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Into the Woods
Retreats and Dream Houses
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See moreFor those who crave the tranquility of nature, fifty houses selected from around the world with the most ecologically sustainable and innovative breakthroughs in architecture and design.
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Seeking the perfect escape from city life and congestion? Into the Woods is filled with environmentally low-impact homes and retreats using eco-friendly materials and technology that reduce the carbon footprint and lower energy needs, all built within the past ten years.
The broadening interest in back-to-nature and homesteading plays a role, and many new structures are examples of sustainability that are in touch with nature, far from the madding crowd, but not only for the select few.
International in scope, the book is an A to Z of ideas for the twenty-first century, from a pavilion in Argentina to a forest house in New Zealand, all designed to have minimal architectural traces—made with local materials that harmonise with the surrounding environment.
An outdoor care retreat outside Oslo provides space where visitors can benefit from the therapeutic qualities of nature. A residence in Tottori, Japan, adapts with the changing seasons. A treehouse in Cape Town uses cylindrical towers that are elevated on stilts, offering views among the trees. In Quebec, three geodesic domes were designed as part of an eco-tourism project to highlight the area's natural beauty.
Each house is paired with photographs and plans.
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ISBN: 9780847866076
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 24 March 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Rizzoli International Publications
Illustration: 192 colour illustrations
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 216.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 272
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Philip Jodidio has written over 100 books about contemporary architecture and art, including Tadao Ando: Venice, Tadao Ando at Naoshima, Tadao Ando: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and I. M. Pei: The Complete Works for Rizzoli.
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