{"product_id":"the-country-house-ideal-recent-work-by-adam-architecture","title":"The Country House Ideal: Recent Work by ADAM Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003eADAM Architecture has a worldwide reputation for traditional Western design. Although the practice is based in the UK  it has built award-winning projects of all types around the world  and is known for combining modern interpretations of the Classical tradition with the latest technology. Among its most admired work are its country houses  and 19 of these houses are the focus of this new book  written by architectural historian Jeremy Musson.  Robert Adam co-founded the practice (as Winchester Design) in 1986  and has worked with technical director Paul Hanvey for more than 30 years (including at a previous incarnation of the practice). Adam now works with three other architect-directors  Nigel Anderson  Hugh Petter and George Saumarez Smith  to build country houses that are not period reproductions but creative interpretations of past traditions. Each director has his own architectural personality  together producing a body of work that uses historical precedents  including construction techniques  materials  layout and details  to give expression to thoroughly modern works. Their schemes address the modern-day realities of energy conservation  climate control  internet access  computer-managed systems and security  all prerequisites in contemporary house design. Unlike country houses of the past  todays houses must be functional without live-in staff. Kitchens are now the focus of much family life and entertaining  rather than spaces to be kept from sight. These and numerous other practical considerations receive meticulous attention in an ADAM Architecture country house.  The book begins with two forewords  with Clive Aslet and Calder Loth offering their interpretations of the ideal country house from a British and an American perspective respectively. The introduction provides an overview of the rich and varied tradition of the English country house  from the medieval manor house to houses of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods  and the Classically inspired designs of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through to the architecture of the Gothic Revival and then the Arts and Crafts Movement. Architects associated with the country house throughout the ages include  among others  John Vanburgh  William Chambers  Robert Adam  John Nash and Sir Edwin Lutyens. And now  today  ADAM Architecture is one of the leading practices designing and building new country houses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946521030709,"sku":"ByrdShop_1858946395","price":160.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781858946399.jpg?v=1769954386","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-country-house-ideal-recent-work-by-adam-architecture","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}