Marta Serrats, "New Shops & Boutiques"
Collins Design | ISBN: 006074796X | April 2005 | PDF | 330 pages | 51 Mb

Product Description
With the increasingly important cultural role being placed upon shops and boutiques in today's competitive retail environment, the need to provide new and innovative shopping experiences has brought about a redefinition of simple consumerism. Fashion spaces have taken on the role of the museum, presenting product collections as if they were displaying works of art. With this new emphasis on the role of the retail space comes the architectural challenge of creating multifunctional, customizable shells that can be renewed to meet the needs of every seasonal collection.

New Shops & Boutiques takes us inside more than 40 contemporary projects that have captured the public's attention and recognition, thanks to their exceptional interior and exterior architecture and design. From Giorgio Armani and the Sony Tower Showroom, to John Pawson and WonderWall Inc., this shopping tour around the world presents a comprehensive selection of the market's most outstanding commercial spaces and designers. And with more than 500 full-color photographs, New Shops & Boutiques is sure to provide an indispensable guide for the storeowner and architect alike.

Images Publishing Group, "SPA-DE Space & Design"
Images Publishing Dist A/C | ISBN: 1920744762 | February 2005 | PDF | 168 pages | 8 Mb

Product Description
SPA-DE is a newly emerging series for interior architecture and design, focusing on commercial spaces. SPA-DE presents an international selection of distinctive restaurant, bar, caf,, boutique, speciality shop, hotel, beauty salon, office, museum, space installation, display design, etc., by the world's hippest interior designers and architects.

Alejandro Bahamon

Publisher: teNeues Publishing (UK) Ltd 2004 | 528 Pages | ISBN: 3823845950 | PDF | 55 MB

Each of the more than sixty restaurants and bars featured in this compendium was carefully chosen for its remarkable interior design. Hundreds of color photographs highlight the groundbreaking work of the world's most distinguished architects and designers-their use of startlingly new combinations of color and texture to create unique, often otherworldly environments. Destinations covered are located throughout North and South America, Europe, and Australia.

About the Author
Alejandro Bahamón is an architect based in Barcelona. He has been a contributing editor and writer for several architecture and design publications and edited Sydney Houses (3-8238-4525-X) and African Interior Design (3-8238-4563-2) for teNeues Publishing.

by Corky Binggeti

Wiley | ISBN: 0471417335 | 2002. | 469 p. | RARed PDF 6.69MB

Building Systems for Interior Designers is the first book to explain technical building systems and engineering issues in a clear and accessible way to interior designers. The technical knowledge and vocabulary presented here allow interior designers to communicate more effectively with architects, engineers, and contractors while collaborating on projects, leading to more accurate solutions for problems related to a broad range of other building considerations with an impact on interior design. Information on sustainable design is integrated throughout the book, making it a relevant tool for current and emerging trends in building design...
Written in a straightforward, nontechnical style that maintains depth and accuracy, this book is the first complete text applicable to interior design courses and provides thorough preparation for the NCIDQ exam. Engaging, clear illustrations support the text, which is accessible to those without a math or physics background.

Topics covered include:
Heating and air conditioning systems
Environmental issues
Water and waste
Thermal comfort
HVAC systems
Electricity
Lighting
Security and communications systems
Fire safety
Transportation systems
With numerous case examples illustrating how interior designers apply this material in the real world, Building Systems for Interior Designers is a valuable book for students, as well as a practical desktop reference for professionals.

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Smart Materials in Architecture, Interior Architecture and Design By YAxel Ritter

Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel | ISBN: 376437327X | 2006 | PDF | 191 pages | 19 Mb rared PDF

Product Description
Smart materials are architectural innovations that merge research, development, and function. With their reversible characteristics and amazing ability to respond to stimuli such as light and temperature, they have become a popular resource for architects. One of the most fascinating developments is the advent of Phase Change Materials. These materials make it possible, for example, to develop self-acting, kinetic facades and wallpaper that changes its color and pattern based on temperature, light, or touch. Smart Materials presents the development of these materials and describes their use in the contexts of architecture, design, and art. It offers a systematic overview with a detailed discussion of properties, technologies, products, and projects.