Residing with Nature features one-of-a-kind homes, crafted in sensuous materials and dramatically sited to enhance views, sunlight, and nature in California, Nevada, and Colorado. Grant Kirkpatrick and Duan Tran of KAA share their process for creating personal environments that are tailor-made to each client s unique lifestyle and setting. All the designs inform a dynamic connection to nature that links indoors and outdoors, an extraordinary attention to craftsmanship, an enduring use of local materials, a striking balance between geometry and whimsy, and an exhilarating sense of levitation. KAA Design is the architect of choice for celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Matt Damon, Maria Sharapova, and Steve Wynn; their stunning houses exemplify why so many look to California as the mode of sophisticated modern living. Their houses are inspired by early California modernism and Asian traditions and an homage to the work of architects like Rudolph Schindler who used a sophisticated, natural material palette. The Strand in Manhattan Beach rises out of a berm of sea grasses; the Tree House is nestled amidst an array of mature cork oaks, rare Torrey pines, and fragrant Southern magnolias, responding to the client s longstanding connection to the site. The designs integrate geothermal, radiant-floor heating and cooling, PV energy systems, and solar water heating.

About the Author
Grant Kirkpatrick is the Founding Partner of KAA Design, and has been designing houses in California and around the world for over thirty years. Duan Tran is the Managing Partner, and a Design Principal at KAA Design. He is an Executive Cabinet member of the prestigious Leaders of Design Council. Mayer Rus is the West Coast editor of Architectural Digest and a prolific contributor to many Rizzoli titles.

Reviews
""Residing in Nature: The Houses of KAA Design" covers a series of personal environments by architects Grant Kirkpatrick and Duan Tan that were each dramatically sited to enhance views, take advantage of natural light, and provide a dynamic connection to nature and the outdoors." - CALIFORNIA HOMES

"What does "California dreaming" bring to mind in 2024-a final frontier, a silver screen, a sunshine state? We would argue that KAA Design's projects embody what California living is today: a meeting of geography and human innovation, indoor comfort and outdoor activity, modern shapes and natural materials. In the pages of this volume, KAA proves that this California style can be recreated in Nevada or Colorado with equal finesse." - ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST PRO

"The acclaimed architecture and landscape firm KAA Design has earned a reputation for creating unique homes that seamlessly blend indoor and outdoor living through the use of thoughtful materials and skilled craftsmanship. Their debut monograph features a collection of contemporary residences, each showcasing modern California style." - VERANDA

"Grant Kirkpatrick, FAIA and Duan Tran, AIA of KAA Design share their process for creating personal environments that are tailor-made to each client's unique lifestyle and setting. Residing with Nature features one-of-a-kind homes, crafted in sensuous materials and dramatically sited to enhance views, sunlight, and nature in California, Nevada, and Colorado." - ASPIRE HOME & DESIGN



Book Information
ISBN 9780847899579
Author Grant Kirkpatrick
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Rizzoli International Publications
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications