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What's the Iatest residential design in western developed countries and which direction they are moving forward when many residential designers are busy copying indiscriminately Italian, French, British and American styles?

China is one of the world's largest housing market, however, the majority of residential designs still remain on copying styles, which such indiscriminately pursuit worldwide styles and reproduce mechanically large amount of living spaces. It is a major problem for Chinese contemporary residential design. Indeed, designers have realized that it will never be a scientific development with such so-called popular styles originated from blind pursuit and self-respect of customers. Actually, personal identity and status are not only recognized through the Beijing Tuscany Style. With the growing confidence and more internationalized perspective, residential designers shall break the replication of copying styles and be more rational about “man and nature” so as to be people-oriented and fulfill environmental demands and to ensure that the residences in China will be in a healthier development. Moverover, the growing imperatives for sustainability, shortage of land, ever-changing modern technology and constructed materials enable designers to create a more comfortable living environment needed in the modern society.

To fix the crux of residences in China and provide a new thinking style for designers to break the replication of copying styles, we collect 84 world's typical residential designs such as high-end residences in international metropolitans like New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, etc., along with mid-range, economic residences in developed countries to fully demonstrate the latest trend in the world. These projects are unique architecture with harmony between form and function, not only focusing on daylighting, views, ventilation, public and exterior spaces of residences, but manifesting the modern residential design trend is towards green, ecology, intensivism, science and technology, reflecting diversity, multeity and organism of architectural concept elements. The book summarizes and analyzes each project to bring a fresh thinking about the most advanced residential designs (totally 84) in the world for residential designers lingering in the replication of copying styles, helping them break it out, fully realize people-oriented and harmoniously integrate man into nature.

HongKong Architecture Science Press Editorial Board