Homes for Our Time. Contemporary Houses Around the World. Vol. 1

Discover the world's finest new homes, from tiny cottages to opulent villas, from beach houses to forest retreats. This global survey features talents like Shigeru Ban, MVRDV and Marcio Kogan alongside emerging names like Aires Mateus, Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia and Shunri Nishizawa.

Here are houses in Australia and New Zealand, from China and Vietnam, in the United States and Mexico, and on to less expected places like Ecuador and Costa Rica. The result is a comprehensive overview of the contemporary home and a revelation that homes around the world have more in common than expected.

Among guava trees and abandoned forts in western India lies a sanctuary designed for and by Kamal Malik of Malik Architecture. The House of the Three Streams is a sprawling spectacle with high ceilings, porches and pavilions, atop a ridge overlooking two ravines. The house, a mixture of steel, glass, wood and stone, weaves along the contours of the landscape, almost like an extension of the forest.

Encina House by Aranguren & Gallegos, an elegant, sloping structure reminiscent of an arbor, similarly takes in the surrounding views. Located in a pine forest north of Madrid, the lower floor is embedded in rock and connected to the upper by a natural stone wall.

Shinichi Ogawa's Seaside House is an impeccably minimalist two-story marvel in Kanagawa that overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The living area flows into a cantilevered terrace and infinity pool, almost merging into the ocean as one seamless whole.

In Vietnam, Shunri Nishizawa's house in Chau Doc exudes tropical sophistication with exposed wooden beams, woven bamboo, plants, concrete panels and interior balconies and terraces. Corrugated metal panels act as movable walls and shutters and offer views of the surrounding rice fields.

These houses - along with more than 50 others - each have remarkably different designs. However, they all walk the line between inside and outside, each symbiotic with its surroundings.

Specifications
Title: Homes for Our Time. Vol. 1
Author: Philip Jodidio
Publisher: TASCHEN
Size: 215 x 140 x 27 mm
Size: 488 pages
Weight: 3.75 kg
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9783836571173

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