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This exhaustively documented sourcebook will be invaluable for professionals and students of architecture, interior design, interior decorating, and furniture design. Information is provided on every aspect of the design process from the ground up-floor plans, materials, and specifications on furniture and fixtures. The more than 30 illustrated case studies are of homes that are streamlined on the inside and out, and include full-colour photographs, floor plans, and sketches. Dozens of never-before seen solutions in storage and an array of ingenious design solutions for furniture and fixtures that serve an array of purposes are also revealed.

Carles Broto is one of the founders of the Institute for Alternative Culture. The publishing director of Grupo Links--Structure, he lives in Barcelona.