Paradise by Design: Tropical Residences and Resorts by Bensley Design Studios

ThisisastunningportrayalofthecharacteristicsofthelifestyleresortsandextravagantprivateresidencescraftedbytheBensleyDesignStudiosinBangkokandBali.Setamidstresplendenttropicalgardens,the27resortsandhomes-personalised"paradises"spreadfromChinatoIndiatoBali,withafocusontheAsiaPacific-areunconventional,sensual,andholdaspecialreverenceforthetropicalclimate.Unlikemostbooksontropicalbuildings,thisoneincludesnotonlyarchitecturebutalsolandscapedesign,interiordesign,horticulture,fineartandcrafts-withadistinctfocusontheoutdoors.Thehousesrangeoverabroadgeographicalarea(China,India,Indonesia,Mauritius,etc.)ratherthanbeingconfinedtoahomogeneouslandscapeandclimate.