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Wood has been a traditional construction material for centuries all over the world, as it still is in many places today.

Now there is a growing interest in using wood in modern residential architecture. Architects today are drawn to it for a variety of reasons including its sustainability, versatility, economy, and natural beauty. As a result, this environmentally sustainable material is becoming increasingly significant in today's domestic architecture. Wood, intrinsically beautiful in all of its forms, can be used in practically any part of the construction from a heavy structural frame to finely detailed cabinetry, and from flooring to roof shingles.

These volumes document wood used in different buildings and constructions. Each house profile is illustrated with the architect's own plans and elevations and also numerous full color interior and exterior photographs that highlight the natural appeal of wood.

Wood has been a traditional construction material for centuries all over the world, as it still is in many places today. Now there is a growing interest in using wood in modern residential architecture. Architects today are drawn to it for a variety of reasons including its sustainability, versatility, economy, and natural beauty. As a result, this environmentally sustainable material is becoming increasingly significant in today's domestic architecture. Wood, intrinsically beautiful in all of its forms, can be used in practically any part of the construction from a heavy structural frame to finely detailed cabinetry, and from flooring to roof shingles.

These volumes document wood used in different buildings and constructions. Each house profile is illustrated with the architect's own plans and elevations and also numerous full-colour interior and exterior photographs that highlight the natural appeal of wood.

These works feature a wide range of different uses of wood in home construction. Each of the projects is clearly explained by the designers themselves. All of the examples selected share the highest degree of architectural quality due to innovative uses of wood as well as the architects’ outspoken bid for environmentally sustainable construction. Included in this volume are sophisticated residences, contemporary homes, and small but remarkable wood-cabins. Outstanding photographs accompany the working plans and a clear text, to achieve an optimal communication of these buildings’ main features, the materials used and their defining characteristics.

These works feature a striking range of innovative uses of wood in interior design. Widely admired for the warmth and natural ambience it lends an interior space, wood has recently enjoyed a resurgence of interest in architecture, as these high-quality projects demonstrate. Included in this volume are sophisticated residences, contemporary homes, and small but remarkable wood houses & cabins. Outstanding photographs and explanatory texts transmit the arquitects´ enthusiasm for their medium and the flexibility and charm of wood interiors.

Roger Wood and Randal Marsh have been in private practice since 1983 after extensive experience in architectural offices in Melbourne, and graduating from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Wood Marsh Architecture has broad experience in interiors, urban design and major public infrastructure. The office has been responsible for the design of many road bridges, freeway sound walls and pedestrian links. In addition to a full range of architecture, including numerous substantial private residences, the office has designed sets and installations for fashion parades, visual art exhibitions and performance works. The company's work has won twenty-nine Royal Australian Institute of Architecture Awards for Excellence including the 1998 and 2006 Victorian Architecture Medal, and the 1998 National Walter Burley Griffin Award for Urban Design.

The architecture and design of Wood Marsh has been judged, nationally and internationally, as possessing great conceptual strength and clarity. Contextual issues of locality and region are used as a foundation for ideas that bring bold and sculptural architecture to our communities.

This beautifully published book showcases a selection of their best public and private projects.Roger Wood and Randal Marsh have been in private practice since 1983 after extensive experience in architectural offices in Melbourne, and graduating from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

No other material is as deeply embedded in the history, culture and the lives of human beings worldwide as wood. A global increase in environmental consciousness adds to its significance as a renewable, thus sustainable resource. Wood offers unique qualities of lightness and elegance, plays of light and shadow and countless color tones. It may be used to assemble imposing, bulky structures, as well as to erect delicate, undulating forms that seem filigree and transparent.

The many possibilities for use of this natural building material as well as the innovative construction techniques which have extended these possibilities are shown with texts and facts, photos and drawings. The architectural species diversity ranges from energy-efficient passive houses to multi-story academic facilities and fashionable bars that prove that nothing matches wood in versatility and beauty.

From the contents:

- Martinsried University, Germany (Auer + Weber)
- Helsinkis Seafarers’ Center, Finland (Ark-House Architects)
- Mei Li Zhou Church in Hangzhou, China (Tsushima Design Studio)
- Culinary Art School in Tijuana, Mexico (Gracia Studio)
- Sleepbox in Moscow, Russia (Arch Group)

Wood presents a comprehensive survey of international wood architecture highlighting the incredible versatility of this building material and the environmentally friendly possibilities of using it in residential construction and design. Wood as a material evokes alternate images of warm comfort or sleek cool modern design, and its many special characteristics are explored through the selected projects, interiors, and furniture detailed in this book.

Wood provides a unique opportunity to examine contemporary wooden architecture as a global phenomenon rich in cross-cultural influences and universality. It also illustrates the diversity in the use of this material in different climates, cultures, and countries.

The book is divided into four main chapters: a short historical introduction; a compilation of different projects shown as a whole, and typologically catalogued according to the use of wood; a compilation of interior designs, arranged like the different spaces of a house and combined with wood furniture; and a catalogue of the most commonly used woods and their properties.

WOOD presents a global survey of the most outstanding works of contemporary wood architecture from around the world completed in the last five years. Organized typologically, the book illustrates more than 60 different housing projects, and includes most of the actual tendencies in wood construction around the world. It also includes fine interior designs, decorations and furniture, always showing the widest variety. Each project is illustrated with colour photographs, line drawings and a descriptive text.

A follow on from the successful Life in Oak- Framed Buildings and Timber Framed Buildings, author Ivo Pauwels describes the many different realisations of wooden structures - from garages and terraces to gardens sheds, pool houses, guest houses and home offices. Timber-framed buildings are becoming ever-more popular across Europe, and this book provides an excellent source of inspiration, illustrating a traditional building style combined with a modern way of living, working and relaxing.

Contemporary office design is a balancing act between meeting functional and technical requirements and creating a unique and comfortable atmosphere. Starting with traditional cubicles, on to custom-designed work environments, and ending in open team spaces and interaction areas, Work! presents all kinds of new space concepts and offers a unique glimpse of an emerging world of innovative and elaborate design concepts.

Creativity is given no limits, an exciting interplay of color and light, strict steel-and-glass structure or the self-aware building of the natural material. Presented are 40 projects in the most contrasting styles and designs from around the world.

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Cafe! Best of Coffee Shop Design

Drink! Best of Bar Design

Dance! Best of Club Design

Eat! Best of Restaurant Design

Move! Best of Gym Design

Relax! Best of Spa Design

Shop! Best of Store Design

Swim! Best of Pool Design

The concept of the office is far more diverse than it used to be; gone are the days of factory floor-style expanses and monotonous cell-like structures. Now offices function as both a company’s individual calling card and an inspiring work environment. Office architecture has flourished into a complex discipline that is continually developing new problem-solving approaches that put the distinctive needs of individual employees front and centre and, in doing so, foster communication, motivation and achievement.

This volume presents over 100 projects from around the globe, incorporating local and firm-specific examples of office architecture and putting the newest insights of research into the workplace to the test: from the creatively designed workspace of the start-up, via the multifunctional office separated into flexible zones and devoid of fixed work places, to elaborately furnished and prestigious offices. Each of these office worlds is also a habitat, a source of unique fascination and inspiration. 

- Analogfolk in London, United Kingdom (Design Haus Liberty)
- Red Rock HQ Sydney, Australia (Rolf Ockert. Architect)
- Optimedia in Moscow, Russia (Nefa Architects)
- Bosco in Tokyo, Japan (Makoto Yamaguchi Design)
- Zalando Berlin, Germany (de Winder Architekten)

The idea of transforming the working area into an integrated part of the domestic space is now a familiar concept, and freelance professionals often opt to establish their office at home not only for financial reasons but also for the opportunity to work within a personalized space that is both attractive and comfortable. This book has gathered projects from around the world that represent the latest trends in working space design - each project is the work of a contemporary architect, interior designer, or homeowner who has used striking and ingenious ideas to create a distinctive working area

Clever and sometimes even breathtaking, these new spaces promote new forms of work, creativity, and collaboration.

WorkScape reveals how trailblazing companies from around the world are redefining where we work and how we work together. The book showcases office spaces by innovators such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, Monocle, KPMG, Red Bull, and Urban Outfitters that promote new forms of work, creativity, and collaboration.

In addition to presenting architecture and interior design, WorkScape also explores more unconventional parameters that can make going to and being at work more attractive and satisfying. The forward-thinking offers featured here include company-run childcare facilities, bike share programs, communal vegetable gardens, and fully equipped health and wellness facilities.

In WorkScape, office environments from global players are shown alongside compelling examples from smaller enterprises, temporary ventures, and freelance endeavours that all shake off the cubicle culture of the past. The book’s careful pairing of stunning images with in-depth project descriptions and detailed floor plans make it an invaluable reference for anyone looking to redefine their workplaces, impress their partners and clients, and inspire their staff to think outside the box.

The way we work is currently undergoing fundamental changes. Thanks to globalization and digitalization on the one hand and evolving corporate cultures, collaboration methods, working procedures, and hierarchical structures on the other, a range of new opportunities are opening up for both employers and employees. These promising possibilities, however, bring along significant challenges for the architecture of our workplaces — and those who would like to use them.

WorkScape reveals how the architecture of our working world is changing to keep up with these new developments. The book features an outstanding selection of examples from world-famous architects, who are implementing projects for large, innovative firms and pushing architectonic and aesthetic boundaries in the process. These include Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle for the Urban Outfitters’ campus in Philadelphia, Hofman Dujardin Architects for the Eneco’s headquarters in Rotterdam, and 3XN for Saxo Bank in Copenhagen.

This comprehensive survey showcases individual workplaces from executive suites to open-plan offices as well as conference rooms, spaces that facilitate teamwork, representative foyers, and functional surfaces. The book includes key locations for the more informal exchange of information including kitchenettes, lounges, and break rooms. In addition to documenting working environments, WorkScape also explores unconventional parameters that can make a workplace more attractive and that reflect new developments in the business world such as company-run childcare facilities, lunchrooms serving organic food, and corporate parking lots with charging stations for electric vehicles.

WorkScape features compelling examples from global corporations, innovative medium-sized enterprises, and small creative studios. The book even includes extensive documentation of the specific features of temporary structures such as incubators for start-ups or co-working spaces for freelancers.

Its thought-provoking overview of working environments for today and tomorrow makes WorkScape an invaluable reference for architects, interior designers, and product designers as well as companies and employees, who are looking to redefine their workplaces, impress their partners and clients, and inspire their staff.