Skywood House: And the Architecture of Graham Phillips
[Book Description]
Skywood has been called a house that turns lifestyle into a work of art and one that offers a masterclass in architectures power to excite and inspire. As a structure, it reflects rigour and attention to detail, attributes that its creator, Graham Phillips, credits both to his time at Foster & Partners, and to his experiences of buildings he loves, from Mies van der Rohes Barcelona Pavilion and Luis Barragans house in Mexico City, to the serene composition of Japanese gardens. Skywood House garnered immediate acclaim from the architectural and popular press. It also became a favoured setting for television and film producers, who found in its pure form and exquisite geometries the perfect backdrop for an array of dramatic scenarios. Known as the Va Va Voom house for its appearance in the 2005 Renault Clio television advert featuring the football titan Thierry Henry, Skywood continues to attract a popular and critical audience. And Phillipss further projects, carried out as an independent architect, resonate with the same sense of precision and elegance.
[Table of Contents]
Dedicated to my family and Malcolm
Prologue: A Search for Form 11 (1)
Graham Phillips
Introduction: A House for All Seasons 12 (8)
Biography: Graham Phillips 20 (10)
Kenneth Powell
Finding Form: Design Philosophy 30 (8)
Skywood House 38 (110)
Skywood House: The Making of a Modern 52 (83)
Classic
An Appreciation of Skywood House 135(13)
Kenneth Powell
Skywood and the Media 148(126)
Other Projects 180(102)
Albion Riverside Apartment, London 182(16)
Skyblue, Costa del Sol 198(10)
Hamptons, Long Island 208(8)
Sandbanks Court, Dorset 216(16)
Cielo, Mallorca 232(16)
Skyhigh, Mallorca 248(34)
Epilogue 274(8)
Graham Phillips
Interviews with Graham Phillips
Malcolm Quantrill 282(3)
James Phillips 285(2)
Project Collaborators 287(1)
Acknowledgements 287(1)
Sources of Illustrations 288
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