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| Pure California: 35 Inspiring Houses in the New California Tradition | 
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| Author: Bassenian Lagoni Architects
Publisher: Designs Direct Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 827966
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 11.6 x 10.2 x 0.4
ISBN: 097215390X
Dewey Decimal Number: 720
EAN: 9780972153904
ASIN: 097215390X
Publication Date: December 20, 2002
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Product Description
Pure California: 35 Inspiring Houses In The New California Tradition is a beautiful new hardcover book of photography and text that provides a personal tour of 35 of the most influential and important houses designed by Bassenian/Lagoni Architects (BLA) over the past 5 years. From an Early California home in Coto de Caza to a California Cottage on the Balboa Peninsula to an Old World Tuscan Adaptation in Rancho Santa Fe, this milestone book takes the reader on an adventurous, inspiring journey through some of the finest luxury production homes in California. Along the way, the reader will discover and enjoy spectacular examples of what admiring critics are calling "The New California Tradition" in American housing. For consumers and lay readers, Pure California will serve as a splendid work of ideas and inspiration for the latest in California home design, floor planning, landscaping, interior and furnishings. For professionals and students, the book will help define the techniques and demonstrate the execution of a land use method that is having major impact on housing in America. The 160-page hardcover book features over 200 glorious color photographs of the outside and inside of 35 different houses, as well as a detailed floor plan and site plan of every residence. A narrative tour leads the reader on an inspiring walk through each house, pointing out the architectural, design and furnishings elements along the way. The book also includes a Foreword by Howard Englander, a noted housing marketer and forecaster, as well as an Introduction by Aram Bassenian, CEO of BLA, and an Afterword by Carl Lagoni, President of the firm. This book is a "must" for anyone interested in viewing and understanding the most recent developments in California architecture, as well as design trends and land-planning methods that are having major influence across the United States.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 amazing book for california style! November 6, 2008
i have the entire collection of these books and this one is my favorite. if you are at all interested in california style living, this is the book. the photos in the book are just awesome. the way they create the look with the lighting, blows my mind. the colors and fabrics are just so well put together. i use it for the coffee table but it's also something to get inspired by.
Great California Style October 1, 2008
As a residential home design company "Jeff Andrews Custom Home Design Inc." [...]. This book has been a great addition to our library. Clients contact me from all over the U.S. and ask for all kinds of architectural styles. This book was a great help in capturing the California Style.
Building a house? You need this book! Fantastic! August 23, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has more inspiration per page than any other book I;ve purchased on home building. This is a literal home idea book in one package. Floor plans , detailed pictures and amazing ideas are all within the package. I;m building a home and this book has provided more inspiration than all other books combined. Bravo, bravo, bravo. Save the decorator fees, just check out the ideas within. You won;t need a decorator!
I wish they would make more versions of this. These architects rock!!!
 Uninspiring mass production homes August 7, 2007
I live in California and have been throughout the state admiring authentic "Pure California" homes. The homes represented in this book are not much different in design from a number of uninspiring tract homes I've seen from North to South. I was hoping to find some authentic Early California design when Pasadena was mentioned. I didn't realize these were all new subdivisions. I was disappointed. The addition of floor plans is always a great idea; these just didn't offer the architectural elements I was looking for.
Good residential architecture inspiration! May 29, 2007
Great design! All the residential projects: The floor plans, the overall building, the interior, the furniture layout, furnishing and landscape are really well designed.
I would like to recommend this book for those who loves residential, interior architecture. It's worthed.
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