Retreat the Modern House in Nature - Beau Livre

Across the globe, architects are creating innovative houses for country living, reimagining the way we escape into the natural world. Some combine industrial materials like metal and concrete with traditional wood. Others create sophisticated essays in off-grid living, employing the most technologically ambitious green-living strategies. Still others place discreet structures on remote, almost-unbuildable locations.
This unique volume profiles new and recent projects that illustrate the inexhaustible potential of the modern house to enter into a dialogue with nature in sustainable yet stylish ways. The collection spans the globe, from the Pacific Northwest to the desert Southwest, from the Stockholm archipelago to the beaches of Australia and New Zealand. Today's architectural vanguard is represented as well as established architects working at the forefront of twenty-first-century design, including Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Rick Joy, Olson Kundig, and Marcio Kogan.
These rustic retreats—with comfortable modern interiors—will appeal to readers of shelter magazines, white the cutting-edge reputations of their architects will resonate with professionals and students.