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…much as you would try out a new Swiss army knife

By mpomo | Published: January 25, 2010
There is something about a minimised, multifunctional interior that really appeals to me: We stow away our picnic … in a cupboard above the tiny dining table that is also our desk, which is in turn the hinged cover to the wash basin. Life in a sleeping car is a miniature tightly organised affair, like [...]
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Alexanders Pattern Language

By mpomo | Published: January 21, 2010
Another stream of design inspiration and one that I’ve previously used is Alexanders Pattern Language ['A Pattern Language - Towns Buildings Construction by Alexander, Ishikawa & Silverstein' review on MyBarnConversion.com]. I’d applied this catalogue of patterns somewhat retrospectively when working on my barn conversion project but this is a great opportunity to use selected patterns [...]
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