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Tropical Houses: Living in Nature in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Java, Bali, and the Coasts of Mexico and Belize

by Tim Street-Porter
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Evocative journey through tropical architectural bliss.

Imagine the warm breeze and lush landscapes ushering you into an enchanting blend of home and nature. That's what "Tropical Houses" offers with Tim Street-Porter's stunning photography. As you thumb through the pages, you can almost sense the sun filtering through exotic flora and the serene morning mists of far-flung locales. These homes are not just structures but experiences, artfully melted into their vibrant environments. It's a visual voyage that might redefine your notion of indoor-outdoor living.

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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Tropical Houses: Living in Nature in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Java, Bali, and the Coasts of Mexico and Belize

by Tim Street-Porter
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ISBN: 9780517704622
Author: Tim Street-Porter
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Date of Publication: 2000-11-07
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Nature, Travel, Art
Related Topics: Design, Art and Photography, Photography, Nature, Travelogue, Travel, Environment, Architecture
Goodreads rating: 3.88
(rated by 8 readers)

Description

The ambient warmth of the tropics causes architectural distinctions between indoors and out to evaporate, along with the walls that divide them. Houses expand into the landscape, while the sights, sounds, and scents of nature waft through living spaces. Indeed, one of the pleasures of living in the tropics is an awakening of the senses that brings us closer to nature.Internationally renowned photographer and writer Tim Street-Porter has spent more than ten years traveling through Bali, Java, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Belize, and Jamaica. This book's 272 stunning photographs, supported by Street-Porter's fascinating and informed commentary, capture the appeal and the meaning of the enviable dwellings he found in his journeys. It may be the outdoor bath, a sybarite's delight, with sun filtering through a frangipani tree . . . the deep-eaved verandah, where one sips coffee while contemplating the neighboring valley shrouded in early morning mist . . . or the thatch-roofed palapa, its main supports local tree trunks wrapped in strangler vine.These wonderful expressions of vernacular architecture -- many the products of the world's finest architects and designers--nest in jungles, perch over volcanic cliffs, stand placidly beside lagoons, and exist always in harmony with the nature that envelops them. These are real places where people really live, but each seems suspended in a setting that is at once dreamlike and elemental.
 

Evocative journey through tropical architectural bliss.

Imagine the warm breeze and lush landscapes ushering you into an enchanting blend of home and nature. That's what "Tropical Houses" offers with Tim Street-Porter's stunning photography. As you thumb through the pages, you can almost sense the sun filtering through exotic flora and the serene morning mists of far-flung locales. These homes are not just structures but experiences, artfully melted into their vibrant environments. It's a visual voyage that might redefine your notion of indoor-outdoor living.

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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