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A dazzling tour of the most fabulous beach residences on six continents, this book includes floor plans, interiors and vistas from the best in modern coastline architecture, including houses in the United States, Spain, Portugal, France, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Japan and South Africa. Each house represents a unique response to the challenges of local terrain and culture, unified by the spirit of luxury and leisure of the beach house. From the tip of South Africa to the shores of Denmark, International Beach Houses takes you on a tour of more than twenty sumptuous coastal vacation homes, designed by cutting-edge contemporary architects.Illustrated with interiors, technical drawings and breathtaking vistas, this collection showcases thoughtful responses to the challenge of building in harmony with nature and includes the work of Tadao Ando, Shigeru Ban, Steven Harris, Barclay & Crousse and many others. The informative text guides the reader through each house, giving insight into the philosophical, cultural and practical principles that drive its design. Photographed by Enric Navarro i Comas showing each house's superb details, the dazzling beaches and luxurious dwellings featured in this book demonstrate the complex relationship between the modernity of the structures and the agelessness of landscapes, and are sure to entice and inspire lovers of architecture and seaside life alike.
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Louisa Wattson is an expert on twentieth-century architecture and design. She has co-authored several books on these subjects.
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Format:Hardcover
fantastic book with loads of photos of gorgeous designer/architect beach houses all over the world.
Bought for students at a school for project inspiration.
Bought for students at a school for project inspiration.
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3 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A fine survey of options and creative responses to differing coastal environments.
7 Aug 2007
Format:Hardcover
The contemporary beach house designs featured in International Beach Houses comes from top architectural structures around the world - a little over twenty - and includes structures from the U.S., Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America. Books which focus on style often focus on interiors, but this shows floor plans, views and interiors alike, discussing local terrain, culture, and describing the unique architectural approaches of each creation. Art libraries strong in contemporary architecture will find it a fine survey of options and creative responses to differing coastal environments.
1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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27 Jun 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
this book was recommended to me as the ideal choice for someone seeking to build a beach house. Well, I did in fact find the desigh which suits me most so it succeeded on that front. The only problem was it did not live up to the original suggestions that it included all I needed. The layout had no dimensions so no ideas about room sizes etc... and lots of modern designs where perhaps a few more traditional /conventional ones might have been preferred.
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