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Buildings for emergency services have evolved into an independent and fascinating architectural typology in the past two decades. Since the opening of the spectacular fire station for the Vitra factory by Zaha Hadid, police stations, fire departments and rescue services increasingly consist of architecturally amazing buildings. These are always an attractive challenge – when functional demands and high-security measures are brought in sync with stylish modern design, the results reflect the highest levels of architectural skills.

All three building types share the fact that they act as starting points for quick motorized dispatches. The featured buildings sometimes combine several institutions that are creatively situated under a single roof. The selected examples present the wonderful diversity of contemporary “emergency architecture”. The range extends from the rural two-bay fire station via the metropolitan police headquarters to the helicopter rescue center.

From the contents:
- Fire and Police Station in Berlin, Germany (Sauerbruch Hutton)
- Wen-Der Police Station in Taipei, Taiwan (Studiobase Architects)
- Timboon Ambulance Station, Australia (Ed Ewers Architecture)
- Fire Station Houten, The Netherlands (Jeanne Dekkers Architecture)
- Police Station in St. Denis, France (X-TU)

362 color & 55 b/w photos

Here is the first book that focuses on unique custom-made fireplace accessories as works of art by talented modern artist blacksmiths. Over 400 ideas for unusual fireplace designs reflect historical styles from Renaissance to Post-Modern. You will be amazed at the infinite effects that can be wrought from a bar of metal between the hammers and anvils of more than 100 master artist blacksmiths from nine countries. You'll learn to appreciate the forms that are used, from scrolls to carved animals, and to recognize their texturing, unusual handles and hinges, supports, and more. Fire screens, hoods, doors, andirons, grates, tongs, pokers, shovels, brooms, and their stands emerge as significant decorative items in today's homes. This is also a wonderful sourcebook for homeowners and designers seeking original art for their homes. You will marvel at the artistry, variety, and craftsmanship.

200 color photographs

Traditionally considered the heart of the home, the fireplace (or hearth) has become a metaphor for shelter and security, yet there are few books devoted exclusively to its design. Here is an overview that approaches the subject from both an aesthetic and a practical point of view. Packed with beautiful color illustrations and helpful explanatory captions, it will be an indispensable guide for architects, builders, and homeowners planning to buy a new home or renovate an old one.

In the last few years fireplaces have seen unprecedented developments, both in terms of aesthetics and functionality, and now are available in models suited to all types of settings and styles. They help create charming, imaginary microcosms that conjure up coziness and relaxation, to be enjoyed alone or with our loved ones. They evoke profound feelings of homeliness and are imbued with sweet nostalgia. This book aims to provide an introduction to the world of fireplaces from the viewpoint of contemporary architecture and interior design, as well as to explore various themes from a practical and aesthetic angle.

Flamant Style" showcases the three Flamant brothers' world of discreet luxury and intimate charm: the ideal combination of individuality, comfort and modernisation.

Their passion for decoration is immediately evident. The Flamant interior style guarantees a balance between the past and the present, between tradition and modernism, between sobriety and luxury. This beautiful book presents stunning photography from all Flamant collections, from the beginning of the company, until the present day.

Flamant Style" showcases the three Flamant brothers' world of discreet luxury and intimate charm: the ideal combination of individuality, comfort and modernisation. Their passion for decoration is immediately evident. The Flamant interior style guarantees a balance between the past and the present, between tradition and modernism, between sobriety and luxury.

This beautiful book presents stunning photography from all Flamant collections, from the beginning of the company, until the present day.

Often described as the « fifth façade », the flat roof is extremely popular with architects. Its essential task is to shelter the space beneathit from the elements. Beyond this, the use of flat roofs may be optimized by integrating them as green roofs, roof terraces, circulationareas, and even productive solar roofs.In practice, however, their correct and professional realization is a highly exacting task : in addition to providing the planner with basicrules of construction and design, the Flat Roof Manual also supplies an overview of the use and construction types as well as the standardassemblies for flat roofs. Together with the most important standards and bodies of regulations, construction drawings of the principalconnection points round out the volume.

Geraldine James is a true fleamarketing expert. She begins with the 10 Golden Rules (from arriving early and knowing how to work the stalls to training your eye to spot treasures amongst the rubbish). The following chapters on china and glass, textiles, furniture, metal, art, jewelry, and gardens explain what to buy, what to ignore, how to clean and repair, and when to call in the services of a restoration expert. There’s advice on how to display your finds and how to build a collection. Finally, there is a detailed directory of Geraldine’s favorite flea markets, from Round Top in Texas and Los Angeles’ Rose Bowl, to the markets of Paris and the south of France and the country towns of England. Vintage, retro, unusual, quirky, and one-of-a-kind — all these words perfectly describe the bounty to be found at a flea market.

About the author

Geraldine James started her career in fashion as a contemporary designer buyer, and from fashion she moved to home and gift. Geraldine soon developed a passion for collecting and finding the most unusual and beautiful things. She now works as a home buying manager at Selfridges and, as part of her role, spends time travelling extensively to find exciting new products for the store. The author is based in Putney, London.

Flea Market Style gives you all the information and advice you need to furnish and decorate your home with found objects rather than new items bought in shops. Emily Chalmers and Ali Hanan explain how to find fresh and unexpected uses for second-hand pieces and antiques, and reveal how to mix old and new with flair and panache. The first part of the book, Flea Market Finds, looks at household goods, from fabrics and furniture to ceramics, kitchenware, glass and lighting, and describes how to find special objects and identify them on the basis of their quality, character, resilience, colour and texture.

The authors advocate a subtle mixing of styles, patterns and colours, and emphasize the beauty of objects that have seen a bit of life. They explain how to locate bargain copies of modern classics or the real things and how to mix flea-market, salvage-yard or junk-shop finds with high-street basics. The second part of the book, Putting It All Together, shows how to incorporate the style in every room from the spaces where you cook, eat, sleep or relax to bathing spaces and work spaces. The book ends with an extensive directory of suppliers.

Full of creative and affordable ideas, Flea Market Style gives you all the information and inspiration that you need to create a beautiful and original home.

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, as the saying goes. In Flea Market Style, stylist Emily Chalmers and writer Ali Hanan will inspire you to discover a world of preloved and vintage treasures and use them to create a unique home. The duo reveal how to track down hidden gems and combine individual pieces to forge your own distinctive style.

The first section of the book, Flea Market Finds, covers the range of second-hand, salvaged and vintage objects on offer. Whether your style is retro, minimalist or eclectic, you can seek out unique pieces of furniture, lighting, glassware, kitchenware or fabrics that appeal to you. Once you have acquired a feel for what’s out there, the second part of the book, Putting It All Together, demonstrates how to transform any interior room by room. It covers spaces to cook, eat, sleep and relax, as well as bathrooms and home offices. The book ends with hints and tips on how to source the right piece for the right place.

Flea Market Style combines lively and accessible text with inspirational photographs by Debi Treloar, revealing how to become a true aficionado of second-hand style.

Fleamarket Chic is the smart way to decorate now, adding texture, colour and depth to contemporary interiors. In modern rooms, a distressed chair or a vintage mirror adds a perfect finishing touch. And in traditional decorating schemes, fleamarket chic is a key part of the mix: faded textiles, weathered furniture, mis-matched china and the occasional flamboyant lamp or work of art are all part of the charm. Of course, Fleamarket Chic is about saving you money, along with recycling, upcycling and repurposing. Every piece in these interiors has a story: the colourful jug you found at a car boot fair, the vintage telephone you reclaimed when a favourite aunt finally bought a modern handset, the little chair you found in a village junk shop or the old dustbins that have been converted into fashionable zinc planters.

Liz Bauwens and Alexandra Campbell show you how to spot the clever find in a pile of junk, where to look and how to negotiate, how to smarten up (and when not to smarten up) second-hand items, and how to re-discover and re-use things you or your family already have.

Flexible architecture adapts to new uses, responds to change rather than stagnating, and is motive rather than static. Understanding how it has been conceived, designed, made and used helps us understand its potential in solving current and future problems associated with technological, social and economic change. 

This book explores the whole genre of flexible architecture - buildings that are intended to respond to evolving situations in their form, operation or location. Alongside the historic background of the genre, "Flexible" looks at four distinct methods by which buildings can be made to respond to user's requirements: Adapt, Transform, Move and Interact. 

Crossing the boundaries between architecture, interior design, product design and furniture design, this innovative book is the first to deal with the entire scope of the topic and will appeal to a wide range of readers in these areas.