From the author of the successful 150 Best series comes the debut entry
in the forward-thinking Open Concept Houses series, filled with nearly
500 pages of color photos--sure to become the ultimate resource for this
fast-growing trend in home design and renovation.
One of the hottest lifestyle trends today, open concept living spaces
eliminate doorways and walls to create a large combined area for
cooking, dining, entertaining, and relaxing. No longer are the kitchen,
dining room, and living room compartmentalized. Instead, each space
blends into the next to create one large area "separated" and defined by
islands, carpets, and furniture. This increasingly popular style
provides a sense of expansiveness, connectedness, and flow that
traditional architecture and design--defined by spaces broken by
walls--lack.
This engaging, inspiring, and informative volume brings together a
diverse collection of houses from all over the world, including spaces
that have been designed from the ground up or have been renovated to
reflect this popular trend. Inside Open Concept Houses you'll find an
array of beautiful and creative homes by distinguished international
architects and designers who have conceived practical and functional
solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their
clients.
Filled with hundreds of full-color photographs as well as sets of
floorplans for renovated residences--both the original and remodeled
blueprints--this imaginative, idea-filled book is a must-have for
architects, designers, decorators, and home owners looking to create or
adapt the open concept style in their own dwellings.
