Terrassen & Balkons

Terrasses & Balcons/ Terraces & Balkonies

Macarena San Martin

Terraces & balconies have always been an essential architectural feature - they are effectively the continuation of a dwelling outdoors. Terraces are mostly directly related to the landscape surrounding a building. They can frame a view - for instance, trough canopies or side walls - they can imitate particular landscape elements on their own more human scale, or they can enable the landscape to be percieved and experienced in a different way. Unlike terraces, balconies are first and foremost a structural element of a house epitomising the character of the building and its architectural style. The balcony can be the crowning glory of a house - the extension of the living room outdoors. This book introduces terraces and balconies from all over the world that have been created by well known architects and designers and that are particularly original or successfully unite aestethics and functionality.