Oprawa twarda, Język wydania angielski, Format 23,5x23,5cm, Stron 304
Wydawca: Braun
EAN: 9783037680728
ISBN: 978-3-03768-072-8
Country houses have always been the preferred locations for withdrawing, deceleration, and contemplation. This trend continues unbroken today, especially as the metropolitan areas expand and more and more city dwellers are escaping to the countryside. In addition to the conversion of existing buildings numerous new residences are being built. New building materials, groundbreaking techniques or a simple return to traditional forms of construction are defining country houses of today.
Masterpieces: Country House Architecture + Design presents projects from across the world which answers today’s aesthetic, functional and ecological demands, while at the same time underscoring the uniqueness of the location and the surrounding landscape. The selected works show different ways to re-evaluate the definition of the country with a contemporary design.
From the contents:
• Casa no Geres in Peneda-Geras National Park, Portugal (Correia/Ragazzi Aquitectos)
• Villa Vals, Switzerland (SeARCH & CMA)
• Aptos Retreat, California, USA (CCS Architecture)
• Kent House, Connecticut, USA (Gray Organschi)
• Element House in Seoul, Korea (Sami Rintala)
Country houses have always been the preferred locations for withdrawing, deceleration, and contemplation. The rural ambiance offers a haven, embedded in nature, from the day to day routine. This country house trend continues unbroken today. That means that in addition to the conversion of existing buildings many new country houses are being built.
This new title from the Masterpieces series presents about 60 contemporary design examples which answer today’s aesthetic, functional and ecological demands, while at the same time underscoring the uniqueness of the location and the surrounding land- scape. The volume presents country houses designed by famous architects as well as those of up and coming innovative designers. All projects are beautifully displayed with the aid of texts, photos and plans.
From the contents:
• Casa no Geres in Peneda-Geras National Park, Portugal (Correia/Ragazzi Aquitectos)
• Mountain Research in Tokyo, Japan (Shin Ohori/General Design Co)
• Handmade Home in Cloone, Ireland (Dominic Stevens)
• Guilford Cottage in Guilford, Connecticut, USA (Gray Organschi)
• Lac Superieur Residence in Mont-Tremblant, Canada (Saucier + Perrotte)
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