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In Tokyo, many restaurants close because of excessive competition every year. On the other hand, new restaurants trying to meet consumer's diversifying tastes and lifestyles open. In this book, restaurants in Tokyo which are newly opened or renovated between January 2005 and April 2006 in Tokyo are introduced with a multitude of high-quailty colour photos and drawings.

Covering 159 restaurants in Tokyo that have high quality in architecture, interior design, furniture and lighting design.

Konichiwa cool!

So you love sushi, sleep on a futon, drink green tea—why not take your Nippon-adoration one step further by infusing your surroundings with a few Japanese touches? The best place to start is this look book bursting with full-page color photographs of apartments, houses, and hotels throughout the city. Whether it`s a high-rise apartment overlooking Tokyo, a boutique hotel, or a house made of fiberglass, each dwelling herein will awaken the Japanese spirit within you. For a real treat, why not sip a sake while you peruse the pages?

Highlights include:
• Plastic House by Kengo Kuma
• Professor Nakamura's version of a Japanese literati retreat
• Natural Stripes House by Masaki Endoh
• Lost in Translation hotel Park Hyatt by Kenzo Tange

240 colour and 22 b/w illustrations

Today Tokyo is the largest city in the world. The image of the city, notwithstanding the widespread globalisation process, is very different to what we are accustomed to in Europe, America and also in other Asian countries. The visual and cultural shock is strong: it appears extremely vast, uncontrollable, indecipherable, incommunicable, and chaotic.
Tokyo is one of the few global cities, and, like London, New York and perhaps one or two others, is part of a real trans-national system. It is an extraordinary capital of contemporary architecture and, at the same time, constitutes an exceptional urban phenomenon that is impossible not to study with great interest. More importantly is the fact that, behind an apparently abstract debate, the city poses a substantial problem: does it represent the final decay of the Western city or rather is it something completely different, a city with its own deep-rooted historical diversity and specific cultural independence that has not been substantially modified by the powerful and recent hybridisation with the West? And also, does the city interest us for these reasons or rather because it is/appears to be the city which – not being a part of the Eastern tradition – has, more than any other place, embraced the challenge of the new millennium and projected itself into the future, spurring rapid change with the energy, recklessness and aggression that is possible only in a place that has never been part of a tradition, to the point that it has substantiated a new symbolic form in the urban phenomenology of the twenty-first century?

In an age when houses exhibiting unchecked exuberance, high drama, or conspicuous luxury get all the attention, leading interior designer Tom Scheerer has cultivated a more restrained brand of chic, a look he modestly describes as “cheerful” and “no nonsense.” But it is so much more. In Manhattan apartments, Brooklyn brownstones, Bahamian seaside cottages, and Maine country houses, Scheerer creates rooms that are crisp, confident, classic, and unfailingly correct, but also visually enthralling. His sophistication is extreme, but it is accessible, relaxed, and a touch “underbaked,” as Scheerer says, because he thinks the smartest rooms are always a little underdecorated.

The magic is in the way Scheerer combines classic, old-fashioned decorating with modernist touches à la Albert Hadley and Billy Baldwin, but with a keener attention to natural materials, unpretentious vernacular crafts, and the prettiest colour combinations this side of India. He cherishes the simplest, least manipulated fabrics — cottons, linens, dimities — and loves certain inexpensive accents as much as he does truly fine ones. All this adds up to fresh, relaxed interiors that look like no others. Exquisitely photographed, this is the long-awaited first book of Scheerer’s work, and it’s a must for all lovers of interior design.

Home is a place where inspiration and creativity can be brought forth and given presence in the physical world. In turn, a home will have an effect on the mood and lifestyle of the occupant. A home and its owner share a reciprocal relationship and it becomes a most important private space. The projects in this book have been carefully selected to represent the most remarkable masterpieces of modern home design. We have endeavoured to include works by world-renowned and highly respected designers, such as Oskar L. Torres, Shahira H. Fahmy, Katherine Pooley and Philip Tang.

Посмотреть избранные развороты книги Top 50 Beautiful Homes

In this book, Cambert explores the differences between 10 of today's best architects by evaluating their emblematic buildings, built, under construction, or those that have remained on the boards. It features interviews with and work from Ando, Perrault, Hadid, Moneo, Pelli, Ban, Nouvel, van Berkel, Holl, and Souto de Moura.

Contents:
Neo-classical Style
Petrus French Restaurant - Legendale Hotel Beijing
Restaurant de Lonbo - Beijing Bohao Radegast Hotel
Pipette - InterContinental Hotel Shenzhen Pipette
Vista Lago Italian Restaurant - The Interlaken OCT Hotel Vista Lago
Mezzo - Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel Mezzo
Palladio - The Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai
Danieli’s - The St. Regis Beijing
The Exchange - Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
“L8”Members Gallery - Pudi Boutique Hotel Shanghai
Café 99 - The Regent Beijing 99
Portofino - The Venetian Macau Resort Hotel
Java+ - Beijing Marriott Hotel Northeast
Café Zen - Futian Shangri-La Shenzhen
Adour Alain Ducasse - The St. Regis Hotel, New York

Mediterranean Style
Camoes Portuguese Restaurant - Legendale Hotel Beijing
M Mediterranean Restaurant - Sofitel Huanghe Sheshan Resort Shanghai M
Ciao Dining Room & Bambino - The Langham, Yangtze Boutique Shanghai
Provincia Restaurant - Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall

Spanish Style
Mercado - InterContinental Hotel Shenzhen Mercado
Café Aqua - Falls Hotel Interlaken Shenzhen Aqua

Pastoral Style
Grange - Westin Beijing Chaoyang
Sophia - The Ritz-Carlton Sanya
Dos Caminos - Venetian Hotel Resort Casino, Las Vegas Dos Caminos
G Restaurant - Grand Hyatt Guangzhou G
The Big Kitchen - Hilton Sanya Resort & Spa The Big Kitchen
Astor Grill - The St. Regis Beijing
Daccapo - The Regent Beijing
Bourbon Steak - Four Seasons Hotel, Washington D.C.
CBD International Cuisine - Grand Millennium Beijing
Red Orange - Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing
Kranzler’s - Kempinski Hotel Sanya
Paulaner Brauhaus - Kempinski Hotel Sanya
Café Chinois - JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen
Seasons Café - Kempinski Hotel Suzhou
Magnolia Café - Doubletree by Hilton Huaqiao, Kunshan
Wild Fire - InterContinental Hotel Qingdao
Splash - Four Seasons Hotel Macau
Pavilion - Mandarin Oriental Sanya
Café Yum - Shangri-La Hotel Qingdao
Rare Restaurant - Desert Palm Dubai

Modern & Simple Style
Café - Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Sha Tin
LIMONI - The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou
FOODS - The Ritz-Carlton, Guangzhou
Horizons - City of Dreams
Courtyard Restaurant - Beijing Bohao Radegast Hotel
The Garden Court - The St. Regis Beijing
Prego - The Westin Guangzhou Prego
Adour - The St. Regis Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Fratelli Fresh Restaurant - Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel Fratelli Fresh
Aurora - Altira Macau
Vasco’s - Hilton Beijing Wangfujing
International Food Warehouse - Park Hyatt Beijing
Dining Room - Park Hyatt Shanghai
Cabin 2 - The Interlaken OCT Hotel, Shenzhen

Introduction:
The Top Hotel Spas captures the best of International hotel spas, telling each story through stunning photography. The spas are clearly presented in three categories: Resort Spa, Leisure Spa and Club Spa with details on design style, services available and brand philosophy, reflecting the relationship between the spa and hotel design as well as highlighting the unique features of the spas.

Contents:
Resort Spa
SIX SENSES SPA AT HIDEAWAY ZIGHY BAY, OMAN
SIX SENSES SPA AT MGM GRAND MACAU
SIX SENSES SPA AT EVANSON HUA HIN, THAILAND
SIX SENSES SPA AT HIDEAWAY YAO NOI, THAILAND
SIX SENSES SPA AT SONEVA KIRI , THAILAND
SIX SENSES SPA AT EVASON MA’IN HOT SPRING, JORDAN
THE SPA AT AMAN AT SUMMER PALACE, BEIJING
THE SPA AT AMAN NEW DELHI, INDIA
AMAN SPA AT AMANDARI RESORT BALI, INDONESIA
AMAN SPA AT AMANPURI RESORT, THAILAND
ANGSANA SPA AT KEMPINSKI SANYA
ANGSANA SPA AT TIVOLI MARINA VILAMOURA HOTEL, PORTUGAL
Vilamoura
BANYAN TREE SPA SANYA
ESPA AT RITZ-CARLTON SANYA
SILVER RAIN LA PRAIRIE SPA AT RITZ-CARLTON, GRAND CAYMAN
THE SPA AT ANANTARA DHIGU RESORT, MALDIVES
THE SPA AT DOLDER GRAND HOTEL, SWISS THE SPA AT PONTE VEDRA INN & CLUB, FLORIDA
THE SPA AT VERANDA CHIANG MAI-THE HIGH RESORT, THAILAND
THE SPA AT AQUAPURA DOURO VALLEY, PORTUGAL
THE SPA RETREAT AT HILTON SANYA RESORT ＆ SPA
THE SPA AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL HOTEL, SANYA
INTERLAKEN SPA AT OCT EAST, SHENZHEN
WATERFALL SPA & WELLNESS AT INTERCONTINENTAL, SHENZHEN
YANG SPA AT PALACE LAN RESORT HOTEL YANG CHENG LAKE SUZHOU

Leisure Spa
TIAN SPA AT PARK HYATT BEIJING
THE BALNEUM SPA AT HYATT REGENCY JING JIN CITY RESORT & SPA
WATER'S EDGE SPA AT PARK HYATT SHANGHAI
YUAN SPA AT HYATT ON THE BUND SHANGHAI
O SPA AT GRAND HYATT GUANGZHOU
QUAN SPA AT BEIJING MARRIOTT HOTEL NORTHEAST
QUAN SPA AT BEIJING MARRIOTT HOTEL CITY WALL
QUAN SPA AT JW MARRIOTT HOTEL SHENZHEN
CHI SPA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, GUANGZHOU
SPA AT SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, QINGDAO
SPA AT FUTIAN SHANGRI-LA, SHENZHEN
FITNESS CLUB & SPA AT RHINO HOTEL KYOTO, JAPAN
THE SPA AT THE ADDRESS, DOWNTOWN BURJ DUBAI
RAFFLES AMRITA SPA AT RAFFLES HOTEL, DUBAI
BLISS SPA AT W HOTEL, HONG KONG
ROCK SPA AT HARD ROCK HOTEL, MACAU
THE SPA AT CROWN TOWERS, MACAU
ALTIRA SPA AT ALTIRA, MACAU
THE SPA AT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, MACAU
RUIGONG SPA AT RADEGAST HOTEL CBD BEIJING
SPA BY MTM AT GRAND MILLENNIUM BEIJING
LE SPA AT SOFITEL WANDA BEIJING
SOSPATM AT SOFITEL SHANGHAI SHESHAN ORIENTAL
THE SPA AT HILTON BEIJING WANGFUJING HOTEL
SERENITY SPA AT REGENT HOTEL BEIJING
TEA TREE SPA AT CROWNE PLAZA SUN PALACE HOTEL BEIJING
CHUAN SPA AT LANGHAM, YANGTZE BOUTIQUE SHANGHAI
HEAVENLY SPA AT THE WESTIN GUANGZHOU
THE SPA ＆ FITNESS CENTER AT THE RITZ-CARLTON, SHENZHEN
THE SPA AT INTERCONTINENTAL CENTURY CITY CHENGDU

Club Spa
ERWIN GOMEZ SALON & SPA AT WASHINGTON DC
MARS THE SALON AT TOKYO
YOGA DEVA AT ARIZONA, USA
ZENSPA AT BEIJING
LI CHI LEISURE CLUB AT NINGBO

Contents:
HARMONY
P16 Guangzhou Jiulong Lake
P32 Sanya RandF Bay
P46 Nanjing Greentown Rose Garden
P72 Hangzhou Vanke. Gongwang
P84 Chongqing Jinke Sun Seashore
P96 Beijing Crabapple Villa
P106 Haikou. Tianyifang Hangzhou Riverside Thousand
P122 Island Lakeside Garden
P138 Beijing Royl Villa
ACTIVENESS
P 152 Zhongshan Chrysanthemum .Jianhua Garden
P164 Beijing Shuise Shiguang Block C
P172 China Merchant Property Development. Sea Court
P194 Shanghai Vanke Jingyuan
P206 Qingjie Yuhue Hongtai. Lion Lake Phase Ⅰ
P220 Shanghai Greenland . Rose Bush County
P232 Wuhan China Resources Land Central Park
P248 Huzhou Greentown.Royal Garden
P260 Ningbo Cana Lake Valley Phase Ⅱ
P270 Qingdao Blue Spring Villa
P282 Chinese Town. Xi City
TERRITORY
P298 Guangzhou Yiquan Villa. Lingnan Cantonese Garden
P308 Pingmenfu in Suzhou
P324 Wuhan Hengda. Panlong Bay
P338 Long Island,Chongqing Zhong An
P350 Chongqing Longfor Wisdom City
P368 Shanghai Hanbi Bay
P378 Chengdu Mont Conquerant
P394 19th Century AD Belle Time Project File
AMBIENCE
P406 Suzhou Lanshan Villa
P426 Guangzhou Agile.Cambridge Shire
P438 Tianjin Vanke.Langrun Garden
P448 Qingdao.Saint Rollnick
P458 Phase of Pure Waterside of Chengdu China Town