SCOTT MITCHELL HOUSES
Foreword by Paul Goldberger
Contribution by Calvin Klein
Introduction by Michael Webb
“Mitchell brings elements of traditional architecture into modernism and he brings elements of modernism into traditional architecture... Everything is part of the whole, and the whole design is an object of richness and restraint, in equal measure.”—Paul Goldberger
A master of his genre, Scott Mitchell is celebrated for his warm modernist approach to connecting the built and natural environment. Sought after for their minimalist, material-driven aesthetic, Mitchell’s houses are studies in space, materiality, and light. Emphasizing an elegant economy of space, his projects respond to the natural appeal of their locations, be they bucolic retreats on Long Island or resplendent beach houses overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The first volume on his work, Scott Mitchell Houses is an exploration of the architectural designer’s impressive portfolio of projects. Dynamic compositions of light and shadow with a masterful use of concrete, Mitchell’s monolithic forms draw on the surrounding environment via floor to ceiling windows that open onto vistas so cinematic that Tom Ford utilized one of Mitchell’s homes in his neo-noir drama Nocturnal Animals. Mitchell is also recognized as the designer of the iconic restaurant Nobu Malibu.
Through previously unpublished photographs, readers are given an exclusive view into eight pivotal projects that span the globe from the Hamptons to Melbourne, featuring images by Ross Bleckner, Scott Frances, Trevor Mein and Steve Shaw. A foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger, contributions by fashion designer Calvin Klein, fashion entrepreneur Natalie Massenet and an essay by architecture and design writer and author Michael Webb further highlight the seductive style of Mitchell’s work.
SCOTT MITCHELL HOUSES
By Scott Mitchell
Foreword by Paul Goldberger
Contribution by Calvin Klein
Introduction by Michael Webb
Project Director and Editor Lyn Winter
Book Design Mimi Tang
Hardcover with jacket / 10” x 13”
272 pages / 200 color illustrations and photos
ISBN: 978-0-8478-6676-2 / Rizzoli New York
Release date: May 9, 2020
