Beach House, Peter Stutchbury Architecture (Detail in Contemporary Australian Architecture) Screenshots

Description

This unique architecture publication, the first in a ground-breaking new series of interactive book apps designed exclusively for iPad, examines in detail an exceptional work of contemporary residential architecture by one of Australias most celebrated architects. Beach House, by Peter Stutchbury, is brought to life through specially commissioned photography and video, and a comprehensive selection of architectural drawings including site plan, floor plans, sections, construction details, as well as kitchen and bathroom drawings. The book features an entirely custom-built, layered navigation system with a unique interactive interface that has been specially designed to enhance the architectural content and offer hours of interactive exploration of the building.

About The Book

Every aspect of the graphic content has been optimised for the pin-sharp retina display of the new iPad
Contents Screen four rows of interactive thumbnails can be moved left and right to provide a comprehensive overview of, and access to, each of more than 50 full screen, high resolution architectural drawings and photographs, as well as a descriptive text, project credits and an interactive location map
Layered Navigation tabs at the bottom of the screen provide access to additional information layers for each image
Information Layers including camera position plans and captions for each photograph, and sections markers, detail drawing location keys and numbered key texts for drawings
Interactive Architectural Drawings interactive section and elevation markers and detail locators provide a unique way to explore the building

About The House

Beach House overlooks the Pacific Ocean and the pristine white sands of Newport Beach on Sydneys Northern Peninsular. The house exhibits Peter Stutchburys trademark attention to detail in the expression of structure and materials, and a sophisticated approach to environmental sustainability.

About The Series

Beach House, Peter Stutchbury Architecture (AU 01), is the first book in an ongoing series, Detail in Contemporary Australian Architecture. Subsequent books in the series will feature houses by award winning architects such as MCK Architects (AU 02), Tzannes Associates (AU 03), Denton Corker Marshall (AU 04), Rosevear Architects (AU 05), 1+2 Architecture (AU 06), Collins & Turner (AU 07) and Chris Elliott (AU 08). Future planned series will feature some of the best contemporary residential architecture from Japan, the United Kingdom, to the United States and Canada as well as Spain, Germany and Finland.

About Outcast Editions

This much-anticipated new series of interactive book apps is produced by Outcast Editions, independent publishers of high quality digital books on architecture and design. Outcast Editions was founded by architectural photographer Richard Glover, architect / writer Virginia McLeod and graphic designer Hamish Muir with the ambition of reinventing architecture and design publishing for the beyond paper age. The founding principals of Outcast Editions have worked individually and collaboratively on prestigious publishing projects for leading architects and publishers worldwide.

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