{"product_id":"modern-tropical-houses-in-the-sun-hardcover","title":"Modern Tropical: Houses in the Sun - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eByron Hawes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOscar Riera Ojeda\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, inviting, embracing the indoor-outdoor lifestyle with a touch of the exotic, tropical modern homes are a dream of paradise realized.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003ci\u003eModern Tropical\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eByron Hawes\u003c\/b\u003e is a New York- and Toronto-based writer and designer. He is the founder and editor of the underground architecture and design magazine the \u003ci\u003eAprès Garde\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eOscar Riera Ojeda\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the eponymous boutique publishing architecture house, Oscar Riera Ojeda Publishers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.8 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758025474336,"sku":"9780847860036","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa4ea784d8926afdb99718f669110f85.webp?v=1780116787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/modern-tropical-houses-in-the-sun-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}