Dream Homes

Description

Dream Homes is a book of over 1000 photographs of luxurious primary residences as well as vacation properties in all sizes, styles and function imagined and designed by leading architects across the country. Dream homes presents these homes in nine functional chapters: Single family homes (both large and small), urban residences, sustainable, waterfront, mountain, desert, farm/ranch, and future homes. Within each chapter there are homes from modern to traditional, each presented with the architect’s point of view to the motivations, challenges, techniques and or materials used that make the home one-of-a-kind. Our country is a wonder of topographic and climatic diversity. The choice to build in a bustling city—from Los Angeles to New York—or a more remote destination in the mountains, desert, suburbs, or coastal regions, certainly affects the design. But within that framework, the sky is the limit, and the creative professionals whose architecture is presented herein are masters of discovering the possibilities, zeroing in on the important elements of their clients, being ecologically friendly, and inventing the unique, timelessly crafted envelopes that people call home. Intermedia Publishing is led by Brian Carabet and has produced nearly 200 hardcover books under the imprints of Panache Partners, Signature Publishing and Intermedia Publishing. This magnificent edition contains over 800 photographs of unique primary residences and vacation homes of all sizes, styles and function designed by the nations leading architects. The book is arranged in 9 chapters for the type of home ranging from single family, urban, sustainable, waterfront, mountains, desert, etc. for easy viewing of the genre of homes the reader is drawn to. In addition many architects have added video tours of the home accessed by QR codes in the book to make the book interactive with the reader. Single Family homes over 5000 square feet Single family homes under 5000 square feet Urban Residences Sustainable residences Waterfront Homes Mountain Homes Desert homes Farm/Ranch Homes Future Homes