- Hardcover: 252 pages
- Publisher: Crown Publications; 1 edition (1 Dec 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0517704625
- ISBN-13: 978-0517704622
- Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 2.6 x 28.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,810,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The ambient warmth of the tropics causes architectural distinctions between indoors and out to evaporate, along with the walls that divide them. Houses expand into the landscape, while the sights, sounds, and scents of nature waft through living spaces. Indeed, one of the pleasures of living in the tropics is an awakening of the senses that brings us closer to nature.
Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years traveling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize, and Jamaica. This book's 272 stunning photographs, supported by Street-Porter's fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal and the meaning of the enviable dwellings he found in his journeys. It may be the outdoor bath, a sybarite's delight, with sun filtering through a frangipani tree . . . the deep-eaved verandah, where one sips coffee while contemplating the neighboring valley shrouded in early morning mist . . . or the thatch-roofed palapa, its main supports local tree trunks wrapped in strangler vine.
These wonderful expressions of vernacular architecture -- many the products of the world's finest architects and designers--nest in jungles, perch over volcanic cliffs, stand placidly beside lagoons, and exist always in harmony with the nature that envelops them. These are real places where people really live, but each seems suspended in a setting that is at once dreamlike and elemental.
Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years traveling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize, and Jamaica. This book's 272 stunning photographs, supported by Street-Porter's fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal and the meaning of the enviable dwellings he found in his journeys. It may be the outdoor bath, a sybarite's delight, with sun filtering through a frangipani tree . . . the deep-eaved verandah, where one sips coffee while contemplating the neighboring valley shrouded in early morning mist . . . or the thatch-roofed palapa, its main supports local tree trunks wrapped in strangler vine.
These wonderful expressions of vernacular architecture -- many the products of the world's finest architects and designers--nest in jungles, perch over volcanic cliffs, stand placidly beside lagoons, and exist always in harmony with the nature that envelops them. These are real places where people really live, but each seems suspended in a setting that is at once dreamlike and elemental.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Tim Street-Porter's tour of Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Mexico, etc allows the reader to visit a plethora of stunning houses in amazing locations. All the houses are designed by famous architects, owned by famous people and all capture the essence of the environment around. The locations in Mexico are particularly beautiful. This book of great photographhy will capture the imagination of anyone interested in swapping their dreary London existence for the beauty and warmth of a tropical country, and even if you can't afford these houses it will inspire you to at least move near to one!
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Photographic tour of Tropical Houses
3 Dec 2000
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Outstanding! Tim Street-Porter's wonderful photographs capture not only the beautiful interiors of these homes but also the sensual tropical locations in which the homes are located.
Tim Street-Porter introduced many readers to the exotic palapa villas of Careyes in his earlier book Casa Mexicana, and the new book includes a breathtaking section on the area.
The book will have you strategizing on how to buy a house in one of these exotic locales.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The Best in Tropical Houses
29 Nov 2001
Format:Hardcover
Tropical Houses takes you around the globe to find some of the most interestingly designed homes in the world. The photographs are at once detailed and lush. If you are going to buy one book on tropical interiors, this should be the one.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Perfect for Decorating Ideas
15 Jan 2003
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
We are trying to get an "island" feel for our home and this book was the perfect reference. Not only are the pictures of the homes (inside and out) breathtaking, but there is enough detail about the decorating itself to be useful for our purpose. The only downside is that it makes you want to sell your current house and just travel the world staying in these amazing homes! Especially tempting is the contact information at the very end in case you actually want to rent one of them on vacation...
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