Design in Storage
When designing a layout it’s easy to forget to plan for storage. With a barn conversion the challenge is heightened (often literally) as we often design in full height, full length / full width open spaces that subsume those areas of the home we utilise for storage in more traditional houses (the attic, under the stairs etc.) into the main habitable volumes of the building.
In ‘A Pattern Language’ Christopher Alexander tells us to give 15-20% of the volume of the building to bulk storage.
Plan for dedicated storage rooms, shelving up through double height rooms, raised cabin beds with large storage spaces above and below…
Snippets on MBC
Rather than my usual wordy ramblings I thought I’d challenge myself to come up with some short gems of (throw-away) advice on how I think you should go about a conversion… Snippets …this is one!
If you enjoyed that post, then read these…
Maintain Traditions – architecture, design and the local vernacular
Consider the local vernacular. When converting or renovating you’ll already have a great reference point in the building itself and others close-by of a similar age.
So, in East Anglia,…
Wabi-sabi and my mossy step
I was just about to begin stripping the moss from the shaded face of the garden steps when I was reminded of the Japanese concept of wabi-sabi.
The Stirling prize 2012 winner – the Sainsbury Laboratory
So the Stirling prize was won by what seemed to be a long shot.
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