Lofts: New Design for Urban Living: New Designs for Urban Living

Lofts are here defined as former commercial spaces that have been converted for residential use. They offer designers a wealth of opportunities, and this book takes readers on a tour of loft designs in the major cities of the world.

lofts, By Definition, Are Former Commercial Spaces That Have Been Converted For Residential Use And Living/working Environments. But Lofts, By Design, Are Vast Silent Expanses, Soaring Arches, Stalwart Steel Girders, Massive Beams, And All The Powerful Drama Of A Curtain-time Stage Set. The Importance Of Urban Loft Design For The Architectural And Design World Is Highlighted In This Collection Of The Finest, Most Dramatic Of These Transformed Spaces.

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loft Living Began As An Inexpensive Way To Gain Large Spaces In Centrally Located Urban Or Industrial Areas And Eventually Became An Acceptable, Even Chic, Living Arrangement. Both Of These Books Show The High End Of Loft Living: Large Spaces That Have Been Gutted Of Their Original Walls And Fixtures And Professionally Planned By Architects And Interior Designers. Molnar's Book Concentrates On New York Lofts (although The Latter Part Of The Book Shows Lofts From Around The United States And The World). The Styles Illustrated Are Modern And Minimalistic. Vance's Book Concentrates On English Lofts That Almost Resemble Traditional Homes In Their Design And Arrangement. Both Of These Beautifully Illustrated Books Will Be Excellent Additions To Professional And School Collections And Could Be Useful In Urban Public Libraries Where This Style Of Living Is Available. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Lofts, by definition, are former commercial spaces that have been converted for residential use and living/work environments. But lofts, by design, are vast silent expanses, soaring arches, stalwart steel girders, massive beams, and all the powerful drama of a curtain-time stage set. Lofts are a designer's dream. The importance of urban loft design for the architectural and design world is highlighted in this collection of the finest, most dramatic of these transformed spaces. Lofts: New Designs for Urban Living takes you on an intimate tour of residential lofts in the major cities of the world including New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, London, Toronto, Paris, and Tokyo. Projects include work from cutting-edge designers: Roto, Fred Fisher, Peter Anders, Neil Frankel, Briggs/Iacucci, Peter Tow, Kar Ho, Moneo/Brock, Belmont Freeman, Lotek, Brayton & Hughes and more. Complete with informative text, Lofts features full-color photographs, plans, and a valuable resource guide for anyone who has every dreamed of converting a commercial building into a residential loft. "A rich narrative based on a review of thirty-one architectural schemes, this book inspects the social themes and design trends of the loft movement. Benefitting from full-colour photographs - many specially commissioned - and plans, as well as interviews with architects, developers and the loft dwellers from around the world, Lofts offers both a critical history and an intriguing visual record of this singular building type."--BOOK JACKET. There is much in loft design to theorize about.