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Penthouse Living Penthouse Living (Interior Angles)   編作者： (BELL, JONATHAN)  出 版 者 ：John Wiley & Sons Singapore Pte. 出版日期：2004/12/22 頁 數：216 ISBN書號：9780470094495   The penthouse is perhaps the most iconic of all living spaces. The word implies wealth, with an emphasis on space, views, and an enviable urban lifestyle. But when did our domestic aspirations start to look skyward? Is the contemporary penthouse a purely elitist space, or are there mass-market solutions that might open up the roofscapes to everyone? Penthouses are aspirational, conjuring up a life with an undeniably sexual edge – Playboy magazine even developed its own penthouse concept for an early issue. They also imply a sense of mystery and power, these are the homes of industrialists, media moguls and film stars, elevated high above the rest of humanity. Penthouse Living presents a selection of architecturally adventurous and dramatic penthouse projects from around the world, including modernist icons, cinematic visions and futuristic concepts, as well as a history of the penthouse, recent projects and tomorrow's icons. Penthouse Living will open the door to just a few of these exclusive spaces, an in-depth look at the developing architectural response to living on high. Show More Show Less  Review “Indulge your utopian fantasies with this picture-heavy book of penthouses” Building Design, 24th March 2005 “…fascinating…Bell has struck an attractive balance between coffee table slick and engaging and interesting textual content.” Grand Designs, June 2005 From the Back Cover The penthouse is perhaps the most iconic of all living spaces. The word implies wealth, with an emphasis on space, views, and an enviable urban lifestyle. But when did our domestic aspirations start to look skyward? Is the contemporary penthouse a purely elitist space, or are there mass-market solutions that might open up the roofscapes to everyone? Penthouses are aspirational, conjuring up a life with an undeniably sexual edge – Playboy magazine even developed its own penthouse concept for an early issue. They also imply a sense of mystery and power, these are the homes of industrialists, media moguls and film stars, elevated high above the rest of humanity. Penthouse Living presents a selection of architecturally adventurous and dramatic penthouse projects from around the world, including modernist icons, cinematic visions and futuristic concepts, as well as a history of the penthouse, recent projects and tomorrow's icons. Penthouse Living will open the door to just a few of these exclusive spaces, an in-depth look at the developing architectural response to living on high. Projects from London, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Brasília, Vienna, Berlin and more. Playboy's classic penthouse project from 1956. Tadao Ando’s New York penthouse scheme. Harry Seidler’s Sydney penthouse. Berthold Lubetkin's Highpoint Two penthouse. Concept designs, including the Loftcube and m-house.  Jonathan Bell is a writer and freelance journalist. His books include 'Carchitecture' (August, 2001), 'The Transformable House' (Architectural Design, 2000) and ‘Concept Cars’ (RotoVision, 2003). He writes regularly for Blueprint, Wallpaper and Grafik, and is also the co-editor of things, a journal of writing about objects and their histories. He is married and lives in London.  為保障客戶權益及避免缺書退款作業的困擾，本店採取二階段的訂購作業流程： (1)客戶將選定商品加入【購物車】待本店客服〔回報供書狀況及應付金額〕，客戶再據以付款 (2)按  即可與客服在線確認書況及下訂
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