25 Tropical Houses in Singapore and Malaysia |
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| Author:
| McGillick, Paul |
| Photographer:
| Bingham-Hall, Patrick |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8048-4445-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | Tuttle Publishing
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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The difference between a house and a home cannot easily be explained, but anyone walking into a building that is a home, rather than a house, can almost immediately feel the difference. While called 25 Tropical Houses in Singapore and Malaysia, this book is at its heart about buildings that share a common spirit: structures that are home to a diverse cross-section of families around Singapore and Malaysia. Positioned as a global city at the hub of South East Asia, Singapore...
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The difference between a house and a home cannot easily be explained, but anyone walking into a building that is a home, rather than a house, can almost immediately feel the difference. While called 25 Tropical Houses in Singapore and Malaysia, this book is at its heart about buildings that share a common spirit: structures that are home to a diverse cross-section of families around Singapore and Malaysia. Positioned as a global city at the hub of South East Asia, Singapore has a thoroughly modern sensibility balanced by an inherited culture and sense of place. This new global consciousness is reflected in its architecture, which demonstrates a seamless marriage of vernacular and modernist forms.