Rural Modern

!--[if gte mso 9] 0 0 1 128 732 The Images Publishing Group 6 1 859 14.0 ![endif]--!--[if gte mso 9] Normal 0 false false false EN-AU JA X-NONE ![endif]--!--[if gte mso 9] ![endif]--!--[if gte mso 10]![endif]--!--StartFragment--The latestfrom leading architectural photographer and writer, Russell Abraham, Rural Modernpresents a tantalising selection of modern country houses in a variety ofstyles and forms.The 21stcentury has seen rural residential architecture take ideas from both the ModernBauhaus design movement and the ever-popular Shingle Style. The result is astyle that borrows from vernacular forms and materials, but uses them in newways. Issues of sustainability and energy conservation are also key tocontemporary country house design. Orienting windows to capture heat in winter,but protect the house from the sun in summer is an ongoing design objective. Themodern country house is a hybrid of several ingenious ideas blended together tocreate a modern, sustainable and highly liveable architecture that respects thepast and looks forward into the future.!--EndFragment--