Lofts: New Design for Urban Living

by Felicia Eisenberg Molnar

Lofts, by definition, are former commercial spaces that have been converted for residential use and living/work environments. But lofts, by design, are vast silent expanses, soaring arches, stalwart steel girders, massive beams, and all the powerful drama of a curtain-time stage set. Lofts are a designer's dream. The importance of urban loft design for the architectural and design world is highlighted in this collection of the finest, most dramatic of these transformed spaces. Lofts: New Designs for Urban Living takes you on an intimate tour of residential lofts in the major cities of the world including New York, Los Angeles, Sydney, London, Toronto, Paris, and Tokyo. Projects include work from cutting-edge designers: Roto, Fred Fisher, Peter Anders, Neil Frankel, Briggs/Iacucci, Peter Tow, Kar Ho, Moneo/Brock, Belmont Freeman, Lotek, Brayton & Hughes and more. Complete with informative text, Lofts features full-color photographs, plans, and a valuable resource guide for anyone who has every dreamed of converting a commercial building into a residential loft.

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2001

Reviews

[Petra went to a party uninvited & ate cake]

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Although I read books on lofts - I love the idea of wide open spaces to fill with endless half-done paintings, I also dream of tiny spaces where my mess is contained and the walls are of books. I sometimes wonder if this means I will end up in prison. I hope not.

[YoSafBridg]

I am forever reading decorating bks but rarely implementing ideas (perhaps because i like so few of them...
I used to look at (and look for) many of these one space living (and small space living) books because i lived in such cramped quarters (and i always wanted to live in a loft besides that~still do). I now have a few more rooms but too much stuff...
This book like so many others has great pictures and some ideas but is a little thin on content... (tho it is always nice to look at pictures...)