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Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture

by Gianni Francione, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
RM44.29 MYR
Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture
Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture

Tropical modernism meets traditional Balinese aesthetics.

If you're captivated by the allure of Bali and intrigued by the fusion of traditional and modern design, "Bali Houses" will be a feast for your eyes and inspiration for your living space. Gianni Francione takes you on a visual journey, demonstrating how contemporary architecture can harmoniously blend with Bali's timeless beauty. This could be the spark that ignites your own interior or architectural project, combining the new with the culturally rich.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture

by Gianni Francione, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
RM44.29 MYR
ISBN: 9780794600136
Authors: Gianni Francione, Luca Invernizzi Tettoni
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Date of Publication: 2003-03-15
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Travel, Art
Related Topics: Crafts, Reference, Travelogue, Architecture, Art Design, Guidebook, Design
Goodreads rating: 4.27
(rated by 15 readers)

Description

This Balinese design book, containing over 300 beautiful photos and extensive commentary, will add a distinctive tropical flair to your interior decorating and architecture. The phenomenon loosely termed "Bali style" has been the subject matter for countless books on art, architecture, and interior design. In this book, author and architect Gianni Francione showcases the new generation of Bali-style homes, interiors, and artifacts that utilize what he terms a new internationalism. Even though the timeless, distinctive Balinese bale, open to a panorama of rice fields and the evening breeze, is still there, it may now be made in marble or stone. Similarly, present-day villas, resort bungalows, shops, restaurants, and other buildings are just as likely to use modernist techniques and materials as they are to utilize alang-alang and coconut wood. Bali Houses presents this new departure in architecture, interior design, glassware, table settings, textiles, furniture, and furnishings in many never-before-photographed locations. It is a fitting sequel to Bali Modern.
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Tropical modernism meets traditional Balinese aesthetics.

If you're captivated by the allure of Bali and intrigued by the fusion of traditional and modern design, "Bali Houses" will be a feast for your eyes and inspiration for your living space. Gianni Francione takes you on a visual journey, demonstrating how contemporary architecture can harmoniously blend with Bali's timeless beauty. This could be the spark that ignites your own interior or architectural project, combining the new with the culturally rich.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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