Squeezing It In : Designing for compact spaces

Our living spaces are gettingsmaller but, as we spend more time at home, they must now work harder than everto provide us with room to relax, work and entertain.

Interior designers needto understand how to build accessibility, circulation, storage and lightinginto the most restricted areas, without compromising on style.

In this jargon-free guide, MaryLeslie demonstrates how to design for compact living, proposing creativesolutions that can be applied to a variety of settings.

A versatile designermay be addressing a cramped studio flat one day and a dressing room for aninternational business traveller the next; this book provides inspiration andadvice for every kind of small space, and every budget. Organised around the different areasof the home, Squeezing It In examines familiar problems and offers clever,immediately applicable ideas for making the best of pocket-sized spaces.

The entiredesign process is considered alongside complete examples, from the UK andinternationally, which are generously illustrated with full-colour photographs,plans and sketches.

Featuring case studies from:ArchioArmstrong KeyworthBenjamin Tindall ArchitectsDarren Oldfield ArchitectsJeffreys InteriorsMary Arnold-Forster ArchitectsMW ArchitectsPeden & PringlePlankbridge