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 Ltd
- Armstrong Keyworth
- Benjamin Tindall Architects
- Darren Oldfield Architects
- Jeffreys Interiors
- Papa Architects
- Peden & Pringle
- Plankbridge Ltd.
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
Biography
Mary Leslie is an interior designer with over 40 years of experience working primarily on domestic projects. For many years she was the Head of Interior Design at internationally-renowned designer Nina Campbell Ltd and now runs her own practice. She is a former Vice Chairman of the BIDA and a former Chairman of the BIID Charitable Foundation.
