to create personalized spaces to suit every aesthetic
preference. Featuring full-color photographs and diagrams, this
exciting entry in the highly successful 150 Best series is an
inspirational source of ideas to help you create beauty in your
everyday surroundings, and is an essential reference of current
trends in interior design for designers, decorators, architects,
and homeowners.
Create a cozy getaway with this fabulous compendium in the highly
successful 150 Best series, packed with images, ideas, inspiration,
and information on the latest trends in small space design. 150
Best New Cottage and Cabin Ideas shows off a diversity of creative,
and innovative getaway homes the exemplify the small-space trend.
Francesc Zamora draws on the developments of distinguished
international architects and designers who have worked to achieve
practical, innovative, and stylish solutions adapted to the
specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. Filled with
hundreds of color and black-and-white photographs, this
comprehensive handbook offers an extensive collection of cabins and
cottages from all over the world, and provides an inspirational
source of ideas for architects, designers, and homeowners
alike-whether you're looking to design and build a new dwelling or
renovating and redecorating an existing structure.
Discover the latest in sustainable architecture and environmentally
friendly home design in this outstanding volume in the popular 150
Best series, which features nearly 500 pages of full-color
photographs and dozens of inventive and decorative profiles.
Architects, designers, and homeowners today looking for
comfortable, beautiful dwellings with a minimal carbon footprint
will find a cornucopia of ideas in this handsome compendium. A
fabulous review of the most forward-thinking eco-friendly house
designs being created today, 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas showcases
the work of internationally renowned architects and designers who
have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions around
the globe. From solar paneling and wind energy systems to
environmentally-friendly heating and cooling solutions and thermal
glazing to trombe walls, 150 Best New Eco Home Ideas covers the
latest trends and breakthroughs in eco homes. Inspiring and
inventive, this lush sourcebook is essential for architects,
designers, interior decorators, and all conscientious homeowners
interested in creating warm and inviting homes with only a fraction
of the environmental impact of those using conventional methods.
Public Toilet Design presents a selection of 130 very diverse
public toilet designs - 50 of them installed over the last two
years - in which toilets enjoy special status as a vehicle for
various artistic and cultural expressions, corporate values and the
needs of different social groups. The book covers: History and
evolution of the public toilet. Places of leisure: e.g.,
restaurants, bars, clubs, malls, gyms, theatres, museums, stadiums.
Commuting spaces: e.g., airports, railway stations, boats, rest
areas. Public residences: e.g., hotels, spas, geriatric residences.
Working Environments: e.g., banks, offices, public administrations.
Materials and accessories used. Ergonomics: adaptations for users,
including the elderly, handicapped, nappy-changing stations.
Locations from around the world are featured, including
restaurants, bars, malls, schools, museums, hotels, gyms, cinemas,
boutiques, businesses, stadiums, airports, railway stations, street
lavatories and park toilets. Among the 50 new designs - and don't
miss the transparent 'Don't Miss a Sec' sidewalk toilet - are the
following: Central Library Rotterdam, The Netherlands; SIDE Hotel,
Hamburg, Germany; Rain Restaurant, Toronto, Canada; Roman Tabernae
at the Trajan's Forum, Rome; Rizhao Public Bathroom, Rizhao, China;
Mid-City Gym, New York City; Public Toilets at the Port of
Dubrovnik, Croatia; Yoga Deva, Gilbert, Arizona; Kros Urinal,
London, UK; Restrooms of the New Hotel, Athens, Greece. More than
600 full-colour photographs illustrate the designs in detail and
each project is accompanied by descriptive text in five languages.
Plans and detailed descriptions show the transformation of the
public toilet during its planning, development and construction
stages. Designers, architects, students and the purely inquisitive
will find Public Toilet Design fascinating and informative.
Creative storage solutions for every room in the house: closet
systems, shoe organizers, food storage, racks, shelves and drawers,
baskets, office organizers, bathroom shelves, medicine cabinets,
built-in or off-the-shelf storage solutions for all kind of items
to keep your home clear of clutter. The book is divided in two
sections: * a projects section, specifically selected and provided
by architects and designers; * a furniture source section featuring
images and information provided by furniture manufacturers and
designers. Experience the magic of storage solutions for your home
with this beautifully designed and produced book, illustrated
throughout with full colour photographs, plans and diagrams.
For homeowners and architects alike, an irresistible collection of
hundreds of inspirational full-color profiles of 150 of the most
exciting contemporary bathroom designs. Showcasing an extensive
collection of designs and style, captured in stunning full-color
photos, 150 Best New Bathroom Ideas provides an in-depth review of
outstanding bathroom designs from internationally renowned
architects and designers. Here are the most attractive, functional,
and cost-effective bathroom concepts from around the world.
Practical yet beautiful and stylish, 150 Best New Bathroom Ideas
includes innovative ideas for lighting, floor, wall, and window
treatments, and for showers, toilets, sinks, and bathtubs. An
essential design and decorating reference, 150 Best New Bathroom
Ideas covers the diversity of current trends and is an
inspirational source for homeowners, designers, interior
decorators, and architects.
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