Our living spaces are getting
smaller but, as we spend more time at home, they must now work harder than ever
to provide us with room to relax, work and entertain. Interior designers need
to understand how to build accessibility, circulation, storage and lighting
into the most restricted areas, without compromising on style.
In this jargon-free guide, Mary
Leslie demonstrates how to design for compact living, proposing creative
solutions that can be applied to a variety of settings. A versatile designer
may be addressing a cramped studio flat one day and a dressing room for an
international business traveller the next; this book provides inspiration and
advice for every kind of small space, and every budget.
Organised around the different areas
of the home, Squeezing It In examines familiar problems and offers clever,
immediately applicable ideas for making the best of pocket-sized spaces. The entire
design process is considered alongside complete examples, from the UK and
internationally, which are generously illustrated with full-colour photographs,
plans and sketches.
Featuring case studies from:
- Archio
- Armstrong Keyworth
- Benjamin Tindall Architects
- Darren Oldfield Architects
- Jeffreys Interiors
- Mary Arnold-Forster Architects
- MW Architects
- Peden & Pringle
- Plankbridge
Table of Contents:
About the
author
Acknowledgements
Foreword – Nina
Campbell
Introduction
1. The living
space
Case
study 1.1: Archio Ltd
Case
study 1.2: Spencer Wedekind Ltd
2. The cooking
space
Case
study 2.1: Benjamin Tindall Architects
Case
study 2.2: Mary Leslie Interior Design
Case
study 2.3: Jeffreys Interiors & Peden & Pringle
3. The sleeping
space
Case
study 3.1: Mary Leslie Interior Design
Case
study 3.2: Spencer Wedekind Ltd
4. The work
space
Case
study 4.1: Armstrong Keyworth
Case
study 4.2: Plankbridge Ltd
5. The wet
space
Case
study 5.1: Darren Oldfield Architects & Imperfect Interiors
Case
study 5.2: Atelier Favorit Tokyo
Case
study 5.3: Matthew Woods Architects
6. The rest of
it
Case
study 6.1: Darren Oldfield Architects
Case
study 6.2: Mary Leslie Interior Design
Case
study 6.3: Papa Architects & Cellar Maison
7. The all in
one
Case
study 7.1: Studio Ett-hem
Case
study 7.2: Atelier Favorit Tokyo
Case
study 7.3: Thorp Design
About the Author :
Mary Leslie is an interior designer with over 40 years of experience working primarily on residential projects in the UK and overseas. She founded her own practice in 1996 after many years running the Interior Design Department for internationally-renowned designer Nina Campbell. She is a former Vice Chairman of the BIDA (now BIID) and a former Chairman of the BIDA Charitable Foundation.
