内容简介
Thelakesidehomerepresentsitsowner'slovefortheoutdoorsandpassionforlifeonthewater.Housesbythelakearedesignedtomaximizetheflowofair,theuseofsunlight,andtheviewsofthelandscape.TheseGreatLakeshomesrangeinstylefromconvertedbarnsandPrairieStylehousestomodernistinspireddwellingsbuteachisalwaysareflectionofthestyle,tasteandinterestsoftheirowners.Thehousesfeaturedhereillustrateanexperimentationwithmaterialsandaneconomyofdesign.Residencesaredesignedtobepractical-manycan"closeup"duringadventuresintheout-of-doorsandtravels-andtheyexhibitanopen-mindedstyleinwhichtolive.GreatLakeshousesaremodernyetsufficientlywarmandinvitingtoprovidecomfortforlifehere.Capturingtheuniversaldesiretoliveonthewater,thebookwillspeaktowatersidehomeownerseverywhere,andespeciallytoresidentsofthesevenU.S.statesandtwoCanadianprovincesthatbordertheGreatLakes.Withmorethan250images,LakesideLivingisabookforallthosewhoyearnforalifeatthewater'sedge.