Частные дома

TASCHEN's 25th anniversary - Special edition!

We have tirelessly traveled through the countrysides of Sweden, Ireland, England, Holland, France, Greece, Tuscany, Majorca, and Greece in search of the best examples of rural homes that reflect the tradition and culture of their inhabitants. Many inspirational TASCHEN books have been born from these excursions, but this one is the first to combine examples from all of the different countries we have explored. In 400 pages of luxurious photographs, including details and descriptions, this new book affords fans of country living all the inspiration and diversity they could desire.

A breathtaking survey of contemporary homes, each with a deep connection to the landscapes and vistas of the mountains

Whether snow-capped, rocky, or covered with verdant forest, the sublime wilderness of mountains has inspired humans for millennia. Offering respite from urban living and a profound connection to nature, mountain landscapes also present unique challenges that have resulted in innovative, resourceful, and beautiful residential architecture. Living in the Mountains is the definitive global tour, showcasing the finest examples of architect-designed homes, whether furnished with impressive views, offering protection from harsh environments, or simply reveling in their extraordinary altitude.

About the Author:

Phaidon Editors are grounded in both academic and professional expertise in a diverse range of subjects including art, architecture, cookery, and design. Working with a broad and diverse panel of contributors from around the world, Phaidon Editors have created many of Phaidon's classic publications, including 30,000 Years of Art, The Fashion Book, The Gardener's Garden, and the Atlas of Brutalist Architecture.

The ‘modern’ space is so much more than simply ‘modernist’. It embraces clean lines, sophisticated colour combinations, outdoor rooms, great design objects and open areas for relaxing and eating. Living Modern Tropical applies these attributes to the lifestyles in tropical climates, where the expression of modern living has found its natural home.

Wherever you live, this visual sourcebook of contemporary interiors in the tropics offers hundreds of photographs and design ideas that will provide inspiration for every room in the house.

The book's sections focus on the lifestyle qualities most enjoyed in tropical spaces:
• Nature: setting; integration; views; plants
• Water: swimming pools; reflecting pools; ponds; natural
• Architecture: indoor | outdoor; hillsides | levels; open plan; partitions
• Elements: stairs; storage; lighting; windows | skylights; doors | screens
• Light: filtered; dappled; shaded; pure; layered | indirect; soft
• Function: living; lounging; cooking | eating; entertaining; work; bathing; sleeping
• Furniture: bright; modern; exotic; outdoor; wood; built-in
• Details: bold; white; natural; pattern; art | objects; texture; fabrics
• Materials: wood; tiles; stone; glass; brick; concrete; metal; mixed-media
• Outdoors: terraces; patios; gardens; courtyards; outdoor rooms; paths | walkways; balconies

A sumptuous survey of houses built with a strong connection to the oceans, lakes, rivers, and pools around them

Living on Water showcases the finest examples of residential architecture that have one thing in common - their special relationship to that most essential of elements: water. These homes have been designed with water as a fundamental key to their very essence - whether built with a water view, built on water itself, or built to be reflected in water - and the results are stunning. This is a global tour that provides endless inspiration.

"...Let water in, where possible, not hope to subdue Mother Nature... Live with the water, rather than struggle to defeat it."—New York Times

The tropics are a way of life. Embracing outdoor surroundings as much as indoor possibilities, tropical houses have become a source of new impulses for architecture, interiors, and furniture design worldwide.

The tropics are not only an address, but also a way of life. Living Under the Sun is a stunning showcase of modern tropical interiors and architecture that meld local design tradition and bold innovation in compelling ways.

More than anywhere else on earth, the tropics demand an architecture that can bridge the gap between what is outside — sea, sand, sky, and sun — and what lies within. The villas, family homes, artists’ ateliers, beach shacks, and urban pieds-à-terre featured in the book embrace their outdoor surroundings to offer fresh, often surprising indoor possibilities that are ideally suited to their climates. The elegantly easy-going work featured in Living Under the Sun exemplifies how to create tranquil settings to soothe our hectic lives, regardless of our geographical location.

Where is paradise: at the end of the earth or at home on the sofa? For many, the word paradise conjures up images of a sunny beach with palm trees. For others, it might mean pristine nature, a lively city with much to see and do, lazing in a hammock, or relaxing anywhere with a cool sea breeze. All of these versions of paradise can be found in the tropics.

Tropical regions around the globe have always offered an extraordinarily diverse range of impressions and inspirations. Yet only recently have countries such as Brazil, Colombia, Thailand, and Australia begun to gain international recognition as go-to sources for contemporary design ideas. Today, the tropics offer style aficionados at least as many, if not more, new things to discover than classic design destinations such as Italy or Scandinavia with their established brands.

Living Under the Sun is the first comprehensive showcase of modern tropical living styles and their designers. Presenting tropical interiors at the nexus of timeless tradition and self-confident freshness, the book brings their colors and elegantly easy-going ambience to life. It captures the refreshingly different coziness of rooms that seem to flow seamlessly into the exteriors surrounding them and are thus ideally suited to local climates and weather occurrences such as tropical storms.

Living Under the Sun features striking living and working spaces in Asian, Latin American, and Australian homes and villas that meld aesthetics with functionality in exceptional ways. The book also explores the myriad stylistic devices that characterize tropical interior design such as precious woods, natural stone tiles, colorful glass mosaics, and abundant vegetation in the form of orchids, ferns, and other lush plants. It includes stunning examples of shady green patios, stylish terraces, and enviable gardens.

Readers of Living Under the Sun are sure to revel in the tropical charm of the book’s select interiors, décor, and design. Perhaps they will even be inspired to create their own paradise at home.

In times when environmental awareness is increasing, wood is an attractive alternative to other mineral based or manufactured materials.

The production of wood products uses less energy (usually sourced from finite fossil fuels) compared with other materials and new technologies continuously push the boundaries of traditional woodworking methods.

When it comes to construction, wood houses can be prefabricated and built more quickly than their counterparts in brick and concrete.

Furthermore, there is no doubt about the comfortable atmosphere that wood lends to a home!

Wood is a modern material and in the design world, it is a force to be reckoned with.

In times when environmental awareness is increasing, wood is an attractive alternative to other mineral-based or manufactured materials.

The production of wood products uses less energy (usually sourced from finite fossil fuels) compared with other materials and new technologies continuously push the boundaries of traditional woodworking methods.

When it comes to construction, wood houses can be prefabricated and built more quickly than their counterparts in brick and concrete.

Furthermore, there is no doubt about the comfortable atmosphere that wood lends to a home!

Wood is a modern material and in the design world, it is a force to be reckoned with.

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Вдохновляющая книга об использовании древесины в современном дизайне экстерьера и интерьера. В качестве примеров приведены архитектурные проекты со всего мира, в которых активно применен этот экологичный, простой в использовании и прочный материал.

Сейчас, когда проблемы экологии становятся все более серьезными, древесина возвращает свой статус привлекательного строительного материала.

Она обладает уникальными качествами, среди которых ее форма, цвет и структура.

Однако архитекторы часто недооценивают или игнорируют древесину как строительный материал. При ее производстве затрачивается меньше энергии, чем при создании минеральных или искусственных материалов.

Новые технологии расширяют границы традиционных методов деревообработки. Деревянные дома проще строить, а также можно создавать качественные сборные дома. Не вызывает сомнения и тот факт, что в деревянных домах чувствуется особая атмосфера комфорта, которую невозможно ощутить в кирпичном или панельном доме.

Древесина – это энергоэффективный, прочный, долговечный материал. Ее применение в строительной индустрии имеет длинную историю. Еще недавно деревянное строительство находилось в упадке, а сейчас наблюдается настоящий ренессанс использования древесины в архитектуре. Произошла переоценка ее эстетических и функциональных свойств. Ведущие дизайнеры обратили свое внимание на лесоматериалы, чтобы удовлетворить потребности общества и окружающей среды в экологичной архитектуре.

Книга знакомит читателя с примерами использования древесины в дизайне экстерьера и интерьера. Большое количество иллюстраций позволяет наглядно познакомиться с современным применением лесоматериалов в дизайне. Многочисленные архитектурные проекты, в которых активно используется древесина, собраны по всему миру.

Книга показывает, что деревянные дома могут быть современными, стильными и привлекательными. Они бывают даже яркими и разноцветными, ведь гамма оттенков древесины достаточно широка: от пастельно-бежевого до земельно-коричневого. Экспериментируя с традиционным материалом и используя новейшие технологии, архитекторы расширили сферу использования древесины.

285 illustrations, 235 in full-color

Long considered the apotheosis of rustic kitsch, the log house actually has a rich architectural pedigree. Since the late 19th century, a surprising number of architects, along with their artisan-builder counterparts, have transformed the simple pioneer log cabin into a supremely crafted work of high art. Log Houses of the World is the first-ever chronological survey of the greatest examples of log houses designed in Europe and the United States from 1890 to the present. Included are photographs, plans, and little-known drawings - most never before published - from such celebrated Modern-era architects as Eliel Saarinen, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, Richard Neutra, and others. The result is both a remarkable tour of some superbly crafted homes, and an important vehicle for garnering for these houses the popular recognition, critical and otherwise, that they deserve.

One of the toughest challenges for architects and interior designers is providing a high-quality product whilst juggling with a budget. The delicate economic climate in many countries across the globe has further reinforced this trend, or need. This book presents a vast range of projects – houses, prefab dwellings, tree houses, eco-friendly homes, etc. – and solutions which couple low budgets with masterful architectural design that also offers every home comfort.

At times architecture does appear to be all luxury and splendour, depending on the client, but in the majority of cases architects are in fact working to a fixed budget for the region and the client’s prospective. In spite of this, architects are still considered to be a source of inspiration, with the ability to stick to a tight budget and excel themselves, even within the established boundaries of a project.

A collection of well-designed, affordable single-family home plans, multi-family home plans, or small office plans created specifically for building contractors

• Full-color throughout-240 pages
• 175 designs ready to be built using in stock materials from Lowe’s
• 34 full-color pages of design ideas and advice for the builder
• Construction blueprints available for every single-family home, multi-family home, and small office

• ALL-NEW and EXCLUSIVE plans--will not be found them in any other book.
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• Three foundations included to suit just about any lot and local site condition: slab on grade; crawlspace, and full basement
• Complete Material Take-off ($345.00 value) included at no additional cost with all plans--exclusive to this book and plan program
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• CAD files available

Hidden inside a secluded Irish valley lies Luggala, an exquisite eighteenth-century house at the centre of a 5,000-acre estate. In 1937 Ernest Guinness presented Luggala to his youngest daughter, Oonagh – one of the three famous ‘Golden Guinness Girls’ – following her marriage to the fourth Baron Oranmore and Browne. Oonagh described Luggala as ‘the most decorative honey pot in Ireland’ and made it the centre of a dazzling social world that included peers, painters and poets, journalists and junkies, scholars and socialites.

In the late 1960s she passed the estate to her son, the Hon Garech Browne, founder of Claddagh Records, who has not only maintained but surpassed his mother’s gifts both for hospitality and for bringing together a wide range of creative talents.

Luggala Days celebrates both the unique beauty of this place and the many celebrated names irresistibly drawn there, from writers like Brendan Behan, Robert Lowell, Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, to actors and directors such as John Hurt, Daniel Day-Lewis and John Boorman, and above all musicians, including The Chieftains, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, Bono and Michael Jackson. All of them have succumbed to the enchantment of days passed at Luggala.

Luggala explores "the scandals, intrigues, and heartbreaking beauty of one of Ireland's grandest homes" (Mitchell Owens, Wall Street Journal) that has bewitched the imagination of poets, rock stars, dreamers and the aristocracy alike.

Nestled in a secluded Irish valley, Luggala is an exquisite eighteenth-century house at the centre of a 5,000-acre estate. In 1937 Ernest Guinness presented Luggala to his youngest daughter, Oonagh, who described Luggala as ‘the most decorative honey pot in Ireland’ and made it the centre of a dazzling social world that included painters, poets, scholars and socialites. In the late 1960s she passed the estate to her son, the Hon Garech Browne, who has not only maintained but surpassed his mother’s gifts both for hospitality and for bringing together a wide range of creative talents. Robert O’Byrne recounts this fascinating story, which celebrates both the unique beauty of this place and the many celebrated names irresistibly drawn there, from writers like Robert Lowell, Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, to actors such as John Hurt and Daniel Day-Lewis, and above all musicians, including Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull, Bono and Michael Jackson. All of them have succumbed to the enchantment of days passed at Luggala.

650 color photographs

The latest in teNeues' Luxury Houses series, this generously proportioned volume focuses on the most select residences around the world. With stunning settings, sumptuous materials, sophisticated architectural detailing and interiors, these truly are homes to die for. Each house offers a unique perspective on what's possible if both money and taste abound. Lavishly illustrated with an array of stunning photographs, this book is sure to inspire luxury touches in even the humblest of dwellings.

* A round-up of the very finest houses in existence
* Inspiration and ideas for all those who appreciate architecture and design

286 color photographs

Castles conjure up a wealth of images: fairytale fantasies, military bastions, or quaint remnants of a distant past. Whatever your personal associations, the following exploration of Germany's privately-owned castles is sure to intrigue and inspire you. This striking volume introduces the reader to the noteworthy personalities, the whimsical eccentricities and the rich culture found within each of the noble homes. You will learn of the contribution to society each generation has made, and may be inspired to wonder at our own generation's legacy. Jeannette Countess Beissel von Gymnich presents the spirit of each of these historic dwellings by introducing the reader to the history, romance and culture as well as the modern relevance encountered in each of these magnificent structures.

Countess Jeannette Beissel von Gymnich, American author, was born in Bonn and raised in Germany, USA and Argentina. She lives at Satzvey Castle near Cologne where she and her husband organize large historical festivals.

* A visual treat for art lovers and history buffs alike
* An original exploration of German history, culture, and contemporary life-style