Overview
A survey of houses designed by Steven Ehrlich and Takashi Yanai of EYRC Architects, an award-winning firm whose modernist approach is infused with deep engagement with the vernacular. Recipient of the 2015 Firm Award from the American Institute of Architects, EYRC Architects is internationally recognized for elegant design in a modernist spirit. Residential designs are at the heart of the practice, which now encompasses commercial and institutional projects. Sixteen houses are presented in the book, the majority in Southern California and others near San Francisco and Houston. These designs are characterized by the fusion of powerful, simple forms, with the cultural, climatic, and contextual particulars of place. Accompanying the drawings and luxurious color photography are sketches and source material that reveal the genesis of the design as well as the completed project. As Ehrlich says, ""Blurring the boundaries between the built and natural environment, our designs merge California modernism with vernacular design elements. Through details and materials, we maximize the home owner's connection with the site and natural surroundings.""
Full Product Details
Author: Steven Ehrlich ,
Takashi Yanai ,
Zahid Sardar
Publisher: Monacelli Press
Imprint: Monacelli Press
Dimensions:
Width: 24.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 29.90cm
Weight: 1.620kg
ISBN: 9781580935029
ISBN 10: 1580935028
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 April 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Steven Ehrlich is the founding partner of EYRC Architects, today a nationally recognized firm with a practice encompassing institutional, commercial, and residential project. Early in his career, Ehrlich spent six years living and working in North Africa, an experience that taught him the importance of the relationship between architecture and the culture and environment in which it stands. That principle remains a core value of EYRC. His work has garnered many awards, including the AIA California Maybeck Award and the AIA Los Angeles Gold Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Takashi Yanai has directed the residential studio at EYRC since 2004, and his designs are characterized by sensitivity to the site and an appreciation of the craft of building and materials born of his dual Californian and Japanese heritage. Yanai is a member of the board of directors of the A+D Museum in Los Angeles and a visiting lecturer at USC School of Architecture. Zahid Sardar is editor of SPACES magazine. He teaches design history at the California College of the Arts and has written several books, including San Francisco Modern and New Garden Design.
