{"product_id":"architecture-at-the-heart-of-the-home","title":"Architecture at the Heart of the Home | Jan Henderson Design Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery home has a room people drift towards without being asked. It might be the kitchen bench, a window seat that catches the late sun, or the threshold where the inside gives way to the garden. \u003cstrong\u003eArchitecture at the Heart of the Home\u003c\/strong\u003e is built entirely around that idea, and it is one of the more thoughtful architecture titles we have brought into the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/books\"\u003eBooks collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter Jan Henderson and photographer Dianna Snape spent their careers inside Australian architecture, Henderson as an editor across \u003cem\u003einside\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndesign\u003c\/em\u003e, Snape as one of Melbourne's most published architectural photographers. Together they profile twenty-two houses, from emerging practices through to established names, with a foreword by Brit Andresen. The projects are not uniformly grand. What links them is that each one has a clearly identifiable heart, and the book works backwards from that place to explain the whole design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat sort of homes are featured?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll twenty-two are Australian, and they range widely in scale and budget. Coastal, rural and inner-city projects all appear, which makes it more useful than a survey of trophy houses. If you are drawn to this side of the shelf, it sits naturally beside \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/homes-of-this-decade\"\u003eHomes of This Decade\u003c\/a\u003e and Simon Devitt's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/cape-to-bluff\"\u003eCape to Bluff\u003c\/a\u003e, both of which cover the New Zealand equivalent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIs it a reading book or a looking book?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth, genuinely. Snape's photography runs full-page and double-page throughout the 272 pages, but Henderson's essays are substantial rather than caption-length, and there is a directory of architects at the back. It rewards a proper sit-down as much as a flick through.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 238 by 297mm it has the heft you want from a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/collections\/coffee-table-styling\"\u003ecoffee table book\u003c\/a\u003e, and it makes a considered gift for anyone mid-renovation, anyone who has just moved into a place they intend to stay in, or the friend who sends you house listings they have no intention of buying. Housewarmings, milestone birthdays and Father's Day all suit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwenty-two Australian houses, each explored through the single space that defines it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotography by Dianna Snape, whose work appears across the leading design titles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssays with real substance, not extended captions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA directory of architects for anyone building or renovating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCloth-feel papered boards with gilt and black lettering, so it looks as good closed as open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere It Lives Best\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLay it flat as the base of a stack, largest to smallest, with something low and tactile on top such as a ceramic dish or a small vase. The pale spine and gilt lettering sit comfortably against oak, linen and off-white walls, which is why it works so well in coastal and Japandi-leaning rooms. On a shelf, face it outward rather than spine-on. The cover is strong enough to carry a whole shelf on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54110847893822,"sku":"9781760761486","price":99.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/0149\/files\/Architecture_971442b5-964d-4e59-8795-e264bfe449a2.jpg?v=1787716166","url":"https:\/\/fluxboutique.co.nz\/products\/architecture-at-the-heart-of-the-home","provider":"Flux Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}