Patterson - Houses of Aotearoa by Andrew Patterson

$95.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

In Maori culture, architecture is approached as a construction of beliefs: a building must emulate and amplify personalities, hopes, and aspirations, becoming a physical expression of those who inhabit it. These ideas and others are the inspirations behind the design projects of New Zealand architect An drew Patterson, who has been designing houses and civic projects in the country for over thirty years.This book showcases twenty of Patterson's recent houses, offering both an overview of the spectacular homes and a photographic journey through New Zealand from stunning seascape retreats to mountain cabins. Each house reveals how Patterson's architecture responds to the region's breathtaking landscape--telling the story of the country's cultural history and creating a sense of place and belonging. This volume is interspersed with thematic sections that present Patterson's key influences, such as the culture and lifestyles of New Zealand, and Maori architecture, art, and mythology. ...Show more

Prefab Architecture by KONEMANN

$25.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

Dieser Band zeigt herausragende Beispiele von Privathäusern in Fertigbauweise. Es wird deutlich, dass beim Fertighaus ein besserer Überblick über den Bauprozess, eine Reduzierung der Kosten und eine bessere Anpassung an die Umgebung erreicht werden kann. Mit 500 Illustrationen, Pläne n und Zeichnungen zeigt das Buch die effektivsten Lösungen des zeitgenössischen Fertigbaus und belegt, dass Hausbau ökonomischer und ökologischer gestaltet werden kann.  ...Show more

The Anatomy of Treehouses: New Buildings From an Old Tradition by Jane Field-Lewis

$55.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

The treehouse in its most simple and fundamental form enables us to escape from the everyday pressures of modern life and feel closer to nature. It can also be an architectural wonder, showcasing the most creative of small space design and engineering solutions. This beautiful book shows how the treehou se can be many things: from simple structures based on centuries-old woodworking skills to modern geodesic forms strung high up above the treeline. There is something magical about treehouses - whatever your age. These boltholes perched above the ground appeal to those of us who want to get close to nature without forgoing any creature comforts... there are treehouses with wood-burning stoves, some with copper baths and some with elevated linking walkways obscured by the canopy of trees above. Then there are the handmade simple structures using recycled materials and the branches of the trees for both internal and external support and design. There are also free-standing structures on stilts inspired by the physical tree but not attached in any way. The book offers both visual inspiration from the specially commissioned photography but also the human stories behind the creation and design of these treehouses. The text covers topics such as the plan, structure, materials and decoration, colour palette and texture, and style notes to bring to life the personal and interesting story behind each treehouse featured in the book. ...Show more

100 Contemporary Architects by Philip Jodidio

$50.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

Keeping up with the fast-paced world of architecture, this is the indispensable compendium of the most cutting-edge architects around. This two-volume compilation brings together highlights from TASCHEN's groundbreaking title Building a New Millennium and the first four volumes of our renowned Architect ure Now! books for a comprehensive study of architecture around the world at the dawn of the 21st century. Up-and-coming architects - tomorrow's superstars are featured alongside the field's most respected practitioners, such as Santiago Calatrava, Herzog & de Meuron, Koolhaas/OMA, Daniel Libeskind, Richard Meier, Oscar Niemeyer, and Jean Nouvel. ...Show more

Cesar Portela, Architect: Interventions in the Landscape Through the Strategy of Invisibility by Cesar Portela

$45.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

Galicia in northern Spain has been historically characterised by its location at 'the edge of the world' and the resulting close relationship between the inhabited and the natural worlds, by the intense dialogue between people and nature, which is the basis of the man-made landscape. Architect Cesar Por tela starts from that reality - to build an architecture whose success lies in the harmony and accord that he is able to establish with the place on which his work stands. All this through strategies such as 'invisibility', letting the spotlight fall on the natural elements, and having the human intervention limited to a work of counterpoint against the natural environment. As with architects Sverre Fehn in Norway or Luis Barragain in Meixico, identification with the land itself (in this case Galicia) is an active factor in each of the architectural projects undertaken by Cesar Portela. ...Show more

The Philip Johnson Glass House - An Architect in the Garden by Maureen Cassidy-Geiger; Charles A. Birnbaum (Foreword by); Peter Aaron (Photographer)

$119.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

The first authoritative book on the history of the Glass House property--Philip Johnson's fifty-year project of iconic modernist design, encompassing the remarkable buildings, landscape, and follies. From its completion in 1949 to the present day, Philip Johnson's Glass House has drawn cognoscenti and t he curious from around the world to New Canaan, Connecticut, to experience what might be the most photographed modernist residence in America. The property--an architectural playground on forty-seven acres with eleven Johnsonian follies dating from 1949 to 1995--is an icon of twentieth-century architectural and landscape design. The book chronicles how Philip Johnson and David Whitney, the architect and the plantsman, lived on the property for decades and used the landscape as an ever-changing canvas for their designs--the result of a unique synthesis of influences and ideas from across history and geography. New research reveals Johnson's and Whitney's interaction with the landscape and the evolution of the site from a five-acre parcel to a world-renowned gentlemanly estate for modern times. The Philip Johnson Glass House--beautifully illustrated with vintage and commissioned photography--will be a must-have for connoisseurs of architecture, landscape design, photography, and social history. ...Show more

Architects at Home by JOHN V. MUTLOW

$60.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

This stunning book takes you on a thrilling tour through the fascinating, eclectic and stylish abodes of some of the world's best-known architects. Not only do these pages offer a rare glimpse into each architect's personal, private environment, but each uniquely designed project provides insight into h ow each architect marries trends with their own personal philosophy, and how they inject interior design flair into their own contemporary domain. Combining rich photography and spectacular imagery with an incisive summary by a leading architecture specialist, Architects at Home provides a rich source for those keen to delve into the design aesthetics, concepts and innovations of prominent architects from around the globe. ...Show more

Wooden Houses : From log cabins to beach houses by Judith Miller; James Merrell (Photographer)

$50.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

Wooden Houses places the wooden house into a historical, social and decorative context, explores the decorative potential of wood in our homes and provides inspiration for anyone who appreciates the beauty and soul of this wonderful natural material.   Wooden houses range from rustic log cabins a nd timbered country cottages to traditional alpine chalets and elegant clapboard houses with shaded verandas. Wood has always played an invaluable part in construction, architecture, and interior decoration and has long been valued for its practical benefits. Indoors, wood surrounds us in so many different ways. Structural elements such as beams and vaulted ceilings become features in their own right. Wood can be used as further embellishment in the form of beautiful panellng or carved and turned banisters and staircases, and in original furniture designs. Whether it is left in its natural state to show the variety of grains and depths of colors, or used as a bare canvas for paint techniques, wood is a beautiful and timeless resource. ...Show more

Luxury Architecture: Villas, Urban Design and Singular Architecture by MS Arquitectos

$30.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

Spanish architectural practice MS Design adapts to the dizzy pace of modern life by providing solutions to the ever-changing demands and social needs specified in contemporary urban development. That is why they create responsible and respectful architecture in tune with nature, looking to meet environm ental targets and green ethics resulting in remarkable energy saving and environmental sustainability. Interior design also plays an important role as both a fundamental and complementary part of each architectural project. The architecture is born on the inside and it is of vital importance to dress the interior skin of the buildings. This book celebrates the practice's creations, not only in its native Spain, but around the world. Here you will find the most magnificent buildings from luxury villas to imposing urban developments. ...Show more

Lofts by MIRALLES JORDI

$25.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design by Anthony Denzer

$100.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

The first comprehensive study of the development of solar house design in the United States and around the world. The Solar House explores the development of solar residential architecture over the course of the twentieth century and up to the latest designs today. The solar house is often understood as a product of the 1970s, and few people are aware of the influential experimental solar houses which were constructed during the previous four decades, beginning with the work of masters of twentieth-century architecture such as Richard Neutra, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Paolo Soleri, Louis Kahn, Pietro Belluschi, Edward Durell Stone, and Harwell Hamilton Harris, and continuing with more recent innovations like the German Passivhaus movement and the Heliotrope, the first house to produce more energy than it consumed, and the U.S.-based Solar Decathlon, conceived as a living demonstration laboratory and recently expanded to include contests in Europe and China. Not only are these innovative projects the models for architects exploring environmentally conscious design today, they hold the imagination of the wider public, beginning with the idealism of the 1960s, the pragmatism that accompanied the energy crisis of the 1970s, and continuing into the twenty-first century with the demand for environmentally sustainable living. The first complete study of solar house design through the decades, this volume is a must-have resource for designers today. ...Show more

New Directions in Tropical Asian Architecture by Philip Goad

$113.00 NZD

Category: Architecture

This book features extended profiles of leading architects in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Java and Bali. Their major works are fully documented through plans and drawings, photographs and analytical text. Far-reaching and provocative essays by Philip Goad and Anoma Pieris precede th e architects' profiles. The pleasures and rewards of designing in the world's most exotic locations are tempered by the realities of architectural responsibility in some of the world's fastest-growing cities. ...Show more