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Retreat

The Modern House in Nature
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Retreat by Ron Broadhurst explores the architectural and cultural significance of retreat homes. The book presents a series of beautifully photographed hideaways around the world, highlighting their unique designs and the ways they offer solace from our busy lives. It delves into how these spaces reflect personal escapes in their artistic and breathtaking environments.
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Format: Hardback
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stunning architecture and design that harmoniously blend with natural landscapes. It showcases exquisite retreats from around the world, offering inspiration and insight into extraordinary spaces that provide serenity and renewal. Perfect for those who are passionate about arts and culture, and have an eye for aesthetic beauty in both interior and exterior design.

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The most forward-looking spaces designed for rustic living in the twenty-first century.

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These rustic retreats—with comfortable and appealing modern interiors—will resonate with readers of Real Living and Inside Out, while the cutting-edge reputations of their architects will interest professionals and students.

A global look at rustic living in the twenty-first century, Retreat presents new and recent houses that demonstrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature, either as an extraordinary object within the landscape or as an innovative approach to living off the grid.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780847845996

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 20 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications

Illustration: 300 COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 236.0mm

Height: 286.0mm

Weight: 1894g

Pages: 300

About the Author

Ron Broadhurst has written about architecture and interior design for the Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Urban House: Townhouses, Apartments, Lofts, and Other Spaces for City Living and Houses: Modern Natural/Natural Modern.

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