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This latest addition to the Architecture Today series presents exciting contemporary commercial and industrial design projects by thirty professional architects from around the world. Bars, restaurants, shops and boutiques, hotels, cafes...the role that architecture plays in branding, marketing, and the ultimate success or failure of commercial ventures cannot be underestimated. Indeed, the relationship between the design of commercial spaces and customer behaviour is an increasingly researched and highly specialised subject. More than 500 full-colour photographs and 200 technical drawings and plans of more than 100 magnificent works by thirty of the most notable international architects are included in this valuable resource for landscape designers and architects.

Interior design projects for residential spaces where plants are part of the basic design, adding personality and life to the decor and counteracting the negative effects of city living. There is much more to interiors filled with plants than meets the eye. Plant arrangements can be seen as an inexpensive way to decorate a home, but in fact, the use of plants in interior design has benefits that are often overlooked. Plants add dimension to interiors and make them feel lively. They strengthen the connection with nature and reflect an appreciation of the botanical world. They improve air quality and regulate temperature and humidity levels. Plants also have positive effects on people's moods and health, reducing stress, promoting creativity, productivity and wellbeing. This book includes interior design projects for residential spaces, such as apartments, single-family houses, penthouses, and lofts in urban and rural environments. It focuses on modern interiors, where plants are part of the design, giving the home an organic touch. From interior courtyards to small balconies and through simple but graceful arrangements of potted plants, the projects offer inspirational ideas to all those who want to fill their homes with plants and add personality to their decor.

Slow living is a fashionable lifestyle idea emphasizing a slower approach to all aspects of everyday life. This beautiful book brings the slow living concept to home design and shows a wide selection of relaxed home interiors, designed as a reaction to the discomforts of busy working lifestyles where work and commuting creates stress. The book illustrates interiors designed and organized around natural materials, friendly furniture and gentle layouts to create a pleasant atmosphere in modern living spaces. 300 beautiful colour photographs showcase ideal homes featuring warm fireplaces with real fires, cosy leather sofas and soft cushions, lots of exposed wood beams and panelled ceilings, natural light and calming creamy colours.

A complete illustrated guide with inspiring ideas to improve home decoration. This book does not cover decorative styles or trends; neither is it a catalogue of products and furniture. The objective here is to present 1000 ideas to organize and plan your house so that you feel right at home in it. The topics have more to do with the organization of spaces, with the differences between natural and artificial lighting or real options in terms of sustainability and ecology. Whether you want to start from scratch or to change your current home, this book provides ideas for a better organized home. The 1000 details include advice, examples and definitions of concept. This book is ultimately a collection of 1000 small fragments of information, a thought-provoking tool which is essential for the home-owner to make the right decisions. Organization of spaces; Connections; Furniture and small spaces; Ceilings and roofs; Doors and windows; Outdoor spaces; Colour in the definition of spaces; Lighting; Renovations; Savings in natural resources; Ecomaterials; Water; New technologies

Architectural remodels that involve extensions and additions expand the usable size of a home and boost its value. An undersized home and the need for upgrading non-functional amenities are motivating factors aimed at transforming a home into a perfect fit for one's lifestyle, taste and budget. The combination of additional space and the implementation of interesting architectural details that use the new alongside the old often appears as a compelling alternative to the seamless home where lines between original structure and addition - or expansion - are impossible to discern.

In the Orient there is a belief that the gods, using an invisible red thread, connect every person with their destined 'other'. In Japanese legend, the thread is thought to be tied around the little finger of everyone on earth. According to this myth, the thread can travel everywhere, regardless of time, place and circumstances, until finding its other end. It is also said that the magical thread may be twisted or tangled but never broken. This book follows the myth and consists of four parts representing the four seasons: SPRING - the birth; SUMMER - the flourishing; AUTUMN - the experience; WINTER - the knowledge. On each illustration the invisible thread is hidden, weaving through nature, culture and the myths of traditional and contemporary Japanese life. You, the reader, needs to find and transform the invisible thread into the magical red one, while colouring the rest of the world it passes through using your imagination, and follow the red thread to find its destiny. Includes 6 pages of characters, icons, traditions and curiosities of Japanese arts and crafts.

The third illustrated monograph from Loft Publications celebrating the very latest work of the Barcelona-based interior, commercial and industrial designer whose award-winning work is based on the adventurous use of space and its geometric proportions. Rife's career as an interior and industrial designer begins during the period of his academic training through various collaborations with architecture and design studios. In 1994 he founded his own studio in Barcelona and currently leads a team of professionals trained in various fields of design. His international projects range from interior to industrial design in the commercial and private sectors. The studio also has considerable experience in graphic design photography and art direction. Its design philosophy is based on spatial and geometric proportion. Throughout his career Rife has received many prizes in the field of design, including Contract World Awards, ICFF Editors Awards, Ascer Prizes, and FAD Awards. He has also been nominated for the National Design Awards and the Delta Awards for Industrial Design. His work has been widely reported in the press and in specialized publications and books, nationally and internationally. Currently he combines teaching with an active role in workshops, meetings, and lectures.

An illustrated monograph celebrating the work of Jaime Sanahuja's architecture studio, established in the 1980s and now based in Valencia, Castellon and Ibiza. The studio's design philosophy is based on the simple values of Mediterranean culture. Sanahuja & Partners is a Spanish architecture studio created by Jaime Sanahuja in the late 1980s. From the beginning, the studio has based its projects on the criteria of quality, innovation and creativity. Working at the firm's current headquarters in Valencia, Castellon and Ibiza, the studio's multidisciplinary team approaches its projects with the following concepts: * careful consideration given to location; * functionality of the spaces; * spatial fluidity; * maximum exploitation of natural light as the main sustainability factors. Consequently, the end result is one of simplicity and clarity, in keeping with the values of Mediterranean culture, which is the main basis of the design philosophy at the studio.

Each volume focusses on one of the key factors that play a role in decoration - Color, Storage, Accessories, Lighting, Flooring & Materials or on different kinds of houses or spaces - Rooms for fun, Rooms for kids or Urban apartments. The photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions.

Ilustrovaný průvodce obsahující podrobné návody kreslení akčních postav ve stylu Manga.

Ilustrovaný průvodce obsahující podrobné návody kreslení záporných postav ve stylu Manga.

Each volume focusses on one of the key factors that play a role in decoration - Color, Storage, Accessories, Lighting, Flooring & Materials or on different kinds of houses or spaces - Rooms for fun, Rooms for kids or Urban apartments. The photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions.

Táto inšpiratívna kniha ukazuje príklady rôznych foriem organickej architekúry: od rodinných domov cez obytné komplexy, kancelárske budovy, až po kultúrne centrá a mestské plánovanie. Tento typ udržateľnej a ekologicky šetrnej architektúry je dnes široko používaný a ukazuje, že otázky životného prostredia môžu byť spojené s atraktívnym estetickým riešením.

The book contains the work of more than 100 artists and labels, more than 2000 images, and ten in-depth interviews with metal designers and artists, illustrated with photos taken by themselves specially for the occasion. The book also includes material from all the metal & hardcore genres, from the massive ones to the most underground ones: grindcore, thrash metal, death-metal, hard- rock, doom, black metal, metalcore.

Far-flung cultures have always been a source of inspiration for the exploration-minded Old Continent. Charmed by the exoticism of those distant styles, furniture designs and objets d"art, this decorative trend still exists today. Africa, Indonesia, Morocco, China, India and South America are lands that inspire the projects included in this book. Raffia rugs, natural fibre ornaments, leathers, hand-sewn baskets, Totem figures... just some of the objects that give personality to these projects.

This book highlights the alternatives envisaged by international experts about how we will live within a few decades: inevitable high-rise cities due to urban crowding or eco-friendly and self-sufficient metropolises are some of the prevailing trends seen in the seventy-plus projects included in the book. Via photos, plans, architectural illustrations, sketches, diagrams, texts and captions, this volume offers readers a clear image of the types of housing and cities to expect in a possible, and not so distant, future.