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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791311903321

Autore

McGillick Paul

Titolo

The sustainable Asian house / / Paul McGillick ; photography by Masano Kawana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo, Japan : , : Tuttle Publishing, , 2013

Clarendon, Vermont : , : Tuttle Publishing, , [date of distribution not identified]

©2013

ISBN

0-8048-4897-1

1-4629-1352-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (405 p.)

Classificazione

ZH 3050

Disciplina

728.047095

Soggetti

Ecological houses - Southeast Asia

Sustainable architecture - Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

Asien

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines"--Cover.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE STORY OF SUSTAINABILITY; THAILAND; PRACHACHUEN HOUSE, KANOON STUDIO; EQUILIBRIUM HOUSE, VASLAB ARCHITECTURE; EKAMAI HOUSE, CHAT ARCHITECTS; BANGKOK HOUSE, SCOTT WHITTAKER; MALAYSIA; CARPHENIE HOUSE, DESIGN COLLECTIVE ARCHITECTS; KUBIK HOUSE, MARRA + YEH ARCHITECTS; HOUSE AT DAMANSARA, RT+Q ARCHITECTS; TING HOUSE, WOOI ARCHITECT; SINGAPORE; BROOKVALE APARTMENT, TRISTAN AND JULIANA STUDIO; THE COPPER HOUSE, CSYA; FOURTH AVENUE HOUSE, RICHARD HO ARCHITECTS; A HOUSE IN THREE MOVEMENTS, RT+Q ARCHITECTS; THE WINGED HOUSE, K2LD

CAIRNHILL SHOPHOUSE, RICHARD HO ARCHITECTSCOVE GROVE HOUSE 1, AAMER ARCHITECTS; COVE GROVE HOUSE 2, BEDMAR & SHI; THE PARTY HOUSE, W ARCHITECTS; INDONESIA; BRAWIJAYA HOUSE, HAN AWAL ARCHITECTS; SENJAYA HOUSE, RT+Q ARCHITECTS; R HOUSE, BUDI PRADONO ARCHITECTS; RUMAH TINGGAL PRAJA, D-ASSOCIATES; HOUSE 2, TANAH TEDUH, ANDRA MATIN ARCHITECT; THE PHILIPPINES;



PARAÑAQUE HOUSE, ATELIER SACHA COTTURE; BATANGAS HOUSE, ARCHIPELAGO ARCHITECTS; VIDAL HOUSE, RENATO VIDAL; GOLF COURSE HOUSE, LOR CALMA DESIGN; BOUGAINVILLEA HOUSE, C/S ARCHITECTURE; THE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCopyright; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Today's byword is sustainability, and in few arenas is that more evident than in architecture. The Sustainable Asian House celebrates the new architectural vocabulary of environmental, social, and cultural sustainability as it is now emerging in Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.The houses in this book are an exciting representation of the region's reinterpretation of tropical architecture and its growing interest in traditional materials and craftsmanship. There is a new emphasis on fresh air, natural light, and spatial variety. Designe