Summer Houses

Summer Houses, edited by the Phaidon Editors, is a beautifully produced survey of the world’s most extraordinary seasonal retreats — the houses that architects, designers, and wealthy clients have created as escapes from urban life, in locations ranging from the Swedish archipelago to the California coast, from the Greek islands to the Scottish Highlands. Each house is presented with full-colour photography and an account of its design philosophy, materials, and relationship to its landscape. What unites them is a willingness to respond to site and season — to design with light, weather, and the particular quality of a place rather than against it. Published by Phaidon, this is an inspiring volume for architects, designers, and anyone who has ever dreamed of a beautiful place to escape to.