Her book and work, Franco Purini writes, "provides an exemplary counterpoint" to prevalent modes of architectural expression from the last 30 years.
Embedded into a sloping lakeside site, the low-impact dwelling takes its name from long-living native shrubs.
BIG, Safdie Architects, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, and Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO are behind a slate of completed and in-progress housing projects across the South American metropolis.
Part coffee-table book, part construction manual, the volume illustrates 55 houses over six contents, in rural and urban settings, with the goal of removing the mystery behind building with low-carbon materials.