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    Grand living with limited space in Pretty Small a book by gestalten.
    Living small is the next big thing. Cheaper to run, easier to maintain, and less taxing on the environment—small-footprint housing is becoming the first choice for people across the globe. Discover more about small living in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    For the architects at Proctor & Shaw, the commission to renovate a cramped apartment in North London became both an exercise in innovation and a rebuttal to the idea that size is everything. Shoji Apartment is a project of small apartment featured in Pretty Small, a book by gestalten.
    Living with a partner in a cozy space can be an intimate adventure but can also amplify differences. What helps are spaces that both connect and separate to meet a variety of needs. Creating intimacy by finding space apart with Pretty Small by gestalten.
    A small apartment in Katowice’s design district was given a facelift by Mistovia to make it an eye-catching addition to the rental market. Perfectly positioned on the 11th floor of a 1970s block in the center of town, with views of the Silesian Museum and the International Congress Center, the apartment AFR Koszutka was redesigned to make it stand out from the preponderance of bland, neutral rental properties on the market.
    Students and young professionals are being pushed out of cities by soaring rents and house prices. Could micro-architecture be the solution? Many student and commuter housing projects are also featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    „The Tiniest House is for those who dream about building a house and believe they can’t afford it,” says Spanish architecture practice Aixopluc, which wanted to find a working solution to the problem of making old or derelict buildings inhabitable without a huge renovation budget.
    ABACO maximized all available space in a small apartment in a 1990s Parisian building to create a singular home for two actors. As performers, the clients needed the living room to be open and dynamic, with furniture and functions designed to fit snugly into the boundary walls, leaving a stage for their practice. The principal furniture elements are united in a single, unique piece of oak furniture. This project by Studio ABACO is featured in Pretty Small, a book by gestalten.
    The architect of this project featured in Pretty Small was inspired by the clients’ Greek heritage and chose to infuse the home with the colors of their homeland—the traditional bright-white paint found in Greek architecture and the blue of the Aegean Sea.
    Shoji Apartment in London is a fascinating project featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    Partitions in brick and MDF panels jut out from the central columns in a joyous zigzag formation. Constructed from glazed bricks in terra-cotta, white, and cobalt blue on pine frames, they achieve a combination of solidity and lightness that adds to the spaciousness of the home, as well as being inherently decorative.
    With just a single window, Mistovia found innovative ways to keep the space bright, such as building the curved wall of the bathroom from glass tiles—also a nod to the building’s modernist heritage. Stainless-steel cabinets bounce light off mirrored doors and surfaces, and one wall has been stripped back to its original concrete. AFR Koszutka is featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    Homes that help you inhabit a small space together while maintaining levels of privacy and individuality can help. Athens-based architecture practice SOUTH, for example, transformed an unused basement space in the Greek capital into a 40m2 (431ft2 ) custom studio apartment. While basement apartments tend to evoke images of cramped, windowless, damp spaces, this one, located in the Lycabettus Hill area, is quite the opposite.
    The transformation of a former print shop in Madrid was a very personal project for two members of the Nomos team, as La Nave would become their family home. Featured in Pretty Small, the architects are making the shift from an open-plan industrial layout to a domestic structure, which required a complete recalibration of the space.
    Architecture & Interior

    Pretty Small

    Grand Living with Limited Space

    Smart interior design makes the most of your home. This book reveals how design can deliver big comforts even in smaller spaces.

    39.90 € Price incl. VAT

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    As our largest cities grow more dense, residents across the globe are turning the keys to smaller homes, and with it, embracing the limitations of a reduced floor plan with endless creativity. Pretty Small presents some of the innovative ways contemporary city-dwellers are setting up their spaces of solitude.

    From the best ways to manage storage, to adapting rooms for use at various times of the day, this book showcases the many opportunities homeowners have in becoming inventive with their space. Pretty Small provides both inspiration and guidance on anything from hidden storage compartments, to ingenious bike mounts, and everything that lives in between.



    Architecture & Interior English Interior Interior Design Interiors urbanism
    Release date: September 2022
    Format: 21 x 26 cm
    Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 256 pages
    ISBN: 978-3-96704-077-7

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    As our largest cities grow more dense, residents across the globe are turning the keys to smaller homes, and with it, embracing the limitations of a reduced floor plan with endless creativity. Pretty Small presents some of the innovative ways contemporary city-dwellers are setting up their spaces of solitude.

    From the best ways to manage storage, to adapting rooms for use at various times of the day, this book showcases the many opportunities homeowners have in becoming inventive with their space. Pretty Small provides both inspiration and guidance on anything from hidden storage compartments, to ingenious bike mounts, and everything that lives in between.



    Architecture & Interior English Interior Interior Design Interiors urbanism

    Release date: September 2022
    Format: 21 x 26 cm
    Features: Full color, hardcover, stitch bound, 256 pages
    ISBN: 978-3-96704-077-7

    FSC™️ (Forest Stewardship Council™️) Certified.

    Payment and dispatch

    The following terms and conditions apply:

    The products are delivered all over the world.

    Dispatch costs (inclusive of legally applicable VAT)

    Domestic deliveries (Germany): 

    Bücherbestellungen werden grundsätzlich kostenfrei versandt.

    Andere Produkte, die keine Bücher sind und deren Bruttobestellwert weniger als mind. 20 € beträgt, werden mit einer 4 € Versandkostenpauschale berechnet.

    From an order value of 20,00 € onwards, we deliver shipments free of cost.

    Deliveries to foreign countries:

    Free shipping to European Union and the USA.
    Free worldwide shipping from 60 EUR/USD order value.

    For orders below 60 EUR/USD the following shipping costs apply:
    European Union & USA : € 0,-
    All other countries: € 40,-

    From an order value of 60,00 €, we deliver shipments to foreign countries free of cost.

    Delivery periods

    Unless otherwise specified in the quote, domestic delivery of goods shall be made (Germany) within 2 - 4 days, for deliveries abroad within 3 - 15 days from conclusion of contract (if advance payment agreed from the date of the payment instruction).
    Please note that deliveries are not made on Sundays and other holidays.
    If you have ordered articles with different delivery dates, we send the articles together in one delivery if no other agreement has been made. The delivery date for the complete order will be the same as that of the article with the longest delivery time.
    Accepted Payment options

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    -  Payment via Sofortüberweisung [immediate transfer]
    -  Payment via Google Pay
    -  Payment via Apple Pay
    -  Shopify Payments, ideal, eps-Überweisung, Bancontact



    Further details on payment

    When paying by SEPA direct debit, you authorize us by issuing a corresponding SEPA mandate to collect the invoice amount from the specified account.
    You will receive a pre-notification at least 5 days before the date of direct debit collection. Please note that you are obliged to ensure sufficient funds in the account on the announced date.

    If payment is made using a credit card, your credit card account is debited in conjunction with the conclusion of the contract.


    In case of questions, please contact us at the contact details mentioned in the Legal Notice.

    39.90 €

    Living small is the next big thing. Cheaper to run, easier to maintain, and less taxing on the environment—small-footprint housing is becoming the first choice for people across the globe. Discover more about small living in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    For the architects at Proctor & Shaw, the commission to renovate a cramped apartment in North London became both an exercise in innovation and a rebuttal to the idea that size is everything. Shoji Apartment is a project of small apartment featured in Pretty Small, a book by gestalten.
    Living with a partner in a cozy space can be an intimate adventure but can also amplify differences. What helps are spaces that both connect and separate to meet a variety of needs. Creating intimacy by finding space apart with Pretty Small by gestalten.
    A small apartment in Katowice’s design district was given a facelift by Mistovia to make it an eye-catching addition to the rental market. Perfectly positioned on the 11th floor of a 1970s block in the center of town, with views of the Silesian Museum and the International Congress Center, the apartment AFR Koszutka was redesigned to make it stand out from the preponderance of bland, neutral rental properties on the market.
    Students and young professionals are being pushed out of cities by soaring rents and house prices. Could micro-architecture be the solution? Many student and commuter housing projects are also featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    „The Tiniest House is for those who dream about building a house and believe they can’t afford it,” says Spanish architecture practice Aixopluc, which wanted to find a working solution to the problem of making old or derelict buildings inhabitable without a huge renovation budget.
    ABACO maximized all available space in a small apartment in a 1990s Parisian building to create a singular home for two actors. As performers, the clients needed the living room to be open and dynamic, with furniture and functions designed to fit snugly into the boundary walls, leaving a stage for their practice. The principal furniture elements are united in a single, unique piece of oak furniture. This project by Studio ABACO is featured in Pretty Small, a book by gestalten.
    The architect of this project featured in Pretty Small was inspired by the clients’ Greek heritage and chose to infuse the home with the colors of their homeland—the traditional bright-white paint found in Greek architecture and the blue of the Aegean Sea.
    Shoji Apartment in London is a fascinating project featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    Partitions in brick and MDF panels jut out from the central columns in a joyous zigzag formation. Constructed from glazed bricks in terra-cotta, white, and cobalt blue on pine frames, they achieve a combination of solidity and lightness that adds to the spaciousness of the home, as well as being inherently decorative.
    With just a single window, Mistovia found innovative ways to keep the space bright, such as building the curved wall of the bathroom from glass tiles—also a nod to the building’s modernist heritage. Stainless-steel cabinets bounce light off mirrored doors and surfaces, and one wall has been stripped back to its original concrete. AFR Koszutka is featured in Pretty Small by gestalten.
    Homes that help you inhabit a small space together while maintaining levels of privacy and individuality can help. Athens-based architecture practice SOUTH, for example, transformed an unused basement space in the Greek capital into a 40m2 (431ft2 ) custom studio apartment. While basement apartments tend to evoke images of cramped, windowless, damp spaces, this one, located in the Lycabettus Hill area, is quite the opposite.
    The transformation of a former print shop in Madrid was a very personal project for two members of the Nomos team, as La Nave would become their family home. Featured in Pretty Small, the architects are making the shift from an open-plan industrial layout to a domestic structure, which required a complete recalibration of the space.

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