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Here We Are, Home At Last

The Architecture of Nithurst
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Nithurst is a much lauded and multi-awarding winning new-build house, designed for the architect and his family in the South Downs National Park: it won multiple RIBA Awards, was a contender for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture/Mies van der Rohe Award and was selected as Wallpaper* Magazine's worldwide Best New House of 2020. This book tells the full story of the house, offering thematic essays written by specialists in the fields of film, architectural history, interiors and art - Geoff Dyer, Takero Shimazaki, Jeremy Musson and Corinna Dean - which explore specific aspects of the story in greater detail. Nithurst intentionally feels both ancient and contemporary, the character of this space is informed by Renaissance drawings and by Palladio's plan for the Villa Barbaro. With influences ranging from Vanbrugh to Tarkovsky, the design has a rich narrative, with multiple layers of reference and association, each informing the whole, enhancing its meaning, whilst creating a beautiful place to live. Central to the book is a detailed and analytical narrative by the architect, illustrated by beautiful colour photography and architectural drawings.
Adam Richards is a British architect whose work has encompassed architecture, interior design and furniture. As well as designing private houses, his practice has earned a reputation for making highly-crafted buildings in the fields of culture, heritage, the arts, including Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft in Sussex. He has taught architecture at Cambridge University and Kingston University.
Points of Reference i-v by Takero Shimazaki; Conversations with the Past by Jeremy Musson; Here We Are, Home at Last by Geoff Dyer; A Repository of Fragments by Corinna Dean; Vanishing Point by Adam Richards
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