The Small Adobe House - Hardcover

Reeve, Agnesa; Reck, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1586850652 ISBN 13: 9781586850654

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 2001

Synopsis

Building or remodeling an adobe house is an artistic endeavor, with all the satisfaction-and occasional frustration-of any artistic effort. But once you've lived sheltered by adobe walls, you won't want anything else. < BR>Introducing the traditional ins and outs of each architectural element-roofs and ceilings, doors, windows, floors, walls, and portals--The Small Adobe House is both an introduction to adobe structures and an idea book for people who want to remodel a classic home or build a new one. < BR>Beyond the basics, Reeve and Reck illustrate possibilities for frills, show that any kind of interior decor is accepted by adobe walls, and give examples of contemporary innovations in adobe houses. < BR>The final word on the small adobe house is that it combines the best of several elements: comfort, adaptability, tradition, and almost limitless possibilities for expansion and personal expression. < BR>Agnesa Reeve's informed commentary and Robert Reck's exquisite photographs combine to create a magical adobe experience. < BR>Agnesa Reeve, a historian, is past president of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation. Her writings about southwestern architecture and cuisine have been published in journals, and her books include From Hacienda to Bungalow (UNM Press, 1988) and Cooking with a Handful of Ingredients (Cimarron Press, 1993). She lives in Santa Fe. < BR>Robert Reck is a contributing photographer to Architectural Digest and has been published in most of the major architectural journals worldwide, including Architecture, Architectural Record, A+U, and Hauser. He was the lead photographer for the book Santa Fe Style and has significantly contributed to the monographs of many preeminent architects, including Antoine Predock and Robert A. M. Stern. < BR>

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About the Authors

Agnesa reeve, is past president of the Historic Santa Fe Foundation. Her writings about south-western architecture and cuisine have been published in journals, and her books include From Hacienda to Bungalow and Cooking with a Handful of Ingredients. She lives in Santa Fe.

Robert Reck is a contributing photographer to Architectural Digest and has been published in most of the major architectural journals world wide, including Architecture, Architectural Record, A+U, and Houser.

From the Back Cover

Comfort, Adaptability, tradition--
Limitless possibilities for personal expression

From the Inside Flap

Building or remodeling an adobe house is an artistic endeavor, with all the satisfaction--and occasional frustration--of any artistic effort. But once you've lived sheltered by adobe wall, you won't want anything else.Whether the small adobe house is a work of art or a model of simplicity, it is by far the most appropriate house for the Southwest. The adobe serves as natural insulatio, keeping the interior cool in summer and warm in winter, and muffling noise. No draft ever penetrates an adobe wall. The spaces of such a house accept with equal grace the basic curve of an Eames chair or the sumptuous gilding of Louis XIV. It is an easy house to live in. It is also easy to reshape. You may incorporate all sorts of modern ideas and still keep the classic look of the small adobe house, affording enjoyment of the newest conveniences within an enveloping tradition.

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No one who does not live in an adobe house can imagine the bond that exists between house and resident. Walking into an adobe is like walking into welcoming arms. This is not just fantasy: adobe walls envelop you with a cool respite on a sweltering day and cozy warmth on a frigid one. The material itself provides these qualities, but the "look" of an adobe house--or one of the various looks--is also part of the welcome.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1586850652
• ISBN 13: 9781586850654
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96