The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping your Home

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With rare exceptions such as bank holidays, the book group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7. She is currently writing a book The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping Your Home, [16] due for publication in September 2022. Learning her craft at the likes of Mackintosh School of Architecture, Laura has developed an immaculate eye for detail. So, fitting some kind of stylish built-in bathroom storage is absolutely key, because then you can maximise the space you have. Laura’s projects encompass creating real houses for real people- creating homes that people can truly live in rather than the colossal glass skyscrapers that architects often design.

Rather than have it under the stairs, which is the usual place people put it, I would highly recommend placing it somewhere that is potentially accessible from the outside, and maybe even attached to some kind of utility space. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Congo, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.Notice to Internet Explorer users Server security: Please note Internet Explorer users with versions 9 and 10 now need to enable TLS 1. And, if you can’t wait till then, Laura’s book Handbook of Home Design: An Architect's Blueprint for Shaping your Home, is out now! In general, home design over the past century has included a straight staircase with a turn at the top.

First off, for those with large or growing families, an extra ensuite shower room can help alleviate that pinch point which always proves so traumatic in the mornings! And I know there are people who don’t have a bath, but I can’t even get my head around not having a bath at home. Clark then presented designs on two episodes of Ugly House to Lovely House [7] [8] in the first two series of the show before deciding to leave Channel 4.As we get older, we’re all going to need assistance at some point, and, with such an advance in brassware finishes, accessible bathrooms can be made to look so much more stylish. Biography: Laura Jane Clark is an architect and designer specialising in innovative home design, renovation and new-build houses. In the end, I didn’t really have the space and we just bought some standalone storage, which we removed when doing a deep clean, just the other day. You still have to work within site constraints, with things like the aspect and where the sun will be, to take into consideration. In general, remodelling the downstairs area is a lot more cost-effective, and even something as simple as sorting out storage on the ground floor can free up space upstairs.

I love how she walks you through the process and guiding principles she considers when designing a home plan, and it was fun to see some great interior photos from her projects (several from the show which is fun). As one of the architect presenters on BBC’s Your Home Made Perfect, Laura started her television career when she was featured on the first ever episode of Channel 4’s George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces with her Crystal Palace underground-toilet conversion and then regularly featured on the series, as well as on Shed of the Year and Ugly House to Lovely House. Her work includes presenting Your Home Made Perfect with Angela Scanlon on BBC2 and Netflix, Channel 4’s Ugly House to Lovely House, [1] George Clarke's Amazing Spaces and Shed of the Year.This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This book allows us to see just how an architect’s vision and ideas can totally transform interior spaces. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN distils Laura's wealth of experience and enthusiasm giving you an accessible yet detailed guide to design, empowering you with the tools and knowledge to shape your home how you want.