Space is the most valuable asset in your home. Unlock the potential of elegant, rational space and you can enjoy an enhanced way of living. With this book you will learn how to look at the rooms of your home in three dimensions - as an architect would - and determine how to shape your space so that it is better suited to your lifestyle.

 Space is the most valuable asset in your home. Unlock the potential of elegant, rational space and you can enjoy an enhanced way of living. With this book you will learn how to look at the rooms of your home in three dimensions - as an architect would - and determine how to shape your space so that it is better suited to your lifestyle.

 There is no need to be restricted by the physical limitations of your existing rooms. Space offers innovative, exciting solutions to the problems of awkward, cramped or unused areas. With ideas for terrace houses, studios and apartments, this book opens your eyes to ways of interpreting and sculpting space - from clever,small-scale improvements, such as adding internal windows to open up a room and bring in extra light, to more ambitious undertakings like adding an extension. Over 15 real-life case studies provide inspiration and prove that you don't have to spend a fortune to achieve better-planned, more desirable living areas.

 There is help in assessing the potential of your home,understanding materials and lighting, and advice on how to get the most from professionals. Stunning photography and detailed line drawings clearly demonstrate how simple but dramatic changes can be made.

living spaces

 the modern home

 our changing needs

 homes today

shaping space

 opening up space

 defining space

space studies

 adding space

 reinventing space

 making space

doing it yourself

 seeing space

 reshaping your home

 before work begins

address book

index

acknowledgments