Modern Cabin |  | Author: Michelle Kodis
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 146,630
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 10 x 1.1
ISBN: 1423600991
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.730973
EAN: 9781423600992
ASIN: 1423600991
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Product Description
Modern Cabin turns a true icon on its head-radically redefining what a cabin can be. For those who've always wanted a woodsy retreat but want to create a softer environment footprint, Michelle Kodis has gathered twenty-two examples of mountain retreats that push the envelope of cabin architecture and lead the way for the cabin of the future. Architects are creating structures that showcase inspiring and innovative construction methods and materials-including prefab components, environmentally responsible and energy-efficient building techniques, and even "smart" house technology.
Sections include:
Updated Rustic Charm: past meets future
Beyond the Traditional Cabin: fresh architectural solutions
Into the Future: ultra-modern cabins constructed with cutting-edge building methods and materials.
Michelle Kodis has been featured on The Jane Pauley Show as well as in such publications as the Los Angeles Times and Time magazine. She is frequently featured on MSN.com as an expert in homes and architecture.
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 An awesome publication! July 25, 2007
Lynn Sherman (Rockwall, Tx.)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Each of the 23 "modern cabins" included in this book is unique, beautifully designed and crafted for the specific site upon which it is built.
The photography is spectacular and turning pages elicited many "ohs" and "ahs"!
Kudos to Ms. Kodis!
Fabulous August 4, 2008
scott bridger (Ridgway, CO United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
If I was a lived across the pond and was high on the powerful scent of the Euro as so many are... I would order at least 12 of these cabins!
But alas, the American dollar and my own sense of sustainability will cause me to dream of owning just one. Which will it be? The only thing difficult about this book is trying to narrow down a favorite.
KB
kbdesignstage.com
Modern Cabins December 17, 2007
Jack C (Hebron, CT USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This pictorial review is very well done. The pictures are clear. In combination with architectural floor plan drawings and explanatory text they give one an excellent understanding of the space, circulation, features and finishes. Included is an extensive variety of contemporary styles from the small to grand, retreats to dwellings, eco friendly to luxurious, thought provoking to simply variations on a theme. If the reader is keen on more than just an out building this is a good read, a coffee table must to stimulate conversation or simply a way to spend vicarious time in another place.
 Where are the modern cabins? November 29, 2009
millymolly (Melbourne, Australia)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The other reviews aren't wrong when they say this book is filled with lovely photos and helpful floorplans. However, as a contemporary architecture buff, I bought this book based on its title and the deceiving photograph on the front cover. To be honest, the front cover is almost an exercise in false advertising as one finds it fairly difficult to find too many 'modern' designs in this book itself. The designs are nice enough, but they could not be classed as exciting or terribly modern and mostly rather conventional. It takes a lot for me to dislike a book on architecture and design, usually I find at least something within the pages to study, pour over and get excited about. However this book bored me from cover to cover and I would have been better investing my money elsewhere. I was very disappointed when it finally arrived and found that it had nothing of interest to offer me. I will definitely steer clear of this writer in the future as she has a relatively suburban take on modern design. This book has been allocated a spot in the deepest, darkest corner of my architecture library and I can't promise that it will see the light of day ever again.
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