{"product_id":"the-country-house-ideal-recent-work-by-adam-architecture","title":"The Country House Ideal: Recent Work by ADAM Architecture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADAM Architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e, 2015. Written by Jeremy Musson.\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike country houses of the past, today's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchitects 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\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSample listing for a Books section partnership. Fulfilled by Potterton Books. Price to be agreed. Not yet for general sale.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSource: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pottertonbooks.co.uk\/item\/228719\/adam-architecture\/the-country-house-ideal-recent-work-by-adam-architecture\"\u003ePotterton Books stock 228719\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Potterton Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665591353681,"sku":"POTTERTON-228719","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5873\/5185\/files\/228719.jpg?v=1793881704","url":"https:\/\/nwtiques.com\/products\/the-country-house-ideal-recent-work-by-adam-architecture","provider":"Nicholas Wells Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}