
Small Spaces
Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home
Azby Brown(Author)
Kodansha America, Inc (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 16. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-56836-454-4 (ISBN)
Description
Imaginative and practical solutions to the problems of limited interior space. Illustrated with photographs and plans of actual living areas in contemporary homes. Small Spaces is about living comfortably and using space wisely, and where better to find ideas on that subject than Japan, one of the world's most urban and densely populated countries? Tokyo resident Azby Brown, a distinguished architect and designer, has assembled dozens of creative solutions to space and storage problems, illustrating them with photographs and plans of actual living environments in contemporary homes. The key to his approach is what might be called 'The Three Cs '--compact, comfortable, and convenient. Use of space is reconsidered, with easy living always the uppermost goal. A living room is opened up by creating level changes or 'joining it with the exterior.' A staircase can double as a chest of drawers, a space beneath the floor can serve as a kitchen pantry or hiding place for a disappearing bed: an adjustable table can serve different purposes at different heights. From top to bottom, in bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and hall, Azby Brown presents solutions to the problems of inner space, illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs, drawings, and architectural plans. Small Spaces will be a lifesaver for all those with growing families, shrinking resources, and limited room to grow--or indeed anyone who wants to transform a disorganized, cluttered environment into an orderly, attractive living area.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is an elegant jewel box of ingenious design ideas for close-packing the elements of comfortable, even luxurious, living." -Stewart Brand"Azby Brown's book presents an attitude toward designing space that inspires creative solutions....He shows us ways to bring order and tranquility back into our lives." -Fine Homebuilding
"Small Spaces has some dazzling answers: most simple and colorful, all imaginative and practical. Invaluable." -House & Garden
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
535 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56836-454-4 (9781568364544)
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Book
09/1996
Kodansha International Ltd
€38.56
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Person
AZBY BROWN is an architect who has lived in Japan since 1985. A native of New Orleans, he received a bachelor's degree in f ine art from Yale College in 1980, and a master's degree in architecture from the University of Tokyo, where he is currently a Ph.D. candidate, in 1988. He is also the author of The Genius of Japanese Carpentry and The Japanese Dream House: How Technology and Tradition Are Shaping New Home Design. His visual and verbal ideas have reached a wide international audience through frequent lectures, publications, and exhibitions.
YOSHIO SHIRATORI has photographed interiors and exteriors since 1962. He was the recipient of the Interior Designers' Association prize in 1987. Shiratori's work appears in major Japanese design and architecture magazines throughout Japan.
YOSHIO SHIRATORI has photographed interiors and exteriors since 1962. He was the recipient of the Interior Designers' Association prize in 1987. Shiratori's work appears in major Japanese design and architecture magazines throughout Japan.