Concrete houses : form, line, and plane. / txt
Steve Huyton and Cheryl Weber.
- 303 p. : ill. ; col. ; plans ; 29 cm. book
"Written byi Cheryl Weber. Project research by Steve Huyton."--Page 2. "Foreword" signed in print: Vibeke Lichten.--Page 7.
Foreword by Vibeke Lichten 6 -- Patio House, Karpathos, Greece 9 -- Casa Bruma, Temascaltepec, Mexico 25 -- PR House, Minorca, Spain 39 -- Kloof119A, Cape Town, South Africa 53 -- Casa Madri, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico 71 -- Casa BT, Buenos Aires, Argentina 85 -- Mexican Contemporary House, Kraków, Poland 101 -- Concrete Square Tube House, Kyoto, Japan 113 -- Eco House, Long Island, New York 123 -- River House, Ketchum, Idaho 137 -- Casa Plana, Porto Feliz, Brazil 151 -- F Residence, Hyogo, Japan 169 -- Frame House, Adelaide, Australia 183 -- E20 House, Pliezhausen, Germany 197 -- La Mira Ra, South of France 215 -- Ark House, Melbourne, Australia 229 -- Casa Sierra Fria, Mexico City, Mexico 247 -- Mermaid Beach Residence, Gold Coast, Australia 263 -- R Torso C, Tokyo, Japan 279 -- Shell House, Australia 293 --
Robust and raw, concrete has been a rudimentary building material for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that architects have begun exploring its softer, tactile side in the design of houses. Concrete is durable, recyclable, and thermally efficient, and it goes up quickly compared to wood or metal framing. The appeal for architects, though, is its plasticity and potential for magic, making poetry out of the mundane. Witness concrete's endless form-making possibilities in this collection of contemporary homes by A-list architects in diverse locations across Japan, Australia, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, the US, and more. Along with exquisite colour photography and plans, the architects share their design approach to projects ranging from 10,000 square feet on spectacular sites, to compact urban gems. This close-up of 20 striking houses celebrates the texture and physics of a material that has long been taken for granted. "Robust and raw, concrete has been a rudimentary building material for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that architects have begun exploring its softer, tactile side in the design of houses. Concrete is durable, recyclable, and thermally efficient, and it goes up quickly compared to wood or metal framing. The appeal for architects, though, is its plasticity and potential for magic, making poetry out of the mundane. Witness concrete's endless form-making possibilities in this collection of contemporary homes by A-list architects in diverse locations across Japan, Australia, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, the US, and more. Along with exquisite color photography and plans, the architects share their design approach to projects ranging from 10,000 square feet on spectacular sites to compact urban gems. This close-up of 20 striking houses celebrates the texture and physics of a material that has long been taken for granted."--Back cover.
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