Bobby McALPINE is one of the country’s most highly respected architecture and interior design firms. Renowned for timeless houses exemplifying the charm and elegance of traditional and vernacular English, American, and European styles blended with a modern sensibility, McALPINE’s oeuvre of domestic architecture and interior design respects the past while being firmly rooted in the present. Bobby’s stunning new book, POETRY OF PLACE: THE NEW ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS OF McALPINE is KDHamptons #1 holiday gift for the design lovers on my Christmas list.  Here’s a peek at some of the swoon worthy images from his book, below.

Following their critically acclaimed bestselling first book, The Home Within Us, POETRY OF PLACE profiles twenty stunning projects, from a stone tower folly standing in the gardens of a Tudorstyle house to a humble yet elegant wooden lakeside retreat.

Through his poetic voice, Bobby McAlpine narrates the story of each residence, pointing out their unique qualities. Featured are an exotic Florida panhandle beach house; a Tuscan-style horse farm; a rambling Colonial Revival compound; and a miniature European manor house, among others. These houses are classically understated and welcoming.

With 300 inspiring interior and exterior photographs, POETRY OF PLACE will appeal to those interested in the romance of traditional design and makes the perfect holiday gift for the design lover on your list.  $55.00 / Rizzoli New York

*Photos via POETRY OF PLACE: The New Architecture and Interiors of McALPINE