House Love - by Chris Baker (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Step into the airy, light-filled, exquisitely detailed homes of the Florida-based firm Moor Baker Architects in this first book on their work

Over the past 35 years, Peter Moor, Mary Juckiewicz, and Chris Baker, the principals of Moor Baker Architects, have gained a stellar reputation for creating timeless houses that prioritize clients' preferences, climate considerations, and site-specific issues. As the 11 projects featured in this first monograph of their work demonstrate, they are an "everything matters" firm, down to the doorknobs and hinges. They care about craftsmanship, about choosing materials that improve with age, and, most importantly, about designing homes that their clients will cherish. The work of the Florida-based firm is exemplary for warm climes, emphasizing airiness, openness, and an indoor-outdoor flow. Illustrated with Jessica Klewicki Glynn's limpid photographs, as well as with site and floor plans and watercolor renderings, and featuring interior design by such notable designers as Tom Scheerer and Robert Stilin, House Love is sure to endear and endure.

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About the Author

Chris Baker, a St. Louis native, joined Peter Moor and Mary Juckiewicz's firm in 2004 and became a partner in 2015. Peter Moor and his wife, Mary Juckiewicz, also an architect and the stylist of the photography in the book, worked in Manhattan before starting a practice in Vermont, where they were greatly influenced by the region's vernacular architecture. In 1991, they relocated to Vero Beach, Florida, and founded Moor & Associates. Jessica Klewicki Glynn is an award-winning photographer whose work appears in Architectural Digest, Milieu, Galerie, House & Home, Traditional Home, and Coastal Living. Her books include Vendome's Beachside and Palm Beach Chic. She lives in Palm Beach and Kilmovee, Ireland.