There's something especially beautiful about being able to look to the full expanse of a horizon, something that speaks to the most ancient part of our soul. With the continuing build up of our surroundings, that precious ability to gaze into the unfettered distance is one we all appreciate and savour. This stunning edition showcases incredible houses in simply amazing locations, where the architect has rightly championed the accessibility to the endless views. Lavishly illustrated with full-colour images of award-winning architecture, this compilation draws you in through its winning designs, but its the glorious and enticing images of the vast horizon that will capture your imagination. We may all not be lucky enough to inhabit an eye-catching designer home with views to die for, but at least we can all share the beauty through these breathtakingly evocative images. Truly a book in which to lose yourself.

Cathi House of House + House. Cathi House co-founded with Steven House the architecture firm, House + House. For over thirty-five years they have crafted intimate, personal architecture reflecting their passion for site-specific, well-choreographed buildings throughout California, Mexico, and the Caribbean. In 1989 Architecture magazine featured House + House in its “Discovery” issue on emerging talent. Since then they have received over fifty design awards and their work has been featured in numerous publications including two monographs, House + House Architects: Choreographing Space and Houses in the Sun: light movement embrace. Cathi and Steven’s extensive studies of vernacular architecture have been published in two very personal memoirs, Mediterranean Villages: an architectural journey and Villages of West Africa: an intimate journey across time. They have established CASA (The Center for Architecture, Sustainability + Art), a study-abroad program based in Mexico.