Hide Seek Architecture Cabins Hide Outs by Sofia Borges (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 01 edition. 256 pages. 11.75x9.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Berlin Gestalten 2014 Bound, 256pp., 24.5x30.5cm., richly illustr. in colour, in very good condition (binding with light traces of use). ISBN 9783899555455. Our longing for simplicity, clarity, and retreat often leads us into nature. Hide and Seek presents a selection of cabins, hideaways and summer homes that offer their inhabitants individual ways of escaping the routines of urban life. Located in forests, mountains and waterside settings, these retreats combine traditional forms with contemporary architecture and interior design. The projects demonstrate how thoughtful concepts, furniture, materials and atmosphere can transform even small structures into places of calm and retreat. The book presents a broad selection of contemporary cabins and secluded retreats designed as alternatives to conventional urban living. The projects range from small wooden cabins and rustic shelters to highly experimental structures, suspended tents, compact architectural capsules, mountain retreats and waterside dwellings. Each project is documented through extensive photography and accompanying texts that explain the architectural concept, materials, relationship to the surrounding landscape and approach to interior design. A recurring theme is the creation of a sense of privacy and tranquillity with limited means: rather than relying on size or luxury, the architects and designers use location, proportion, natural materials, openings, light and carefully selected furnishings to establish a strong connection with the landscape. The publication therefore functions as a contemporary survey of contextual architecture and interior design, with particular attention to small-scale residential architecture, nature retreats and alternative forms of habitation.…