Dream Houses On The Water

Author: Alexander Hosch

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Price : $85.00 AUD
ISBN : 9780764349591
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing, Limited
Imprint : Schiffer Publishing, Limited
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Weight (g) : 1.451
Publication date : December 2015
Dimensions : 304mm X 228mm
Produced in : United States
RRP : 85.0
Availability date : March 2016
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Author : Alexander Hosch
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Edition : 316
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Language : en
Dewey classification : 728.37
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Description

How do architects treat the drama of water and nature? Do they defer to it with a simple dwelling that grows out of the land, or make a statement with bold materials and forms? From the sleek, low-slung Water Villa de Omval in Amsterdam, to the eccentric House on the Greenland Sea, this book takes us on an in-depth tour of 30 private residences by leading architects in locations dedicated to waterfront leisure. The houses are situated along rivers, pristine mountain lakes, Atlantic beaches, or on the Norwegian cliffs overlooking the fjord. Their sites' climate, topography, and morphology is varied, and the text addresses the architects' response, as well as the challenges of building on the water. Included here are glamorous dream villas, elegant huts, hermetic buildings, and minimalist temples. Each is accompanied by plans, sketches, and diagrams.

Author description

Alexander Hosch is an independent journalist who writes for magazines such as Architectural Digest and the German publications Alps and Hauser. He has reported on exclusive buildings and A-list architects all over the world. He lives in Munich with his family.

Acknowledgement of country

The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal People have lived in the coastal landscape around Byron Bay for at least 22,000 years.We acknowledge and show respect for the original people on the land on which we are based. We respectfully acknowledge the ancient cultural presence in the Australian landscape by First Nation peoples and their ongoing traditional and spiritual custodianship of the marine areas, beaches, bush, rivers, lakes and mountains.