Concrete Houses: Form, Line, and Plane - Couverture rigide

Huyton, Steve; Weber, Cheryl

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0764362771 ISBN 13 : 9780764362774

Editeur : Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2022

Synopsis

Robust and raw, concrete has been a rudimentary building material for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that architects have begun exploring its softer, tactile side in the design of houses. Concrete is durable, recyclable, and thermally efficient, and it goes up quickly compared to wood or metal framing. The appeal for architects, though, is its plasticity and potential for magic, making poetry out of the mundane. Witness concrete's endless form-making possibilities in this collection of contemporary homes by A-list architects in diverse locations across Japan, Australia, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, the US, and more. Along with exquisite color photography and plans, the architects share their design approach to projects ranging from 10,000 square feet on spectacular sites, to compact urban gems. This close-up of 20 striking houses celebrates the texture and physics of a material that has long been taken for granted.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Australia-based Steve Huyton is a blogger at Total Design Reviews and writes about architecture, horology, and luxury design for international magazines. His previous books include Modern Masters, Luxury Design for Living, and Australia Modern.

Cheryl Weber is a book editor at Schiffer Publishing and a former magazine editor and journalist covering architecture, landscape architecture, and interior design for national consumer and trade publications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0764362771
• ISBN 13: 9780764362774
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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