A Place to Live

Description

A Place to Live is a call to arms for the design- and culturally savvy consumer looking for ideas, advice and practical tips on how to create a home that is cool and contemporary, economically and environmentally sustainable, and part of its community. This book not only brings you architecture and interiors to marvel at, but also an insight into a world where liveability is wrapped up in green spaces, home zones, great play areas, community allotments and recycling, local shops, communal green gyms and shared transport schemes. Through thought-provoking essays (amongst others Alain de Botton, John Bird, Grant Shapps and Tom Dyckhoff), inspirational case studies and info-rich fact files, A Place to Live shows how we can create a world where homes are adaptable and liveable from cradle to grave and where homes tread lightly in their environment. There are environmentally sustainable and energy efficient ideas throughout, and includes a wealth of hardworking, practical information on all the key materials and items that are needed to decorate a home in a useful resource directory. A Place to Live is a sourcebook, as well as a manifesto, that inspires a wider creative insurgency resulting in homes that serve us all better.