{"product_id":"at-home-in-the-city","title":"At Home in the City","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe concept of home represents fundamental human needs – both for physical shelter and emotional belonging – yet housing provision is a perpetual and global issue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCould awkward, unusual and difficult urban sites hold the key to unlocking more homes?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt Home in the City\u003c\/em\u003e examines how architects can overcome the restrictions and challenges of these overlooked sites to create dwellings of imaginative power. The projects showcased demonstrate the potential hidden within a place, engaging with the character of the site, its location, orientation and aspect, in order to create reflective and expansive domestic space for a variety of lifestyles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeaturing historic and contemporary buildings from all over the world, the projects are organised around themes derived from the characteristics of each site, including thresholds and privacy, pushing boundaries, finding nature and retrofitting. The book is both a guide to working with difficult sites as well as a masterclass in how a deep understanding of site and place leads to special, poetic outcomes – and, critically, more much-needed houses.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExceptional projects from countries around the world, including: Argentina, Australia, China, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Korea, the UK, the USA and Vietnam.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigns from leading practices, including: acaa, Alan Power Architects, Atelier ITCH, B.L.U.E architecture studio, Hayhurst \u0026amp; Co, Guttfield Architecture, Only If, Sou Fujimoto and Sergison Bates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStunning photography, drawings and plans throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RIBA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56414801330520,"sku":"9781915722652","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781915722652.jpg?v=1778309151","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/at-home-in-the-city","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}