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There has never been as much demand among stressed-out professionals for places to get away from it all. Once the beach-side site has been selected, architects are the next port of call in the quest for a coastal dream home. Stephen Crafti walks the reader through another superb collection of architectdesigned beach houses – some permanent residences, some weekenders, some luxury residences, some more redolent of the traditional beach shack.

Glorious locations in Australia and New Zealand together with fabulous designs make another superb coffee table book from one of Australia’s leading architectural and design writers.

China is fast becoming an economic power and with that comes fast development and changes in the people’s lifestyles, living standards and contemporary culture. This rapid development in a country with rich history and culture has brought about a unique evolution in Chinese design trends and styles. Traditions provide a strong background to new designs, bringing about a harmonisation of the old and the new, with the exploration of contemporary design concepts. Such contemporary Chinese designs that showcase a unique palette of textures, colours, and elements is representative of Chinese roots and at the same time presents a set of aesthetics that is appealing to the modern world. In recent years, contemporary Chinese designs have not only become popular in Asia, they have also gained a strong following in the western world. This book features a collection of projects from the Asian region including China, Hong Kong and Singapore which will hopefully inspire designers the world over to continue to bring this design phenomenon to a higher level. Turn the page and indulge yourself in a where acid jazz plays against traditional Chinese lanterns and antique furniture.

400 color photos/illustrations

A visual look at the architectural details of smaller residential spaces

The Contemporary Design Details series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world. The series provides a powerful presentation of the most challenging and evolving architectural and design categories.

Small Environments focuses on the type of architectural details that make up distinctive residential spaces under 1,200 square feet [120 square meters]. It presents recent work by architects from around the globe in color photographs and architectural drawings. Rather than simply another compendium of small projects, the book is structured according to categories of architectural detail. It includes sections on components essential to the design of small spaces, such as built-in pieces, mobile systems, storage, outdoor rooms, siting strategies and daylighting details.

400 color photos/illustrations

A visual look at the architectural details of sustainable residential spaces

The Contemporary Design Details series takes a highly visual look at architectural design details that are more often dealt with in a technical textbook format. The books take readers on a tour of the best details designed by great architects around the world. The series provides a powerful presentation of the most challenging and evolving architectural and design categories.

Sustainable Environments focuses on the type of architectural details in distinctive, sustainable residential spaces. It includes sections on components such as cooling or shading devices, building techniques that create minimal impact on the land, active systems, and the use of new sustainable materials as well as those that are salvaged or recyclable. The book presents recent work by architects from around the globe in color photographs and architectural drawings, and is structured according to categories of architectural detail.

200 colour illustrations

In our fast-paced lives many of us seek a sanctuary of order, calm and comfort in which to relax. This compact book brings together a stunning selection of contemporary interiors, from a coolly minimalist penthouse apartment in London to a Mallorcan retreat employing local materials, and from a clapboard house in New England to a steel-and-glass new-build in Hanover. Such diversity reflects the variety found in contemporary living spaces, yet these interiors share many of the qualities we find most appealing when planning – or simply imagining – our own ideal home. The creative yet restrained use of materials, colour, texture and light combine with an attention to detail and quality in these homes to offer the perfect source of inspiration.

A visual feast of inspirational interiors, with engaging descriptions that shed light on the ideas and influences that have shaped them

Illustrated with over 200 beautiful photographs by world-renowned interiors photographer Andreas von Einsiedel

An ideal sourcebook for anyone looking to realize the potential of their own home

This book illustrates trends in contemporary living on the basis of around twenty projects carried out by leading architects and interior designers.

The reports demonstrate that contemporary living nowadays calls for more than the harmonious integration of the latest designer furniture in a modern context.

Whether it’s a new building or a renovation project, all of these clients, architects and interior specialists have worked to create a fascinating mix of volumes and perspective, of light and atmosphere, of materials, texture, shapes and colours.

These are not purely cerebral architectural bravura pieces, but homes whose owners take great pleasure every day in the space that has been created.

There are many different examples of this kind of contemporary living: the modern atmosphere of a country estate with roots in the seventeenth century; the extraordinary metamorphosis of a distinctive long-fronted farmhouse; the serene, pure shapes of a modern home; the minimalist power of a glass-and-brick residential block; the perfect dimensions and colour harmony of some recently completed flats and apartments.

Domestic Bliss. Innovative, intimate architecture from China to Chile

Open the door into 100 of the most beautiful and pioneering houses of the past two decades. With featured architects including Daniel Libeskind, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid, this is a dependable global digest of the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of turning all the emotional and practical requirements of “home” into a constructed actuality.

Designing private residences has its own very special challenges and nuances for the architect. The scale may be more modest than public projects, the technical fittings less complex than an industrial site, but the preferences, requirements, and vision of particular personalities becomes priority. The delicate task is to translate all the emotive associations and practical requirements of “home” into a workable, constructed reality.

This publication rounds up 100 of the world’s most interesting and pioneering homes designed in the past two decades, featuring a host of talents both new and established, including John Pawson,Shigeru Ban, Tadao Ando, Zaha Hadid, Herzog & de Meuron, Daniel Libeskind, Alvaro Siza, and Peter Zumthor. Accommodating daily routines of eating, sleeping, and shelter, as well as offering the space for personal experience and relationships, this is architecture at its most elementary and its most intimate.

The author:

Philip Jodidio studied art history and economics at Harvard, and edited Connaissance des Arts for over 20 years. His TASCHEN books include the Architecture Now! series and monographs on Tadao Ando, Santiago Calatrava, Renzo Piano, Jean Nouvel, Shigeru Ban, Richard Meier, and Zaha Hadid.

For the first time in this home-design series, we are devoting an entire volume to contemporary kitchen creations.

A great deal of attention is also devoted to high-quality kitchen equipment, such as exclusive cookers, hobs and large refrigerators.

Contemporary kitchens have undergone a real transformation in recent years.

What was once a purely functional space has developed into a proper living environment, which is still used for cooking, but also for eating, watching TV, and even as an informal place to receive guests.

The kitchen has grown to accommodate these developments. The space itself has become larger and additional elements have been added, such as dining tables, breakfast bars, TV screens and fireplaces.

Technological innovations and sophisticated kitchen equipment are now being integrated into complete concepts, with other interior elements also playing an important role: lighting, colour palette, materials, and all of the other features that make an interior into a pleasant living environment.

All of the kitchens in this book are clearly contemporary in design. A companion title focusing on country kitchens in a timeless style is being published simultaneously: CLASSIC KITCHENS.

This follow-up to the bestsellers "CONTEMPORARY INTERIORS" and "CONTEMPORARY HOUSES" is a completely new book featuring fourteen reports on contemporary homes created by renowned interior architects and designers.

Once more, the reports in this book demonstrate that contemporary living nowadays calls for more than the harmonious integration of the latest designer furniture and home technology in a modern context.

In each project, architects and interior specialists have worked to create a fascinating mix of volumes and perspective, of light and atmosphere, of materials, shapes and colours.

They have designed real homes whose owners take great pleasure every day in the space that has been created..

CONTEMPORARY LIVING 2008-2009 is a reference work on contemporary architecture and interiors.

With hundreds of new photographs of modern homes and interior design that have never been published before.

A thick book (320 p.) with an overview of the most beautiful, never-before photographed entrance halls, sitting rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, bathing areas, bedrooms and dressing rooms, relaxation and work areas, terraces and gardens in a contemporary – minimalist style.

The 5th edition of this inspirational sourcebook: more than 300 new pictures of beautiful entrance halls, living rooms, dining rooms, kitchens and bathrooms, bedrooms and dressings, private offices, relaxation and outdoor spaces in a contemporary style.

For many years, Belgium has occupied a leading role in the field of contemporary architecture and design. Belgian architects, designers and interior specialists enjoy worldwide fame for their creations.

This book presents recent projects by trend-setting Belgian architects and interior designers: Vincent Van Duysen, Pascal Van Der Kelen, Instore, Jean-Marie Gillet, Obumex, Nathalie Van Reeth, Christine von der Becke and Hendrik Vermoortel (Buro I & II).

It includes both new construction projects and restorations, all of which are characterised by the quality of the workmanship and the serene, elegant atmosphere that they radiate.

In spite of the differences between the houses that are presented here, there is a leitmotif that runs through all the accounts: the pursuit of a pure aesthetic, (interior) architecture that finds its essence in clean forms and warm materials.