Overview

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

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Author:   Mary Leslie
Publisher:   RIBA Publishing
Imprint:   RIBA Publishing
ISBN:  

9781859469132

ISBN 10:   1859469132
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   01 January 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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

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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.

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