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Book Synopsis"These are just a few highlights amongst the 43 projects featured in Architects at Home, but each is certain to reveal both the pleasures and challenges of designing a home for oneself." — Canadian Interiors
This stunning revised and updated edition 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 how 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.
Trade Review"When architects design their own family getaways; two upstate homes - one modern, one cozy." - Curbed Magazine
"It offers an enticing look through the keyholes of remarkable properties designed by the architects that live in them." - Daily Mail
"These are just a few highlights amongst the 43 projects featured in Architects at Home, but each is certain to reveal both the pleasures and challenges of designing a home for oneself." - Canadian Interiors
Table of ContentsIntroduction Next Level Living Perfect Balance Over and Across Integrated with Site A Natural Affinity Razzle Dazzle Modern Resilience Hidden Among the Woods Ramble On Forest Lookout Building Family Connections Courting in Style Light and Bright Island Adventures Corten with Character Crystalline Form Bird's-Eye Views Countryside Charm Maker's Mark Growing Together Bound in a Grid For the Love of Art Changing the Mood Stacking Up Wooloowin Wonder Nestled in the Landscape Planting New Roots Romance in the Dunes Complete Contrast Box of Tricks Home Made Rustic Modernist Concrete Ambience Transparent Intentions Salvaged for the Future Solar Canopy Reflecting the Environment Abstracted Forms Connecting Environments Desert Reflections Clearly Connected Slipping into Place Harnessing the Views Credits
