Residential Buildings, Domestic Buildings

Built for Federico II Gonzaga Duke of Mantua between 1525 and 1536, Palazzo Te is the masterpiece of Renaissance artist, designer and architect Giu...

The history of England is inextricably linked with the stories of its leading aristocratic dynasties and the great seats they have occupied for cen...

While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, Architects on Dwelling takes a close look at how that outcome is create...

The largely untold stories of innumerable, rather humble, lives spent ''in service'' are lying just below the surface of many great houses; the phy...

This well-illustrated journey through 50 magnificent villas and palaces built by the Italian aristocracy covers country retreats in Tuscany and the...

Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in succ...

Eltham Palace is famous for its links with royalty and national events over a period of three and a half centuries, between the reigns of Edward I ...

Who was the most beautiful woman in England in the twentieth century and why did she become the most hated woman? Who spent £500,000 to remodel he...

Treehouses as places of introspection and inspiration, hotels or play areas for children - their different styles, materials and shapes take you in...

This book presents a series of conference papers which explore a topic that has received a good deal of interest in recent years, namely the materi...

Fully revised and updated edition of the classic, stunningly illustrated guide to the country houses in the care of the National Trust, encompassin...

Paris, Antwerp, Zwolle, and Brementhe Atelier Kempe Thill works in these cities on the building typology of the urban villa, which today essentiall...