Cool Homes in Hot Places

Cool Homes in Hot Places showcases real homes from the hottest territories around the world. Featuring a wide variety of environments and stylesfrom wilderness to hillside, from waterside to woodside, and from cultivated to streetsidethis book shows how careful decisions around layout, materials, color, and furniture can create elegant yet functional and comfortable spaces in even the world's hottest climates. By designing each home holistically and taking into consideration all of the factors that impact the sitethe occupants, region, climate, terrain, culture, and resourcesCool Homes in Hot Places will show any architect, interior designer, or homeowner the key to staying cool in any warm climate.

Year

2006

Language

English

Publisher

Collins Design

Editions

2

Pages

176

ISBN

9780060890384

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