Beach Houses

by Schezen, Roberto; Webb, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780060197735
• ISBN10: 0060197730
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-03-07
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

<p>The beach is the ultimate retreat: a place to escape the frenzied pace of our daily lives and to reconnect with the natural world. In <i> Beach Houses</i>, photographer Roberto Schezen and writer Michael Webb offer a lavish visual and textual tour of America's most fascinating seaside homes -- both traditional and modern, rustic and grand -- illustrating why we are so drawn to beach living.</p><p>Encompassing twenty-one structures in all, this is a book as rich and as diverse as the coastline itself. From a simlpe Block Island cottage created by acclaimed architect Robert Venturi, to Richard Neutra's modernist masterpiece in Santa Monica, to a wildlyadventurous Florida residence designed entirely by its owner, each home profiled is a unique work of art and a remarkable reflection of our ever-changing relationship with the ocean. Schezen's 139 original color photographs give us an inside glimpse into each residence, while Webb's essays explain the histories and special features of each home. Artfully designed and beautifully written, <i>Beach Houses</i> will captivate anyone who has dreamed of living by the water and all those who simply love the sea.</p>

Author Biography

Roberto Schezen is an internationally acclaimed photographer, best known for his images of architecture. His work has been exhibited around the world and is included in the Museum of Modern Art collection. He is the author of more than twenty-five books. A native of Milan, Mr. Schezen lives in New York Michael Webb writes on architecture, design, travel, and film

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
FLORIDA
Palm Beach: House on Lake Worth (Richard Meier & Partners, 1977-79; 1995)	6	(4)
Palm Beach: La Ronda (Pierre Delbe & John Volk, 1969-74)	10	(16)
Golden Beach: Landes house (Carlos Zapata Design Studio, 1991-93)	26	(10)
Miami Beach: Burke house (Mike Burke, 1995-)	36	(12)
THE NORTHEAST
Quogue: Scaladd house (1910)	48	(8)
Southampton: Ertegun house (Cooper, Robertson & Partners, 1990-92)	56	(8)
Southampton: Holzer house (Francis Fleetwood, 1969-2000)	64	(8)
Sagaponack: The Barns (Carlos Brillembourg Architects, 1983-97)	72	(8)
Sagaponack: Villa Amore (Agrest & Gandelsonas Architects, 1989-90)	80	(6)
Montauk: Eothen (Rolf Bauhon, 1931)	86	(8)
Block Island: Cox-Hayden house and studio (Venturi, Rauch and Scott Brown, Architects, 1980-81)	94	(10)
THE NORTHWEST
Gig Harbor: Dafoe house (Kirk Wallace McKinley, 1962)	104	(6)
Bellevue: Pleasure Point house (Olson Sundberg Architects, 1997-99)	110	(8)
Caspar: The Wave (Bart Prince, Architect, 1996)	118	(8)
Sea Ranch: Yudell-Beebe house (Buzz Yudell & Tina Beebe, 1998-2000)	126	(6)
Stewarts Point: Beach house (Joan Hallberg, 1992)	132	(12)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Southern California: Oceanfront house (Andy Neumann, Architect, and Carlson Chase Associates 1995)	144	(10)
Santa Monica: Lewin house (Richard Neutra, 1938; extended by Steven Ehrlich Architects, 1998)	154	(8)
Capistrano Beach: Glass house (Rob Wellington Quigley Architect, 1989-93)	162	(12)
Malibu: Morton house (Kanner Architects, 1992-96)	174	(8)
Malibu: Oceanfront residence (Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, 1988-93)	182