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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459685803321

Autore

McGillick Paul

Titolo

Sustainable luxury : the new Singapore house, solutions for a livable future / / Paul McGillick ; photography by Masano Kawana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Clarendon Vermont : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4629-1515-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (518 p.)

Disciplina

690.0286

Soggetti

Ecological houses

Dwellings - Energy conservation

Sustainable living

Sustainable design

Architecture, Domestic - Singapore

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Content; INTRODUCTION: SUSTAINABLE LUXURY: IS IT A CONTRADICTION IN TERMS?; TANGLIN HILL HOUSE (ECO:ID ARCHITECTS); NEIL ROAD SHOPHOUSE (EXPERIENCE DESIGN STUDIO, ONG&ONG); MANDAI COURTYARD HOUSE (ATELIER M+A); NAMLY DRIVE HOUSE (CHANG ARCHITECTS); OLIV APARTMENTS (W ARCHITECTS); ANDREW ROAD HOUSE (A D LAB); HOLLAND GROVE HOUSE (A D LAB); SEMBAWANG LONG HOUSES (FORMWERKZ); TREE HOUSE (FORMWERKZ); THE CORAL HOUSE (GUZ ARCHITECTS); WATER LILY HOUSE (GUZ ARCHITECTS); BELMONT ROAD HOUSE (CSYA); CHATSWORTH PARK HOUSE (ECO:ID ARCHITECTS); THOMSON HEIGHTS HOUSE (AAMER ARCHITECTS)

JALAN MAT JAMBOL HOUSE (ZARCH COLLABORATIVES)INTERLOCKING HOUSE (LATO DESIGN); TRAVERTINE DREAM HOUSE (WALLFLOWER ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN); BARNSTORM HOUSE; DAKOTA APARTMENT (JONATHAN POH); BAMBOO CURTAIN HOUSE (ECO:ID ARCHITECTS); SUNSET PLACE HOUSE (IP:LI ARCHITECTS); WATTEN RESIDENCES (IP:LI ARCHITECTS); THE GREEN COLLECTION (RT+Q ARCHITECTS);



VERANDAH HOUSE (RT+Q ARCHITECTS); THE CRANES (EXPERIENCE DESIGN STUDIO, ONG&ONG); CAIRNHILL ROAD SHOPHOUSE (RICHARDHO ARCHITECTS); THE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

Singapore is celebrated as one of the most livable cities in Asia, and Sustainable Luxury shows how the prosperous, forward-looking nation is pioneering innovative solutions for environmental, economic, social, and cultural issues faced the world over. Dr. Paul McGillick, the author of The Sustainable Asian House (Tuttle, 2013), presents twenty-seven recent residential projects created by Singapore's most talented architects to address the many complex and interconnected aspects of sustainability.Some of the homes featured here emphasize environmental needs, while others are concerned with pre

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449236803321

Titolo

The African book publishing record

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Oxford, Eng.] : , : [Hans Zell Ltd.]

Berlin : , : De Gruyter

ISSN

1865-8717

Disciplina

070.5/73/096

Soggetti

Publishers and publishing - Africa

Édition - Afrique

Publishers and publishing

Bibliographies.

Periodicals.

Africa Imprints Periodicals

Afrique Imprimés Périodiques

Africa

Afrika

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico