Архитектура

The perfect companion to Merrell's bestselling Dream Gardens (Sunday Times Gardening Book of the Year), Dream Gardens of England is a beautifully designed sourcebook of 100 gardens of all styles in all parts of the country. It presents a wonderful variety of garden-design ideas, ranging from modern sophistication to lush romanticism, and from small city plots to large gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions offer a rare insight into the aims and achievements of some of today's leading gardeners. With captions identifying the plants depicted, this book is an invaluable source of information and inspiration.

_The ultimate inspirational and accessible sourcebook of modern and contemporary gardens of all styles from across England
_Indispensable for garden lovers everywhere, and for anyone wanting to make their dream garden a reality
_Includes the work of Beth Chatto, Julian and Isabel Bannerman, Christopher Bradley-Hole, Xa Tollemache and Lucy Redman

The perfect companion to Merrell’s bestselling Dream Homes and More Dream Homes, Dream Gardens is a stylish sourcebook of 100 modern and contemporary gardens from around the world. Now available in paperback for the first time, this critically acclaimed volume presents an array of wonderful locations and garden-design ideas, from small, sophisticated, minimalist city gardens to large, richly planted gardens in breathtaking rural locations. Each garden is beautifully photographed to show all its key features and essential details, while concise descriptions explore the aims and achievements of some of today’s most influential garden designers. With full captions identifying the plants depicted, Dream Gardens is a valuable source of information and inspiration.

• The definitive sourcebook of modern and contemporary gardens of all styles from across the globe, presenting a wealth of locations and design ideas
• Features the work of such renowned designers as Terence Conran, Penelope Hobhouse, Piet Oudolf and Dan Pearson
• Profusely illustrated, and written in a lively and informative style

With its perfect combination of new and old, romance, nostalgia and comfort, country style has universal appeal. From a converted barn in the English Cotswolds to a Mallorcan finca, and from a Russian dacha to a grand Swiss villa, the 100 fabulous interiors featured in this book will provide endless inspiration for city dwellers seeking to escape the fast pace of urban living, and committed countryside lovers contemplating the restoration or refurbishment of their rural idyll. Johanna Thornycroft describes how colour, pattern and the sympathetic use of traditional materials and finishes have been employed in each project to create a confident and relaxed style, while beautiful images by leading interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel bring to life the charm and character of every house.

• A delightful collection of country homes from around the world, from a farmhouse in Tuscany to a former hunting lodge near Aix-en-Provence
• The ideal companion to Merrell's bestselling Dream Homes and More Dream Homes
• An invaluable reference for anyone refurbishing their country home or wanting to create their ideal rural retreat

Everyone has an idea of their own dream home, whether it be a minimally furnished apartment overlooking a city skyline or an informal and colourful retreat in the sun. Whatever your dream, this bestselling book – now available in paperback for the first time – presents 100 inspirational interiors of all styles from around the globe, from New England to Mallorca and from Provence to South Africa. Alongside the work of many of the world’s most talented interior designers are homes that have been imaginatively transformed by the vision and commitment of their owners.

Features 100 inspirational homes, the key characteristics of which are concisely and compellingly described by leading interiors writer Johanna Thornycroft
Stunningly illustrated with more than 800 photographs by world-renowned interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel
An essential reference for anyone wanting to turn their dream home into a reality

Ultra-stylish hotels such as The Viceroy Santa Monica, Ace Hotel Portland, Hotel deLuxe, and the Delano — stunning photography of these alluring getaways —includes private estates-turned hotels once owned by famous Hollywood stars and celebrities.

An exciting look into an array of ultra-chic hotels across the USA, this book illustrates that the USA is once again assuming a position at the forefront of international cool. As much a travel guide as a study of architecture and interiors, Dream Hotels includes insider anecdotes about famous guests and infamous incidents and provides exclusive commentary revealing details of the most glamorous, hip, and stylish hotels in the USA.

In this book, pioneering garden designers Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf describe their ideal perennials, bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs. An ideal plant is one that is both beautiful and robust, performing reliably with very little input from the gardener.

Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf have a genuinely innovative approach to gardening. Rather than striving for big, bold masses of colourful blooms that are vigorously pruned back as soon as they have finished flowering, the authors choose plants chiefly for their form - leaves, flower heads and stems included - which means they retain their natural beauty through all the seasons.

What this book is great for is supplying an abundance of images of well-designed rooms which are stylish, fresh and original. This book is organized by rooms (living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens etc.) and by features such as beds, lighting etc. so if you're looking for ideas say for a fireplace mantel, you get some fresh inspiration on a design approach.

Many of us in designing our home may have difficulty articulating what we like, but when we see it, we know it. This books offers a visual file of images for us to peruse to begin to identify what we love in design. Often, what we love is complex - an assortment of color, textures, the way the light hits the room, a furniture style. This book offers a vast array of rooms and style to help begin to define it. You can also use it as a resource say if you want ideas on accessorizing a room - go through and see how different rooms use collections and accessories and what you like seeing in a room, or on a table, and the quantity of stuff you want to surround yourself with.

If you find a room in this book you would love to live in, or visit in a friend's home/apartment then you can begin to analyze the design elements that are attracting you. What I love about this series, is that the residences are not just from the United States but have an international focus. As many popular design styles originated in Europe, it's great to see real rooms from these homes, rather than our take on a particular style. The rooms are more authentic and organic - but the style can be translated and adapted. Much better to look at an original. For seasoned designers, this book offers an abundance of ideas that don't necessarily pop up in popular decorating magazines.

The book is a square ten inches approximately and a mix of 10 X 10 pictures of rooms and then some pages where 4 images fit on one page so a lot of rooms are included in the book. Quantity and quality images are combined. This book should be great for those of us who are looking for design ideas for our own homes and designers who are looking for fresh inspiration. The styles featured in this book tend to be classic, eclectic, some modern and a wonderful mix of formal and relaxed so the rooms and this book shouldn't get dated quickly. It's a good resource of well-designed rooms in beautiful buildings. I love the room on the cover of this book;the quality of it is typical of what you'll find inside.

Dreaming of Tuscany. Where to Find the Best There Is: Perfect Hilltowns; Splendid Palazzos; Rustic Farmhouses; Glorious Gardens; Authentic Cuisine; Great Wines

No country inspires as much fascination as Italy, and no region in Italy inspires as much adoration as Tuscany - for its interior design, art and architecture, fashion, artisans and crafts, food and wine. In Dreaming of Tuscany, you'll experience the essence of a place that dreams are made of, ensuring you'll get the most out of your experience. Sharing her recommendations of favourite insider places and word-of-mouth gems, best-selling lifestyle author Barbara Milo Ohrbach acts as a guide to food markets, exquisite shops, overflowing antique markets, not to mention cooking courses, outdoor painting classes, ancient palazzos and small museums. And you can live like a Tuscan once you return home, with this book providing sources for everything from luscious bed linens to peppery olive oil.

Dreaming of Tuscany is illustrated with three hundred sumptuous images by photographer Simon Upton. Don't dream of visiting Tuscany without first reading this book.

Captured in stunning detail by a world-class photographer, Dreamscapes features 70 of the most spectacular gardens in the world, all photographed at the height of their beauty. 

The gardens featured range from the classic, like the beautiful Edwardian idyll of Bryan's Ground in Herefordshire, and Kenrokuen, one of Japan's most exquisite public gardens, to those at the forefront of planting design, like Hermannshof in Germany. Other iconic gardens include the stunning Welsh garden Dyffryn Fernant, Australia's Cloudehill, Martha Stewart's private estate in the US, Vita Sackville-West's home, Long Barn in Kent, the naturalistic French garden of Le Jardin Plume in Normandy, and Piet Oudolf's Hummelo in the Netherlands, among others.

The genius of landscape designers such as Brandon Tyson, Paul Bangay and Fernando Martos is showcased to its very best effect by the haunting and evocative photographs of the award-winning garden photographer, Claire Takacs. This magnificent volume will set you dreaming of some of the most beautiful gardens created on this earth.

About the Author:

Claire Takacs is a highly recognised garden photographer who has visited and photographed some of the best and most innovative gardens around the world. She spends half of every year travelling internationally and her photographs are regularly included in the top international gardening magazines. Claire’s work is represented in many international gardening books and she has worked alongside a multitude of respected gardening writers

Project Introduction

Quality and Meticulous Design
012 Hisense • Hisense Imperial, Qingdao
Metropolitan Style Show Flat on Sixth Floor of Eastern Units of Hisense Imperial, Qingdao
Metropolitan Style Show Flat on Thirty-sixth Floor of Western Units of Hisense Imperial, Qingdao
Modern Style Show Flat on Thirtieth Floor of Eastern Units of Hisense Imperial, Qingdao
Neo-classical Style Show Flat on Twenty-ninth Floor of Middle Units of Hisense Imperial, Qingdao
Neo-classical Style Show Flat on Twenty-ninth Floor of Eastern Units of Hisense Imperial, Qingdao

030 Galaxy • Galaxy Dante, East of Shenzhen
Villa Show Flat of Waterfront Mansion of Galaxy Dante, East of Shenzhen
Villa Show Flat of Lakefront Mansion of Galaxy Dante, East of Shenzhen
Show Flat of Lakefront Semi-detached Villas of Galaxy Dante, East of Shenzhen
Show Flat of Lakefront Semi-detached Cottages of Galaxy Dante, East of Shenzhen

052 Galaxy • Galaxy Times, Shenzhen
Show Flat A20-B303 of Galaxy Times, Shenzhen

056 New Zhongyuan • Zhongyuan Mingdu, Zhaoqing
Show Flat of House Type B on Third Floor of Building No.12 of Zhongyuan Mingdu, Zhaoqing
Show Flat of House Type C on Third Floor of Building No.32 of Zhongyuan Mingdu, Zhaoqing
Show Flat of House Type F on Third Floor of Building No.12 of Zhongyuan Mingdu, Zhaoqing

074 Star River • Pudong Star River, Shanghai
Show Flat of Pudong Star River, Shanghai

080 Vanke • Vanke Qing Lin Jing, Shanghai
Villa Show Flat of Vanke Qing Lin Jing

084 Tianheng • Lingxiu Shannan, Huainan
Show Flat of House Type E of Lingxiu Shannan, Huainan

088 Tianan Cyber Park • Tianan Golf Seaview, Shenzhen
Show Flat of Tianan Golf Seaview, Shenzhen

Transformation of Local Cultural Context
096 Yuanchang • Germany Mansion, Xiamen
Chinese Style Show Flat of Germany Mansion, Xiamen
European Style Show Flat of Germany Mansion, Xiamen

106 Portman • Portman House, Shanghai
Show Flat of House Type A of Portman House, Shanghai
Show Flat of House Type B of Portman House, Shanghai

116 Suzhou Shijia • Gusu Shijia, Suzhou
Show Flat of Foreign-style Houses of Gusu Shijia, Suzhou

120 Maxxa • Rongqiao Huafu, Fuzhou
Show Flat of Rongqiao Huafu, Fuzhou

Relaxing Mode
126 Vanke • Vanke Tangyue, Dongguan
Show Flat of House Type Shangtang of Yue Ran Zhuang Townhouse of Vanke Tangyue, Dongguan
Show Flat of House Type Xiashan of 6A Townhouse of Vanke Tangyue, Dongguan

144 Vanke • Liangzhu Cultural Village • Yangguang Tianji, Hangzhou
Spanish Style Show Flat of Liangzhu Cultural Village • Yangguang Tianji, Hangzhou
Italian Style Show Flat of Liangzhu Cultural Village • Yangguang Tianji, Hangzhou

156 Vanke • Vanke V Park, Shenzhen
Villa Show Flat of Vanke V Park, Shenzhen

162 Fantasia • Taihu Tiancheng Villa, Suzhou
Show Flat of House Type A2 of Taihu Tiancheng Villa, Suzhou
Show Flat of House Type B of Taihu Tiancheng Villa, Suzhou

174 Sun Nature • No.1 Natural Home, Huizhou
Show Flat C01 of No.1 Natural Home, Huizhou
Show Flat D01 of No.1 Natural Home, Huizhou

186 Longfor • Rose & Ginkgo Valley, Beijing
Villa Show Flat of Longfor • Rose & Ginkgo Valley, Beijing

Creativeness Outlines Fashion
194 Shanghai Shengqing • Beiganshan International Art Center, Shanghai
Show Flat CURVE of Beiganshan International Art Center, Shanghai
Show Flat Geometry Space of Beiganshan International Art Center, Shanghai
Show Flat THE LIQUID SPACE of Beiganshan International Art Center, Shanghai

210 Greenwood • Greenwood Anning No.1, Taiyuan
Show Flat of House Type J of Greenwood Anning No.1, Taiyuan
Show Flat of House Type M of Greenwood Anning No.1, Taiyuan

218 Shenghe • New Urbanism City, Changsha
Show Flat of House Type C1 of New Urbanism City, Changsha
Show Flat of House Type C2 of New Urbanism City, Changsha

230 West Brook • Xixi Resort Residence, Hangzhou
Show Flat of House Type F of Xixi Resort Residence, Hangzhou
Show Flat of House Type J of Xixi Resort Residence, Hangzhou

238 China Overseas • The Phoenix, Nanjing
Show Flat of The Phoenix, Nanjing

244 China Overseas • Xian Shijia, Suzhou
Show Flat of China Overseas • Xian Shijia, Suzhou

250 China Resources • Sheshan Jiuli, Shanghai
Villa Show Flat of China Resources Sheshan Jiuli, Shanghai

256 Poly • Donghu Linyu, Foshan
Show Flat of "Birds' Chirps and Tea Aroma" of Poly • Donghu Linyu

262 Kaisa • Kaisa Mocha Town, Shenzhen
Penthouse Show Flat of Kaisa Mocha Town, Shenzhen

268 Forte • East Lake International, Wuhan
Show Flat of House Type B1 of Forte • East Lake International (Phase III), Wuhan

272 Huabang • Reception Center of Global Leadership Summit, Taiwan
Reception Center of Global Leadership Summit, Taiwan

276 Tagen • Tagen Modern City, Shenzhen
Penthouse Show Flat of Tagen Modern City, Shenzhen

Interaction between Interior Spaces and Nature
284 Yihe • Summer Palace Golf Chateau, Guangzhou
Show Flat of Villa Zone CD of Summer Palace Golf Chateau, Guangzhou
Show Flat of Villa Zone E of Summer Palace Golf Chateau, Guangzhou

294 Shuangyue • Jiangshan, Taiwan
Show Flat A2-5F of Jiangshan, Taiwan
Show Flat A3-5F of Jiangshan, Taiwan

302 Sino • The Dynasty, Quanwan, Hong Kong
Show FlatⅠof The Dynasty, Quanwan, Hong Kong

Exclusive Spaces of Luxury
308 Hutchison Whampoa • Regency Oasis, Chengdu
“Newly Tasteful Style” Show Flat of Regency Oasis, Chengdu
“French Style” Show Flat of Regency Oasis, Chengdu
“Sumptuous Style” Show Flat of Regency Oasis, Chengdu
“Pure Pastoral Style” Show Flat of Regency Oasis, Chengdu
“Gorgeous Mottled Style” Show Flat of Regency Oasis, Chengdu

334 Hopson • Xiaoyun Road No.8, Beijing
Show FlatⅠof Hopson • Xiaoyun Road No.8, Beijing
Show FlatⅡof Hopson • Xiaoyun Road No.8, Beijing

342 Sunac • West Chateau, Beijing
Show Flat of House Type A of West Chateau, Beijing
Show Flat of House Type B of West Chateau, Beijing

352 Yeland • Yeland Mansion, Beijing
Show Flat of House Type A of Detached Villas of Yeland Mansion, Beijing
Show Flat of House Type B of Semi-detached Villas of Yeland Mansion, Beijing

362 Shum Yip • Triana Bay, Changsha
Show Flat I of Triana Bay, Changsha
Show Flat II of Triana Bay, Changsha

370 Thaihot • Thaihot Mangrove, Fuzhou
Show Flat D7-03 of Thaihot Mangrove, Fuzhou
Show Flat D7-05 of Thaihot Mangrove, Fuzhou

382 Evergrande • Evergrande Palace, Taiyuan
Show Flat of Unit A on Fifth Floor of Building No.10 of Evergrande Palace, Taiyuan

386 Joyon • Luxury Condos, Hangzhou
Show Flat of House Type D-A1 of Building No.7 of Luxury Condos, Hangzhou

392 Wharf • Times City, Suzhou
Show Flat of Times City, Suzhou

396 Shanye • Jiande Nanjiao Villa, Shanghai
Show Flat of Jiande Nanjiao Villa, Shanghai

Internationalized Diverse Spaces
404 CapitaLand • CapitaLand La Cite, Foshan
Show Flat “Porcelain Charm” of CapitaLand La Cite, Foshan
Show Flat “Metropolitan Charm” of CapitaLand La Cite, Foshan

414 Futong • Paradise Bay, Dongguan
Show Flat of House Type E2a of Building No.1 of Paradise Bay, Dongguan
Show Flat of House Type A of Building No.3 of Paradise Bay, Dongguan
Show Flat of House Type B of Building No.3 of Paradise Bay, Dongguan

428 Yitian • Fenglu Dandi, Changchun
European Style Show Flat of Fenglu Dandi, Changchun
Modern Style Show Flat of Fenglu Dandi, Changchun

434 Yitian • Yushui Dandi, Changchun
Show Flat of House Type A of Yushui Dandi, Changchun

438 Hutchison Whampoa • Le Parc, Chengdu
Show Flat I of Le Parc, Chengdu
Show Flat II of Le Parc, Chengdu

448 China Overseas • International Community, Jinan
Show Flat of House Type TH230 of International Community, Jinan
Show Flat of House Type TH250 of International Community, Jinan

462 Everbright • Jinxiu Shanhe, Dongguan
European Style Show Flat of Jinyuan of Jinxiu Shanhe, Dongguan
Chinese Style Show Flat of Jinyuan of Jinxiu Shanhe, Dongguan

470 Norinco WK • The View Point, Guangzhou
Villa Show Flat Aa of Court Full of Sunshine of The View Point, Guangzhou
Villa Show Flat of Chinese Charm of The View Point, Guangzhou

482 Yuanzhong • City Castle, Shanghai
Show Flat of Building No.8 of City Castle, Shanghai
Show Flat of Building No.7 of City Castle, Shanghai

494 Zhuoyang • Hexie Fengge Jingyuan, Ningbo
Show Flat of House Type M of Hexie Fengge Jingyuan, Ningbo
Show Flat of House Type N of Hexie Fengge Jingyuan, Ningbo

502 Gemdale • Green Spring, Wuhan
Show Flat of House Type B of Zeyuan Villa of Green Spring, Wuhan

508 Farglory • Farglory Xindu, Taiwan
Show Flat of Farglory Xindu, Taiwan

The bar is the architectural embodiment of the night. Light, materials, forms and colors in the right mixture can become a kind of intoxicating cocktail in themselves. Drink! is an architectural excursion through the world's most extraordinary bars.

Established architects and innovative young designers have created a unique atmosphere in each bar using off-beat, colorful interiors and minimalist, reduced design ideas. This volume presents contemporary trends in bar design in all their creative variety.

Другие книги серии

Cafe! Best of Coffee Shop Design

Dance! Best of Club Design

Eat! Best of Restaurant Design

Shop! Best of Store Design

Move! Best of Gym Design

Relax! Best of Spa Design

Work! Best of Office Design

Swim! Best of Pool Design

Only a few decades ago, Dubai was merely a tranquil Bedouin city. Today, the skyline of a boomtown rises from the desert. Reports about it are distinguished by superlatives. In particular, reports regardign new buildings in this country of little shadow overshadow anything that has been constructed before. Burj Al Arab, currently the world's largest luxury hotel, with its also technically unique facade is just one example of these buildings. Palm Project or Hydropolis, both visionary, artificially created islands belong to the same category. As does the construction of the world's highest apartment tower. Dubai presents a kind of preview of the ultramodern - a trend that is also reflected in the design of various restaurants, hotels and label stores. Representing the most important gate to the Middle East, this city is primarily one thing: thoroghly international and with incredible power on its way to a new future. This is the theme of this book, with chosen objects and crucial information concerning them.