"Living in Glass Dreams"

"Living in Glass Dreams" is a standard work about modern glasshouse architecture in the Benelux countries. It shows 25 briljant realisations of all kinds: from impressive aviaries to floating boathouses and to architectonic glasshouses that connects offices, accurate replicas of old grape-houses and sunken gardener's conservatories. Hans Fonk's photography enlightens in an artistic way the roof truss constructions, the style and architecture of these glasshouses. The informative and smooth texts of Ivo Pauwels orient the reader through the typical atmosphere and the advanced techniques alike. The reason why, the usefulness and the sentimental value - in a word the experience, the perception of living in these glass dreams is painted in photographs and terms.
This book indeed is much more than a show book. Besides the classical building materials such as noble types of wood and steel, some conservatories and orangeries are made of innovating materials such as fine titanium plate and stainless steel. The glasshouses of Luc D'Hulst are timeless and trendsetting as well as technically revolutionary. Classical design often goes hand in hand with ultramodern materials. The conservatories perfectly go together with the architecture of the houses and buildings. The glasshouses themselves are also elegantly decorated. This book is inspiring and will certainly give splendid ideas.

"Living in Glass Dreams" contains 200 pages and is lavishly illustrated with 250 marvellous photographs.