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New Old House: Historic & Modern Architecture Combined

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The New Old House showcases 18 private historic homes across North America and Europe, revealing how architects ingeniously combine historic origins with modern design to revitalise these properties for contemporary living. Through recent renovations, the book explores themes of sustainability, multiculturalism, preservation, and style, emphasising the unique elegance born from blending heritage with innovation.
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Ideal for readers interested in architecture, historic preservation, and modern design integration. It appeals to architects, designers, history enthusiasts, and homeowners considering thoughtful renovations that respect heritage while embracing contemporary living.

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An international collection of groundbreaking architectural preservation projects featuring 18 private homes transformed by top architects

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The New Old House presents 18 private historic homes, from North America to Europe, and traces the ingenious ways architects have revitalised and refreshed them for a new generation.

Most of the renovations occurred in the last decade, but all of these homes have origins reaching back into the past, in some cases hundreds of years. Projects and firms featured include:

Greenwich House, Allan Greenberg; Longbranch, Jim Olson; Astley Castle, Witherford Watson Mann; Hunsett Mill, Acme; Cotswolds House, Richard Found; plus more than a dozen others.

These projects address such timely factors as sustainability, multiculturalism, preservation, and style, and demonstrate the unique beauty and elegance that comes from the interweaving of modernity and history.

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A collection of praises highlights the book's celebration of tasteful renovations that harmonise old charm with modern functionality. Monocle commends its best-of-both-worlds approach, while New York magazine’s The Cut.com finds the featured homes brilliantly intriguing. Architectural Digest notes its engaging coverage of bold contemporary additions improving livability, and Wallpaper* magazine values the rich insider insights and historical context that elevate it beyond a typical coffee table book.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419724046

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 March 2017

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams

Illustration: 200 Halftones, color

Contributors:

  • Foreword by Gil Schafer III

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 285.0mm

Height: 251.0mm

Weight: 1630g

Pages: 240

About the Author

An architecture and design author and journalist, Marc Kristal is a former editor of AIA/J, and has written for Metropolis, the New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle DΓ©cor, Wallpaper, and numerous other publications. Kristal has written, coauthored, or contributed to 30 books, including Re:Crafted, Immaterial World, and Magni Modernism.

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