With the explosion in popularity of urban living, more people are trading houses for high-rises. But these sophisticated urbanites donтАЩt want to sacrifice the expansive feel that a house affords. The answer is open concept apartments. By eliminating doorways and walls, open concept design blends separate areas for cooking, eating, and entertaining into one breezy, bright, large, unconstructed space. Special touchesтАФfrom furniture to lighting to accessoriesтАФcan be used to subtly define each area, creating a sense of expansiveness and intimacy.
Open Concept Apartments brings together a number of examples from all over the worldтАФfrom New York to Sydney, Chicago to Rio de Janeiro, Santa Monica to Tel AvivтАФthat magnificently illustrate this popular design trend. Showcasing the vision and brilliance of distinguished international architects and designers, each of these apartmentsтАФincluding both original constructions and renovationsтАФhave been created using practical and functional solutions that suit the needs and tastes of their individual clients.
Packed with more than five-hundred pages filled with gorgeous and inspiring before-and-after color photographs, as well as handy floor plans, Open Concept Apartments is an essential resource for architects and interior designers and an inspirational guide for every apartment dweller.
Francesc Zamora Mola works for Loft Publications, where he is the author of numerous architecture and interior design books, including 150 Best of the Best House Ideas and 150 Best Interior Design Ideas. Formerly an architect in San Francisco, he lives and works in Barcelona, Spain.