TY - BOOK AU - Broadhurst, Ron. TI - Retreat: the modern house in nature. SN - 9780847845996 AV - NA7560 B76 2015 U1 - 728.37 23 PY - 2015/// CY - New York, NY PB - Rizzoli International Publications, Inc. KW - Architecture, Domestic KW - Environmental aspects KW - Designs and plans KW - Sustainable architecture KW - Country homes KW - Architecture, Modern KW - 21st century N1 - The Pierre, San Juan Islands, Washington / Olson Kundig Architects -- Island retreat, Waiheke Island, New Zealand / Fearon Hay Architects -- Unter Pohutukawa, Piha, New Zealand / Herbst Architects -- Ochre barn and stealth barn, Cambridgeshire, UK / Carl Turner Architects -- Dutchess County main residence, Dutchess County, New York / Allied Works Architecture -- Edgeland House, Austin, Texas / Bercy Chen Studio -- Toro Canyon House, Santa Barbara County, California / Barbara Bestor -- Skyline House, Bend, Oregon / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson -- Lone Mountain ranch house, Golden, New Mexico / Rick Joy -- MM House, Braganca Paulista, Brazil / Studio MK27 -- Desert house, Santa Fe, New Mexico / Lake Flato Architects -- Summerhouse, Norra Lagnö, Sweden / Tham & Videgård -- Norderhov cabin, Norderhov, Hønefoss, Norway / Atelier Oslo -- House in Segovia, Segovia, Spain / Churtichaga + Quadra-Salcedo Arquitectos -- Fall house, Big Sur, California / Fougeron Architecture -- A house in the woods, Upstate New York / William Reue -- Fairhaven Beach House Fairhaven, Australia / John Wardle Architects -- Pound Ridge house, Pound Ridge, New York / Kierantimberlake -- Mothersill, Water Mill, New York / Bates Masi + Architects -- Island residence, Edgartown, Massachusetts / Peter Rose + Partners -- N2 - The most forward-looking spaces designed for rustic living in the twenty-first century. Across the globe, architects are creating innovative houses for country living, reimagining the way we escape into the natural world. Some combine industrial materials like metal and concrete with traditional wood. Others create sophisticated essays in off-grid living, employing the most technologically ambitious green-living strategies. Still others place discreet structures on remote, almost-unbuildable locations. This unique volume profiles new and recent projects that illustrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature in sustainable yet stylish ways. The collection spans the globe, from the Pacific Northwest to the forests of Japan ER -