Tropical houses : living in natural paradise /

Street-Porter, Tim.

Tropical houses : living in natural paradise / Tim Street-Porter - London, United Kingdom : Thames & Hudson, c2000 - 252 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Includes index.

INTRODUCTION: The vernacular and designing in the tropics -- Colonial style -- JAMAICA: Good hope -- Woodstock -- Itopia -- Strawberry hill -- Sri Lanka: Charles Hulse residence -- Tangalle -- The sunhouse -- Taprobane -- Lunuganga -- JAVA: Cinere -- Cipicong -- BALI: The Bamboo house -- Panchoran -- Villa Bebek -- Villa Agnes, Taman Bebek -- Amir Rabik's Compound -- The Hardy residence -- Begawan Giri -- The house at Iseh -- MEXICO AND BELIZE: Casa Clark -- Casa la Selva -- Las Alamandas -- Casa Dos Estrellas -- La Quebra -- Casa Colibri (The hummingbird house) -- Tigre del Mar -- Blancaneaux lodge -- Acknowledgements -- Resources -- Index.

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