Paulo Mendes Da Rocha

One of two most anticipated rooms of a house (the other is the master bathroom) is the kitchen. It's the interior space where most value can be added during a sale and the space that most homeowners wish to make the heart of the home. This book features over 100 contemporary kitchen designs to suit all sizes, shapes, and ages of house.

Una de las experiencias arquitectónicas más interesantes es la resolución de viviendas urbanas, donde entran en juego diversos condicionantes tales como lotes estrechos, entornos que influyen por el asoleamiento y las visuales, la necesidad de conformar una lectura urbana y la recuperación de antiguas construcciones. Dentro de estas 11 casas encontramos problemáticas comunes, por ejemplo, la optimización climática, el pensamiento espacial, la economía de recursos. Éstos son aprovechados mediante distintas respuestas y procedimientos: cubiertas retráctiles que permiten captar el sol...

How much importance do we give to the settings in which we live, sleep and relax when we go travelling? Nowadays travel usually means spending time in hotels, and these establishments have set about specializing in order to satisfy the varied needs of their guests. In this book we have sought to open a window on today's highly innovative hotels by showcasing some particularly attractive examples from all over the world. All the hotels that we have gathered together are united by a quest for up-to-date design aimed at providing a welcome for business travelers or tourists.