Architecture - Buildings - Residential

While Karl Lagerfeld was famous for being at the very center of the fashion industry for over half a century, he was equally opinionated when it came to interiors, which acted as a private creative outlet.Following an introduction by Patrick Mauriès, each house is...

The aim of this lavishly illustrated book is to provide an in-depth study of the many medieval peasant houses still standing in Midland villages, and of their historical context. In particular, the combination of tree-ring and radiocarbon dating, detailed architectural study and documentary research...

- This is the 28th year of the Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards, which is judged by top designers. The awards are prestigious and the selection criteria are of an international standard- The book contains 12 space types and 61 exciting projects, including dining...

Showcases the interior design vision of ten international designers Beautifully finished in luxury, natural black linen "I was part of Fleur's British Interior Design Exhibition in London in the 1980s. The strength of Fleur's vision defined the event and made participation a real pleasure...

Known for a style that is both refined and accessible, Malene Birger expands the focus of her design empire from clothing to equally exquisite living spaces. This stunning volume embodies her knack for transforming homes into inspirational works of art. Birger's spaces combine international...

First monograph on Rena Dumas, interior designer for Hermes maisons and stores around the world, featuring over 400 documents, photographs, plans and drawings.Author: Chloe Braunstein-KriegelISBN-10: 2376660319ISBN-13: 9782376660316Publisher: Norma EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/02/2020Pages: 432Format: HardcoverWeight: 4.71lbsSize: 11.30h x 8.50w x 1.60d

This book is all about House Plans as per Vastu Shastra. In this book, you get 100 Different sizes of house plans as per Vastu Shastra principles. In this book, you will get the best ideas to make your dream house. This book will...

Never before has house design been a science; it has always been a subjective desire of a rich person who can throw money away to achieve a personal satisfaction of something for him or her. At the opposite end of scale, i.e., housing for...

In Room Without Roof, the archetypal gabled form of a house takes on a twist to envelop both interior and exterior spaces. In A Tale of Two Courts, a semi-detached house shuts itself from the street but reveals on the inside a thoroughly tropical,...

- The successor to the bestselling Carchitecture (6,000 copies sold)- America's most iconic architecture meets dazzling supercars- Top-notch photography, sleekly designed"Design writers Thijs Demeulemeester and Bert Voet's book Carchitecture explores the historical parallels between trends in architectural styles and car design." - Financial Times...

Embrace the world of innovative opportunities provided by prefabrication and modular construction, billed by many as the future of modern architecture.Step into the new era of architecture and design with Prefab and Modular, a well-curated collection of prefabricated and modular housing as well as...

Flat Pack, catalogue and pre-manufactured homes have a secret history in the Bay Area. Many homes were pre-cut and delivered to the job site to be assembled in a matter of days. From small 2 bedroom beach bungalows to spacious 2000+ square foot shingle...

An inspiring collection of 50 spectacular houses built almost entirely from glassGlass Houses presents 50 stunning architect designed homes that utilize glass to maximum effect. The international selection includes early modernist houses from the 1930s, such as Philip Johnson's Glass House and Mies van...

It is by no coincidence that another collaborative project is spear-headed by K2LD. Having organized a group of five architects to venture into China in 2004 and successfully master-planned and completed the Lien Villa Collective at Holland Park, Singapore in 2009, Ko Shiou Hee...

Author: Eckhard Feddersen, Insa L?tkeISBN-10: 3034601077ISBN-13: 9783034601078Publisher: BirkhauserLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/30/2012Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 3.30lbsSize: 12.90h x 9.40w x 0.70d

Over the past three decades, Vincent Van Duysen has become an important force in design through his expressive architecture and serene interiors. This book documents the source of his inspirations and ongoing laboratory: his own homes. Vincent Van Duysen has had an outsized influence...

In today's world of ultra-modern community living with the affordability of luxuries of life, it has become vital to be environmentally conscious in building our homes, living in them and maintaining them too. Its time we needed a co-coordinated and meaningful program of self...

Architects of the Southwest: Grounded in the Mountains and the Desert includes a stunning showcase of residential architecture and landscape design from Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. All of the projects selected highlight the Southwest as an unparalleled region with a...

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia investigates global projects for sustainable development on the cutting edge of self-sufficient housing, addressing environmental, economic and social needs. The projects investigate construction techniques and processes to build houses with local means, from the intelligent application of...

Created for students and professionals to inspire changes in how new buildings are designed and constructed, the Self-Sufficient competition challenged participants to design a self-sufficient and ecologically oriented dwelling. In the early 20th century, the concept of "dwelling" was defined as a "machine for...

With their understated beauty and holistic design, Mediterranean homes are a perennial source of inspiration. The Mediterranean Home has an ongoing influence on residential architecture and interior design: from classical to rural styles to more grounded spaces that interweave form and function. Blending the...

What's best in architecture today and the most relevant for tomorrow by the world's most visited architecture website. ArchDaily's Guide to Good Architecture is their first-ever book. Curated around their principles of Good Architecture, the book is a curation of what's best today and...

Architects are adapting existing buildings to create new spaces for a more conscious future. The urban fabric changes more slowly than our spatial needs, accelerated by digital technologies and new lifestyles. The trick for canny architects lies in an ingenious reuse and creative recycling...

Our world has always been built on bricks. A material used by societies as ancient as the Roman empire or Mesopotamia, brick is simple yet versatile, humble yet resilient, recognisable yet local. Its sustainable nature and connection to vernacular architectures have placed brick as...

Radical. Visionary. Poetic. Inside Utopia shows the future of living that architects and designers have envisioned. Spectacular and reflective, unpretentious and efficient: the breathtaking Elrod House by John Lautner; the Lagerfeld Apartment near Cannes that seems like a set from a science fiction film;...

Our longing for simplicity, clarity, and relaxation often leads us into nature. Hide and Seek showcases the most beautiful places for satisfying this longing. More and more people are yearning to live in harmony with nature. Yet they don't want to give up their...

The ten private residences showcased in this monograph have been designed by Garegin Yeghoyan (Professor of the International Academy of Architecture) and are testimony to the International Style set within the context of ancient Armenian architecture. These buildings can be seen as analogous to...

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....

At the beginning of the economic crisis in 2007, housing became a central commodity in the short-circuit system of mortgages granted to private individuals and businesses. In the aftermath of the crisis, and in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic, housing--as a right, in...

With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, these homes, residences, hideaways, and studios will astound and astonish, no matter the taste; be it rustic country cottage, New York-style loft, or bohemian bungalow. This survey of contemporary interior design carefully curates homes from all...

Climate, environment, history, and technology are transforming architecture worldwide. The second volume in the Homes for Our Time series documents this housing revolution and raises questions: What role do homes play in our endangered world? How can they innovate? In Sri Lanka, Palinda Kannangara...

Two decades of residential minimalist luxury from a renowned Israeli architectTel Aviv-based architect Pitsou Kedem (born 1970) is known for his minimalist residential buildings featuring impressive double-height living rooms that create connections between different levels in a home. This comprehensive publication retraces the past...

This volume analyzes the extraordinary patronage of modern architecture that the Tremaine family sustained for nearly four decades in the mid-twentieth century. From the late 1930s to the early 1970s, two brothers, Burton G. Tremaine and Warren D. Tremaine, and their respective wives, Emily...

- One of the most important books about domestic architecture- Containing hundreds of detailed plans and photographsEdwin Lutyens, one of the most famous architectural names of the 20th century, died in 1944. As a memorial, three large volumes of his drawings and photographs were...

Architectural history of signifigant San Antonio neighborhoodAuthor: Donald E. EverettISBN-10: 1595348719ISBN-13: 9781595348715Publisher: Maverick BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/13/2022Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 10.90h x 8.20w x 0.50d

The great Frank Lloyd Wright taught us that form and function are forever bound in spiritual union; that design is eternally emotive; and that architecture structures society. Inspired by this depth of being, 20 modern architectural greats and their most extraordinary feats are celebrated...

New View: A Curated Visual Gallery: Twenty Magnificent Homes by Northeast Architects enchants with portraits of real New England homes designed by celebrity and world-renowned architects. An artful and honest exhibit of space, New View New England is the much-anticipated second book in a...

In Designs for Living, Roger H. Seifter, Randy M. Correll, Grant F. Marani, and Gary L. Brewer, who lead the residential practice at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, present fifteen houses the firm has completed over the past ten years.From contemporary interpretations of the shingle...

With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, working from home has become the new normal for many. While some people already had an existing space to work from, many had to carve out a new area for themselves to spend their working hours. With...

Author: Patricia Mart?ezISBN-10: 8416500754ISBN-13: 9788416500758Publisher: Monsa PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2019Pages: 144Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.20h x 6.90w x 0.70d

There's no two ways about it: life is better by the beach. The salty air, the sound of the waves and, above all, the relaxed way of life. This low-key attitude to living manifests itself in how we decorate our homes by the sea.Life's...

From weekend homes to get-away cabins in the mountains, by the sea, or in the woods, this architecture embodies our longing for lounging in nature. For the first time in the history of humankind, more people live in cities than in the country. Yet,...

In the face of the radical convergence of a health crisis and an ecological crisis, it is not possible to return to the investigative trajectories on inhabitation and dwelling that yielded good results in the past. What is it that now defines inhabitation within...

Looking beyond the popular fascination with trendy tiny houses, this book is a much-needed, substantial contribution to international debates about temporary housing. The phenomenon of tiny houses fascinates as much as designing a home and is currently trending in various media. Yet interest in...

The impressive wealth of Scandinavian interiors: locally inspired and international successful With their original approach to space, light, well-thought simplicity and functionality, Nordic interior designers and architects have set the trends for comfortable, modern lifestyle for decades. This book takes you to some of...

- Eighteen houses and apartments that all have one thing in common - breathtaking sea views- Hardback with a luxurious linen finish- Features projects from all over the world, including Spain, Greece, New Zealand, Belgium, the USA, Denmark, Ibiza, and South AfricaThis sumptuous book...

This book addresses many of the questions posed by the building and situation of Portumna Castle, Co. Galway. The book's introduction describes the building as 'Irish and yet not Irish, a castle and yet not a castle, magnificent in scale, ' but only on...

Essays on the development of the post-medieval house, its contents and decoration. During the last forty years, South-West England has been the focus of some of the most significant work on the early modern house and household in Britain. Its remarkable wealth of vernacular...

A diverse estate, including Ivinghoe Beacon and Hills: an important habitat for orchids and butterflies, as well as a historic Iron Age hill fort. Ashridge woods contain many species of bird and insect, as well as fungi and deer, and Pitstone Hill and Windmill...

New Islamic Urbanism traces the changing relationship between public and private space in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over the past 70 years.Author: Stefan ManevalISBN-10: 1787356434ISBN-13: 9781787356436Publisher: UCL PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/04/2019Pages: 280Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d