Hill Country Houses: Inspired Living in a Legendary Texas

Hill Country Houses: Inspired Living in a Legendary Texas Landscape

Anchored by Austin and San Antonio, Texas Hill Country is celebrated for its frontier history and natural beauty. Architects and interior designers build contemporary houses using local materials and drawing on the areaâ€™s diverse heritageâ€”Spanish Colonial missions and Mexican-style haciendas, French pioneersâ€™ log cabins, German stonework, and the legacy of the â€œnew regionalismâ€ espoused by Oâ€™Neil Ford in the 1930sâ€”to create inspired residences that respect tradition and allow their owners to enjoy expansive rural surroundings.
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This volume presents nineteen of the areaâ€™s most remarkable private houses, with lush photography to provide a glimpse of how life in Central Texas is uniqueâ€”from restored Victorian houses in bohemian Southtown, to a glass-walled ranch in Boerne canopied by oak trees; from floating stairs and sustainable systems to the casual elegance of country antiques, screen porches, and longleaf pine floors.
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The rolling hills, spring-fed creeks, rivers, timber forests, and fertile grass-covered prairies of Hill Countryâ€”along with their abundance of natural materials such as limestone, cedar, local pecan, mesquite, oak, and cypressâ€”inspire architects and interior designers to create beautiful modern spaces. They draw from the strong vernacular tradition of classic farmhouses that once dotted the land, and the building techniques that have been handed down through generations. The architecture and interiors featured here in beautiful full-color photography celebrate the wonderful particularities of this singular place.
Country USA
Brand The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer The Monacelli Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 200
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-10-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781580933780

Country	USA
Brand	The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer	The Monacelli Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	200
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-10-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781580933780

Hill Country Houses: Inspired Living in a Legendary Texas Landscape

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