Tropical Houses

Tropical Houses
Author: Imelda Akmal
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2017-07
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781864706840

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Indonesia fosters many noteworthy architects who have amassed a remarkable collection of works. Tropical Houses showcases a compilation of house designs by an outstanding group of Indonesian architects. Highly illustrated and providing a wide scope in terms of design integrity, architectural sophistication and style, this book follows closely in the wake of its incredibly successful first volume, published in 2013, disclosing each architect's distinctive approach to the contemporary residential design realm. Featuring a wide range of design philosophies, projects are presented with full-colour photographs, visualising the detailed environment of every project and fully immersing the reader into every part of the house. Complete with detailed plans, sections, and elevation drawings, this book is an inspiring source for people in the architecture and design domains. AUTHOR: Imelda Akmal Architectural Writer Studio (IAAW Studio) is Indonesia's only writing studio that specialises in architecture and interior design. Founded by Imelda Akmal, an architect holding a Master's degree in architectural history and theory, Imelda is also a critic who dedicates herself to the production of architectural literature for both the general public and professional designers.The studio oversees every process of book's composition, from the concept development stage, through to writing, styling, photography and layout designing, up to the printing process with the publisher. Since its conception in 2002, IAAW Studio has produced over 100 titles about architecture and interior design, ranging through journals, monographs to coffee-table books, and continues to make a firm commitment to introducing Indonesian design throughout the world. SELLING POINTS: * A richly photographic display of inspiring designs for houses in tropical regions, by a great range of prolific Indonesian architects * Featuring a blend of detailed plans, sections, and elevation 260 colour images

Modern Tropical

Modern Tropical
Author: Byron Hawes
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2018-06-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0847860035

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Warm, inviting, embracing the indoor-outdoor lifestyle with a touch of the exotic, tropical modern homes are a dream of paradise realized. Contemporary tropical residential architecture has risen from a geographically specific homegrown aesthetic to a source of inspiration for the world’s great modern architects and designers. Set in exotic locales, with pools, lush foliage, colorful gardens, these homes define a way of life. Frequently elegant and uncluttered, the houses serve as models of smart and beautiful design with lots of ideas for homeowners who do not necessarily live in a tropical or subtropical climate, but who wish to have something of that appeal and sensitivity in their own home. This book presents some of the most innovative interpretations of the genre from the past five years by internationally recognized architects and interior decorators, such as Tadao Ando, as well the work of young up-and-comers of great talent, including German-born, Bali-based Alexis Dornier, and Mexico’s Roof Arquitectos. Selected residences span the globe, from the southern United States, the Caribbean, and tropical regions of Latin America, to Southeast Asia, northern Australasia, and Africa. Modern Tropical explores the exotic material, color, cultural, environmental, and aesthetic choices of some of contemporary architecture’s most beautiful residential properties. Each house is introduced with breathtaking interior and exterior photography and orientation plans, giving readers an in-depth glimpse of the rapidly evolving symbiosis between nature and shelter, indoor and outdoor, and rustic and polished, in a definitive examination of tropical modern living.

Tropical House Design Handbook

Tropical House Design Handbook
Author: ETIK2A
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2024-01-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1003829805

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Packed with accessible information, this book covers all the technical and practical aspects of home design in tropical environments. It begins by outlining the prerequisites needed to understand the issues involved (climate, heat, thermal comfort, etc.) and discusses the solutions offered by traditional housing. It then identifies current solutions for protecting buildings and their occupants from solar radiation and external heat, while promoting bioclimatic and environmentally friendly approaches. The economic viability of the solutions identified is discussed, as are the advantages and disadvantages of the materials, depending on the context and standards in force. Numerous examples illustrate how buildings can be adapted to local realities, from the avant-garde creations of Jean Prouvé to those of today’s architects who are committed to sustainable development, as well as specific projects incorporating the recommendations made in this book. More than 460 photos, drawings, diagrams, tables, maps, house plans, logos and pictograms illustrate this reference work for all those involved in construction in tropical regions, particularly students in the field and, more generally, anyone – from professionals to private individuals – looking for useful information on this subject.

Tropical House

Tropical House
Author: Elizabeth Reyes
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2012-04-02
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1462906133

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Pore over this collection of cutting-edge home designs from The Philippines. The Tropical House: Cutting Edge Design in the Philippines celebrates a growing trend toward globalization in interior design. More than 25 stunning houses and condos in and around Manila, the Philippines, evoke a distinctive tropical-modern-fusion style that is gaining popularity around the world. All these elegant residences comprise a synthesis of East-West trends and contemporary furnishings--as Filipino designers merge sleek modernist furniture with local designers' "soulful creations" in natural hardwoods and other tropical materials. Over 250 full-color photographs of outstanding Philippines architecture will inspire readers with their diverse and contemporary looks. From vintage charm to modern with bold, artful accents, to the clean, glamorous new look known as "contemporary chic," this book showcases the myriad tastes of the Philippines' design world. The selection features modernist designs referred to as Zen or Minimalist; admires the modern Global Eclectics, those well-traveled collectors of beautiful objects from East and West; and celebrates the individualists who mix European furniture with acutely creative accents from local designers. Take a glimpse into the rich world of the Philippines interior design in The Tropical House.

The Tropical Asian House

The Tropical Asian House
Author: Robert Powell
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1998
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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The Tropical Asian House explores how cultural influences, tradition, religion, technology, and the forces of globalization fuse together to produce a contemporary tropical architecture.

Idea House

Idea House
Author: Jason Pomeroy
Publisher: Oro Editions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781935935100

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By 2050, it is predicted that half of the World's carbon emissions will be from developing countries (in particular, India, China and South East Asian countries). Modernization may come at the expense of society and the environment, as the ill-gotten mistakes of an industrialized West "pre-Brundtland" fail to deter the developing nation's quest for economic prosperity. However, a combination of governmental and private sector commitment to combating climate change has found expression in green building legislation and the establishment of green assessment methods tailored to the tropical climate and regional social economics. This book is a chronological journey through the creation of the Idea House, the first carbon zero house in Southeast Asia. Ideal for academics and professionals alike, this book also serves as a sustainable design process road map for the creation of the zero carbon home typology. The role of the architect, as a conduit to these different built environment professionals, is explored in order to highlight the increasing importance of a project leadership that embraces a broader interdisciplinary understanding of pertinent issues.

The Tropical Modern House

The Tropical Modern House
Author: Raul A. Barreneche
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2011
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0847834123

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Raul A. Barreneche has searched the globe including such spectacular locales as Hawaii, St. Barts, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and India to bring together a collection of luxurious modern homes designed by such luminaries as Isay Weinfeld, Marcio Kogan, Kerry Hill, and Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku, among many others.

Tropical Houses

Tropical Houses
Author: Michelle Galindo
Publisher: Braun Publishing AG
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2012
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9783037680957

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The houses featured in this volume embrace the tropical lifestyle with exotic local materials and eco-conscious features.

Casa Tropical

Casa Tropical
Author: Philip Jodidio
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0500022208

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An illustrated overview of the sleek symbiosis between modern living and tropical landscape and climate, as emphasized in the architecture of Jacobsen Arquitetura. Jacobsen Arquitetura is a leading Brazilian architecture firm created by Paulo and Bernardo Jacobsen that is known for their clean lines, union with nature, and bright spaces. This monograph features twenty-five stunning houses by the firm that are excellent examples of building with nature in mind. Each house includes a short project text by renowned architecture critic Philip Jodidio, as well as a selection of drawings and plans. The volume opens with an introductory essay focusing on the global influence of the work of Jacobsen Arquitetura and ends with a brief section featuring renderings of houses still under construction in Europe, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Fully illustrated with photography specially commissioned for this book, Casa Tropical sets each house in the context of diverse terrains and climates, making it a welcome resource for architects and designers.

Tropical Houses

Tropical Houses
Author: Tim Street-Porter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2002-10-01
Genre: Architecture, Domestic
ISBN: 9780500283899

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Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years travelling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize and Jamaica. This books stunning photographs, supported by fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal of the enviable dwellings he found on his journeys.