MASTERPIECES VILLA ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN

Villas in beautiful locations with intricate layouts and high quality materials stand for an upscale lifestyle and prestigious residential culture. They offer their residents "urban country homes", combining the best of urban and rural life – generously proportioned architectural designs surrounded by nature, yet close to the urban center. Residents esteem the quiet and seclusion while being directly connected to everything the city has to offer.

For architects, the planning or remodelling of a villa is an exciting challenge of finding a new and contemporary interpretation of a classic construction assignment which involves distinct solutions. This volume presents the work of renowned architects as well as exciting designs of young and upcoming firms.

From the content:
• Villa Guna in Jurmala, Latvia (gmp)
• Dupli.Casa near Ludwigsburg, Germany (J. Mayer H.)
• Villa PM in Ragusa, Italy (Architrend Architecture)
• Vista Villa in Weligama, Sri Lanka (Shigeru Ban)
• Villacasa Residence in Los Angeles, USA (Space international)

The villa stands for sumptuous home decor and upscale lifestyle. However it is more than a large urban mansion with a piece of land: The villa offers its residents an ”urban country seat“, combining the best of city and country life: impressive architecture and high quality materials, surrounded by green, yet in the midst of all the city has to offer. It esteems quiet and seclusion, without relinquishing its tie to the city.

For architects involved in the planning or conversion of a mansion, reinterpreting a classical building in a contemporary context is an exciting challenge. With the aid of texts, pictures and plans this volume of the Masterpieces series presents the works of famous architects as well as interesting works of younger newcomers.

From the content:
• Villa in Bénerville-sur-Mer, France (Vous Etes Ici)
• Villa Feldbalz in Zurich, Switzerland (Gus Wüstemann)
• Villa on Long Island, USA (Selldorf Architects)
• Villa Saitan in Kyoto, Japan (Eastern Design Office)
• Villa Sentosa Cove, Singapore (Ong & Ong)