03250cam a22003497a 4500 pucpr 20220602192212.0 090519s2008 si a 000 0 eng c 2009294445 9780794604936 0794604935 pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA737.B466 B47 2008 22 728.0913 Bensley, Bill. Paradise by design : tropical resorts and residences by Bensley Design Studios. / Bill Bensley. txt Singapore : Periplus Editions , 2008. 239 p. col. ;ill. ; 26 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediaded n rdacarrier Volume nc Introducing Paradise -- PARADISE IN CHINA -- Paradiso: Lord Love a Duck -- Casa California: Spain Meets Guangzhou -- Sheraton Sanya Resort: The New Waikiki -- PARADISE IN INDIA -- Marriott Mumbai: On Bollywood's Beach -- Udaivilas: Setting New Standards -- Amarvilas: At the Foot of the Taj Mahal -- PARADISE IN INDONESIA -- Villa Rosha: A Home Without Walls -- Karawaci Residence: Far From Suburbia -- Kirana Spa, Bali: The Spa on the Hill -- PARADISE IN MALAYSIA -- Kebun Mimpi: The Garden of Dreams -- The Fathil Residence: An Islamic Twist on the Malaysian Vernacular -- Four Seasons Langkawi: Malaysian Mystique -- PARADISE IN THAILAND -- The Bensley Residence: Baan Botanica -- The Howard Residence: Teak, Silk and Lots of Loving Tender Care -- Marriott Hua Hin: Tropical Safari -- Marriott Phuket: A Beachside Coconut Grove -- Anantara Koh Samui: Serious Monkey Business -- Anantara Hua Hin: On the Water's Edge -- Anantara Spa by Mandara, Hua Hin: Testing the Waters -- Anantara Golden Triangle: All Rooms With Views to Burma and Laos -- Four Seasons Resort and Residences, Chiang Mai: A Northern Thai Classic -- OTHER TROPICAL PARADISES -- Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia: Art Deco Relived -- Le Touessrok, Mauritius: A Tropical Oasis of Tranquil Luxury -- Oberoi Mauritius: Sunset in Paradise -- Eclectic, baroque and sophisticated-such are the characteristics of the lifestyle resorts and extravagant private residences crafted by the renowned Bensley Design Studios in Bangkok and Bali. The 27 resorts and homes featured in Paradise by Design are set amidst resplendent tropical gardens and spread from China to India to Bali. Focused in Asia Pacific, these buildings are unconventional, sensual and hold a special reverence for the tropical climate. Focusing not only on the architecture of the buildings, but also the landscape design, interior design, horticulture and fine arts and crafts found within and without these buildings, Paradise by Design transcends the traditional and details an inclusive look at some of the most stylish and diverse homes and resorts in Asia. Bensley Design Studios. Architecture, Domestic Tropics. Architecture, Tropical. Landscape design Tropics. Interior architecture Tropics. Resort architecture Tropics. lcc 6 NA737.B466 General B47 2008 260124 260124 0 0 lcc 0 0 4 4 33 2017-04-05 Amazon 26.40 0 General NA737.B466 B47 2008 91000000059964 2025-11-12 13:39:08 1 36.40 2017-04-05 6 Pres. 2016-2017