Product Description

Within the pages of this dazzling book, readers will find 20 of the most significant new homes designed by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, California. Inspired by the architecture of Southern Europe, yet totally new, these graceful, time-tempered homes display up-to-date floor planning, the finest amenities and picturesque landscaping. Built in the canyons and along the coasts of California, as well as in the deserts of Nevada, theses homes echo the architectural forms, textures and motifs of structures built in the hill towns of Tuscany and the plains of Andalusia. The homes range from stunning Tuscan courtyard homes in Rancho Santa Fe to a trio of walled and tiled Spanish/Andalusian designs in Irvine to an amazingly versatile family-recreation hacienda in Las Vegas. Each home is depicted by glorious color photographs, both inside and out, as well as a detailed site plan and colored floor plan with furniture in place. A special section for each major project entitled “It’s In The Details” gives readers a close-up view of the architectural design and building details that make these homes extraordinary. A very helpful Annotated Projects List at the back of the book provides a complete listing of the builders, structural engineers, landscape architects and interior designers who contributed to each project. Also included in the book is a Forward by A. David Kovach, a distinguished housing marketer and design commentator, as well as an Introduction by Aram Bassenian, AIA and Carl Lagoni, AIA, Chairman/CEO and President, respectively, of Bassenian/Lagoni Architects. For consumers, this inspiring and well-crafted collection will serve as a valuable resource of ideas for design, landscaping and interiors created in the Old World style, but with a fresh California twist. For professionals and students, this remarkable book will provide examples of innovative floor planning, adept use of forms and materials and execution of a comprehensive design vision that has become the hallmark of Bassenian/Lagoni Architects.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #31931 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
Bassenian/Lagoni Architects of Newport Beach, California, is one of the most active and influential residential design firms in California, the United States and abroad. In a recent survey of the top residential architectural firms in California, BLA was ranked #1 in Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Diego County and the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm also engages in major residential projects in such cities as Sacramento, Denver, Seattle, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Baltimore, Atlanta, Orlando and Tampa, as well as major new developments in China, Thailand, Dubai, India and Pakistan. Authors of the bestselling PURE CALIFORNIA: 35 Inspiring Houses in the New California Tradition, BLA has won numerous national and regional design awards and competitions. Aram Bassenian, AIA, a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley School of Architecture and founder and chairman of the firm, is a noted speaker at housing design and industry functions and is a regular contributor to Professional Builder Magazine. He and his company have been credited for bringing a new sense of style and grace to production housing in the United States.

Customer Reviews

Yummy
I love Spanish and Italian architecture. This book has some of the best of both. It has great photos and you can almost feel yourself surrounded by the images presented. It is a great coffee table book, as well.

Beautiful detail... gorgeous home ideas!!
This book had some incredible homes with great "wow" factor! Love the stone and tile used in tuscan designs.

fake and hollow andalusian reflections
The impression I got from this book is comparable to one of those American restaurants with a name like 'Mexican American' and all the cooks are from the US. The title of the book says 'Andalusian' but there is nothing about it. The decoration in all houses is pretentious and over elaborated with objects filling all spaces. The houses scream 'fake' to anybody with direct contact with the real Andalusian style. Don't buy the book looking for Andalusian style. The only thing I saw related was the use of Mexican saltillo tile in a few floors. If you want Andalusian look for books with Moroccan style, like whitewash walls, 'albero' (ocre) colors on details, lots of Moroccan style tile, ery little furniture, baked clay tile on floors, etc. Some houses on the book did have courtyards but none had the Andalusian style.