num_pages: 256
description: Luminous new photography showcases contemporary and historic homes in the beloved Spanish Style in Southern California while offering as well a rare look at the original inspirations to the style born in Andalusia Spain.The great appeal of Spanish Style homes lies in their aura of romance and drama a sense of story of magic as well as in their very comfortable and engaging proportions and the great livability of the interior spaces. Deep shadow arched doorways trickling courtyard fountains climbing bougainvillea on wrought-iron window grilles wood-beamed ceilings and white plaster walls are all hallmarks of the style. Here through a celebration of contemporary and historic homes in Southern California as well as existing historic precedents in Andalusia Spain--most notably the intricately detailed Casa de Pilatos in Seville and the Alhambra of Granada--The Spanish Style House presents the definitive picture of the style as it exists today.Featured homes include the George Washington Smith-designed Casa Blanca (1928)--a fantasy made real in stone and stucco replete with the romance of old Morocco in its horseshoe arches domes and evocative tile murals--and a Marc Appleton-designed beach house (2007) in Del Mar California which is a dream on the sea and an eloquent testament to the virtues of the style for today.
language: English
title: The Spanish Style House: From Enchanted Andalusia to the California Dream
publisher: Rizzoli