{"id":146687,"date":"2024-08-09T17:00:10","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T10:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-first-thought-was-to-have-the-whole-thing-be-a-swimming-pool-the-basement-refurb-that-optimised-space-to-the-max\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T00:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T17:01:40","slug":"my-first-thought-was-to-have-the-whole-thing-be-a-swimming-pool-the-basement-refurb-that-optimised-space-to-the-max","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/my-first-thought-was-to-have-the-whole-thing-be-a-swimming-pool-the-basement-refurb-that-optimised-space-to-the-max\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018My first thought was to have the whole thing be a swimming pool\u2019: the basement refurb that optimised space to the max"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nTo build a stylish home on a tiny, hemmed-in plot, one couple had to think creatively to utilise every crevice of available spaceExcavation in modern architecture has a bad rap these day, but when furniture designer James Shaw bought a mini plot of land close to Columbia Road flower market in east London, he realised he would have to build down if\u00a0he wanted to turn it into a home.The result, developed with architect Nicholas Ashby, is an extension of James\u2019s experimental, colourful product design \u2013 and an example of how to make even the most awkwardly sized plot stylish. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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