Retreat: The Modern House in Nature

Photos are great

This is a truly lovely book. Beautiful photos.

Wonderful photography and information a book to visit often

Stunning pictures of homes, not show pieces but homes that seamlessly fit into the landscape. Beautifully done.

イメージ的にはフランクロイドライトの山荘みたいなのを浮かべてくれれば大体合ってると思います。 あれをモダンにした感じの山荘や海辺・湖畔の家なんかを大判の写真で意匠が分かるように紹介しています。 そういえば最近観た映画「エクス・マキナ」の舞台になる社長さんの豪邸もこんな感じでした。 住む家というよりは美術館や博物館みたいな部屋割りや大きさで、迎賓館みたいな使い方でもしないなら中々管理費ばかり掛かって難儀な家だなぁというのが感想です。

I was drawn to this title as I love both architecture and nature. One gets the feeling of the solitude and calmness living in a retreat type setting can bring. I was amazed at the place all over the world that are shown, and many in the US, which show houses set in natural settings, and seem to bring a message of relaxation.

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Disappointing selection of houses.