Residential Buildings, Domestic Buildings

Swimming pools: whether they look directly out over the sea or are set in a garden, whether they have a free form or are more geometrically shaped,...

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

Elizabeth of Bohemia, known to some as the Winter Queen and to others as the Queen of Hearts, was one of those rare figures whose personality still...

A beautiful book of stunning images of the prettiest, most charming and best-loved Australian country homes, drawn from the pages of one of Austral...

Discover Britain's magnificent heritage of country houses in this lavishly illustrated guide to the architectural treasures of the United Kingdom. ...

'I tend to regard Renishaw as the mistress of my old age, beautiful, charming, moody and unpredictable.' -- Sir Reresby Sitwell. Renishaw Hall in D...

There is another William Morris. Not the William Morris of Arts and Crafts fame treasured for his ever-so-English wallpapers, fabrics and furniture...

Woburn Abbey: The Park and Gardens tells a fascinating story that illuminates both the history of English landscaping and the highs and lows of an ...

Such a joy of a book Faith Hogan, author of The Ladies Midnight Swimming ClubFamily stalemates are unravelled in this moving novel about three stro...

Notable writersincluding UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Julian Barnes, Margaret MacMillan, and Jenny Uglowcelebrate our fascination with the hous...

'This was a BEAUTIFUL love story. If you enjoyed The Flatshare, you will love Lease on Love!' reader review'I don't think I have ever been in l...

Tadao Ando is one of the best-known and most influential contemporary architects with a minimalistic aesthetic and love of natural materials like g...

'A charming account of a daughter, a house and a fastidious dad' Sunday TimesShelley Klein grew up in the Scottish Borders, in a house designed on ...

A must-have primer for homeowners and professionals, this impressive book presents the first comprehensive survey of its kind on how to achieve tru...