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Product Identifiers

PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100847845990

ISBN-139780847845996

eBay Product ID (ePID)211293834

Product Key Features

Book TitleRetreat : the Modern House in Nature

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2015

TopicInterior Design / General, History / Contemporary (1945-), Buildings / Residential, Sustainability & Green Design

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture

AuthorRon Broadhurst

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.3 in

Item Weight67 Oz

Item Length11.3 in

Item Width9.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-934545

Reviews( The Best Things We've Read in 2015 ) "The new book Retreat: The Modern House in Nature by Ron Broadhurst is filled with dream houses with cutting-edge architecture nestled into lush greenery and other serene landscapes." --Dan Rubinstein, Home & Design Editor

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal728.37091734

SynopsisThe most forward-looking spaces designed for rustic living in the twenty-first century. ï»¿Across the globe, architects are creating innovative houses for country living, reimagining the way we escape into the natural world. Some combine industrial materials like metal and concrete with traditional wood. Others create sophisticated essays in off-grid living, employing the most technologically ambitious green-living strategies. Still others place discreet structures on remote, almost-unbuildable locations. This unique volume profiles new and recent projects that illustrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature in sustainable yet stylish ways. The collection spans the globe, from the Pacific Northwest to the forests of Japan. Today's architectural vanguard is represented, as well as established architects working at the forefront of twenty-first-century design, including Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Rick Joy, Olson Kundig, and Marcio Kogan. These rustic retreats--with comfortable and appealing modern interiors--will resonate with readers of shelter magazines, while the cutting-edge reputations of their architects will interest professionals and students., These rustic retreats--with comfortable and appealing modern interiors--will resonate with readers of Real Living and Inside Out , while the cutting-edge reputations of their architects will interest professionals and students. A global look at rustic living in the twenty-first century, this book presents new and recent houses that demonstrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature, either as an extraordinary object within the landscape or as an innovative approach to living off the grid.

LC Classification NumberNA7560