The Iconic Tropical House
Publisher,Thames and Hudson Ltd
Publication Date,
Format, Hardcover
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No. of Pages, 304
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The best and most memorable tropical houses from the last fifty years.
This stunningly illustrated volume presents forty-five of the most interesting tropical houses of the last fifty years, surveying India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, and northern Australia.
Author Patrick Bingham-Hall sets the houses in context, arguing that climate, colonisation, and modernism, as well as geopolitical events, increasing prosperity, and even air-conditioning since the end of World War II, have created a very specific set of circumstances and therefore houses. This includes buildings with pitched roofs, broad overhangs and eaves, verandas, big doors, and windows, which optimize airflow and solar orientation. Larger-than-life, open to the elements, this is soaring architecture with a strong sense of place.
The Iconic Tropical House shows readers that this is architecture that’s inherently environmentally attuned and innately sustainable. It’s also a book of lush, jaw-dropping houses that seamlessly blend indoor and out, in locations anyone would want to visit.
Over 350 color illustrations
About the Author
Patrick Bingham-Hall is based in Sydney, Australia, and has published over fifty books on architecture, design, landscape, and urban planning, including WOHA: New Forms of Sustainable Architecture.
Dimensions: 28 x 26 cm
