Terraces and Balconies

Résumé du livre

Terraces and balconies have always been essential architectural features--they are effectively the continuation of a dwelling outdoors. Terraces are mostly related directly to the landscape surrounding a building. They can frame a view, they can imitate particular landscape elements on their own more human scale, or they can enable the landscape to be perceived and experienced in a different way. This book introduces terraces and balconies from all over the world that have been created by well-known architects and designers and that are particularly original or successfully unite aesthetics and functionality.