Lake|Flato Houses

Guy Martin has written for numerous magazines, including CondE Nast Traveler,Garden & Gun, the (London) Observer, the (London) Sunday Telegraph, and the New Yorker. A native of Athens, Alabama, a small cotton town in the Tennessee Valley, he grew up in a house designed by the architect Paul Rudolph, who had been friends with his parents. Martin lives in Berlin, Germany, and New York City.Frederick Steiner, FASLA, is the Henry M. Rockwell Chair in Architecture and Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin. His most recent books include Design for a Vulnerable Planet, The Essential Ian McHarg: Writings on Design and Nature, Planning and Urban Design Standards: Student Edition (with Kent Butler), and Human Ecology: Following Nature's Lead.

Preface Introduction by Guy Martin Brushland Cross Timbers Ranch Cutting Horse Ranch Porch House Air Barns City Dog Team Too Loft and Studio Bluffview Residence Bayou Residence Desert Brown Residence Desert House Dunning Residence Hillside Hillside House Story Pool House Touche Pass House Mountain LC Ranch Bartlit Residence Lake Tahoe Residence Water Lake Austin House Hog Pen Creek Mill Springs Ranch Project Credits

"The results are stunning. Gone are the assumptions that living "off the grid" or "green" imply aesthetic sacrifice. The buildings in Lake/Flato Houses: Embracing the Landscape, are a far cry from geodesic domes covered in solar panels. Instead, they weave sustainability throughout elegant materials and construction, without compromising the sheer pleasure of being in each space. By embracing the possibilities suggested by the landscape, they hone them into shelters that are welcoming, interesting, and sometimes even breathtaking. From the cozy Jacal House to the sweeping Cutting Horse Ranch, each house in this book celebrates and enhances its natural home." - Rivard Report