- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Gibbs Smith (Feb 15 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1423618068
- ISBN-13: 978-1423618065
- Product Dimensions: 25.2 x 25.3 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #345,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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<P>Now in paperback, Modern Cabin presents twenty-two contemporary cabins in a variety of locales across North America. Today's cabin speaks to a sophisticated design aesthetic-even if it has a rustic facade. It incorporates up-to-date materials and state-of-the-art techniques, including prefabrication. It is built to last and is often built green. But despite its dramatic shift from the log cabin of yesteryear, the modern cabin at its core hasn't changed: it is still that quiet place where reflection and recreation thankfully edge out the duties of everyday life. </P>
About the Author
<P>Michelle Kodis is the author of Blueprint Small: Creative Ways to Live With Less, Blueprint Affordable: How to Build a Beautiful House Without Breaking the Bank, Blueprint Remodel: Tract Home Transformations That Turn Everyday to Extraordinary, Ultimate Backyard: Inspired Ideas for Outdoor Living, and Ultimate Outdoor Kitchens: Inspired Designs and Plans. She lives in the mountains of Colorado. </P>
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This really is the story of the little cabin that could. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Modern Cabins, Dec 17 2007
By Jack C - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Modern Cabin (Hardcover)
This pictorial review is very well done. The pictures are clear. In combination with architectural floor plan drawings and explanatory text they give one an excellent understanding of the space, circulation, features and finishes. Included is an extensive variety of contemporary styles from the small to grand, retreats to dwellings, eco friendly to luxurious, thought provoking to simply variations on a theme. If the reader is keen on more than just an out building this is a good read, a coffee table must to stimulate conversation or simply a way to spend vicarious time in another place.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Where are the modern cabins?, Nov 29 2009
By millymolly - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Modern Cabin (Hardcover)
The other reviews aren't wrong when they say this book is filled with lovely photos and helpful floorplans. However, as a contemporary architecture buff, I bought this book based on its title and the deceiving photograph on the front cover. To be honest, the front cover is almost an exercise in false advertising as one finds it fairly difficult to find too many 'modern' designs in this book itself. The designs are nice enough, but they could not be classed as exciting or terribly modern and mostly rather conventional. It takes a lot for me to dislike a book on architecture and design, usually I find at least something within the pages to study, pour over and get excited about. However this book bored me from cover to cover and I would have been better investing my money elsewhere. I was very disappointed when it finally arrived and found that it had nothing of interest to offer me. I will definitely steer clear of this writer in the future as she has a relatively suburban take on modern design. This book has been allocated a spot in the deepest, darkest corner of my architecture library and I can't promise that it will see the light of day ever again.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An awesome publication!, July 25 2007
By Lynn Sherman "modern cabin owner" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Modern Cabin (Hardcover)
Each of the 23 "modern cabins" included in this book is unique, beautifully designed and crafted for the specific site upon which it is built.The photography is spectacular and turning pages elicited many "ohs" and "ahs"!
Kudos to Ms. Kodis!
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