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George Clarke's Amazing Spaces
Book released to accompany the British Channel 4 series
- GenresNonfiction
192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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January 19, 2018
I love watching George Clarke's TV shows. Some amazing projects in this book.🐯👍
July 9, 2023
Ok that couple who had a baby spoil their honeymoon plans, so instead they use the money to create a little beach hut - genius but also one day I hope to be able to just go oh yeah I have so much money I can build a hut instead of buying baby things and save for a whole ass child.
Also if I were rich and retired early enough I would definitely have one of those land rover cocktail bars and just make drinks every where and everyday. And also I would have an ice cream truck because I want to own a soft serve machine (duh)
Overall I really liked the pictures and presentations. The ideas were all pretty cool too and there was plenty about the whole 'living in small space' genre but idk how I would feel living in a house where the toilet is hidden behind the kitchen sink like where are you going to draw the line George.
Also if I were rich and retired early enough I would definitely have one of those land rover cocktail bars and just make drinks every where and everyday. And also I would have an ice cream truck because I want to own a soft serve machine (duh)
Overall I really liked the pictures and presentations. The ideas were all pretty cool too and there was plenty about the whole 'living in small space' genre but idk how I would feel living in a house where the toilet is hidden behind the kitchen sink like where are you going to draw the line George.
July 13, 2023
If you have ever longed for a secret hideaway, a bit of space in your life, if you built dens as a child and loved to play in tents, if you dream of escaping in a campervan this book will delight you.
In George Clarke's Channel 4 series Amazing Spaces he met people building their own hideaways, either from scratch or reclaiming unwanted buses, caravans and shipping containers. He created his own project too. The series was very good and sometimes the book released to accompany a tv series can be a little lacking but that isn't the case with this one. Clarke combines tasty pictures of the projects with plans and information on how every inch of these tiny spaces is put to multiple uses, a table is a bed, and a bath, and storage.
The book is divided into 3 sections
The first is an introduction on starting to think about your own project. Why do you want this space, who is it for and how will it be used, where do you want it to be and will you build from scratch or use an existing space?
The second section is the projects featured in the series, broken down into movable spaces (caravans, buses, boats and trucks), multi-functional spaces (huts, tiny apartments, caravans and containers), new spaces (building from scratch) and recycled spaces (using existing resources)
The last section is on the practicalities of making your dream into reality, planning, using designers and/or architects, sketches, action plans, budgets, health and safety, the boring but vital stuff to make it all happen.
A nice size, illustrated in full colour throughout, delicious to look at and full of enough information to help a anyone take their dreams forward.
In George Clarke's Channel 4 series Amazing Spaces he met people building their own hideaways, either from scratch or reclaiming unwanted buses, caravans and shipping containers. He created his own project too. The series was very good and sometimes the book released to accompany a tv series can be a little lacking but that isn't the case with this one. Clarke combines tasty pictures of the projects with plans and information on how every inch of these tiny spaces is put to multiple uses, a table is a bed, and a bath, and storage.
The book is divided into 3 sections
The first is an introduction on starting to think about your own project. Why do you want this space, who is it for and how will it be used, where do you want it to be and will you build from scratch or use an existing space?
The second section is the projects featured in the series, broken down into movable spaces (caravans, buses, boats and trucks), multi-functional spaces (huts, tiny apartments, caravans and containers), new spaces (building from scratch) and recycled spaces (using existing resources)
The last section is on the practicalities of making your dream into reality, planning, using designers and/or architects, sketches, action plans, budgets, health and safety, the boring but vital stuff to make it all happen.
A nice size, illustrated in full colour throughout, delicious to look at and full of enough information to help a anyone take their dreams forward.
July 11, 2024
Having enjoyed the TV series this beautifully photographed book is a good reference point to inspire your plans.The only criticism I'd have would be a lack of technical information about some of the more unusual materials.Thinking of the bending of timber for "the Egg" and using tin sheets.But for the price, a useful aide to the imagination.
November 6, 2014
I’m not much of a TV watcher so when I started describing this book to my brother-in-law I was surprised that he knew what I was talking about because he’d seen the show. A fabulous book, with amazing ideas for creating fun, interesting, practical spaces, and beautifully presented.
A.D
A.D
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