“I bought this place a few months ago and I love living here. I sublet a room to Sarah, which helps with the morgage. Its compact but there’s plenty of storage for both of our things. In a year Sarah’s moving to the US for her PhD and my boyfriend might move in, which would mean we could open out the spare room and have a lovely big living space. She’d be welcome to stay at any time, we’d get a sofa bed and she can have her old room back for a holiday in London!”

“The flat works for me, I have lots of gear to store and as a freelance journalist I often work from home. The living room is big enough to live and work without feeling cramped. My parents like to come to stay, they say its to see me, but I know its just it’s cheaper than a hotel! It’s not a problem though, I can pull across the folding wall and they get their own room and I can use the loo and kitchen in the night without disturbing them. I’m thinking of asking my girlfriend if she wants to move in, its big enough for us both to have space. Fingers crossed she says yes!”

“Poppy loves her room, she has lots of space to play and I like it because there’s room to put all her toys away when she’s done. My room’s tucked round the corner from the kitchen and although I pull the room divide across whenever I have friends over (so I don’t have to worry about making the bed) and I leave it open when its just me, Poppy and Stan, then we have a lovely big space to hang out. Every space in the apartment has been well thought out, I got most of my furniture from IKEA and it all fitted perfectly. With Poppy growing up I like to know that I can change things around now and then.”

“I’m due in a month, so we’ve recently turned our room into the Baby’s and we can have the room next to the lounge. That way we can relax on the sofa while she’s sleeping - although that might be a bit optimistic for the first few months! Who knew you needed so much stuff when you have a baby!? Thankfully there’s loads of places to hide it away until we need it. We never thought we would be able to afford a place where we would have room to start a family, so we were so excited when we found Pocket - we’re going to be very happy here.”

Hannah (41) and Sarah (32) Henry (28) and Jess (7/9 Cat lives left) Amy (32), Poppy (6) and Stan (7 Dog Years) Oliver (30), Heather (29), Baby (due in a month!) and Colin (28 Dog Years)

Hannah’s Room

Sarah’s Room

Kitchen, Living and Dining

Henry’sRoom

WC /Shower

Sofa Bed

Poppy’sRoom

Amy’s Room Oliver & Heather’s

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Baby’s Room

Inside No. 2: Henry’s large living space can be quickly subdivided with the folding acoustic wall into a living room and bedroom, which is great for when his parents come to stay

Inside No. 3: Amy loves that she can put Poppy to bed and still have the living room and kitchen all to herself. When she has friends over for dinner all she has to do is pull across the folding wall and her bedroom is compleatly hidden. Plus there is loads of storage space for both Poppy and Stan’s toys.

1 Bed + Guest 2 Bed

Maximised delightful living space / Minimised wasted circulation space

Bedroom space that adapts to life

Practical Storage and utility space. Bikes, Buggies, Bedlinen and Basketballs

This is our 1.5 Bedroom, 54 square metre apartment.An adaptable Pocket Home for modern Londoners.

What makes our Pocket Home a Perfect Pocket Home? 1. A home is a space for living in. Traditional 2-bed apartments often waste space. When the spare room isnt being utilised, this space would be better used as living space. Our home offers maximum space for living, with all the practical storage considerations to make living here delightful.

2. Young people’s lives change and their homes should change to fit them, not the other way around. Our Pocket Home is designed to accomodate all the exciting changes to the residents lives.

3. A lovely home is a simple home. No gimmics, no fuss. Every space has been designed with simplicity and flexibility in mind.

4. Standardised furniture fits, spaces are designed to accomodate IKEA furniture so that our residents can fill them with everything they need.

5. Rooms with a view. A shallow plan means that the spaces are bathed in natural light,

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Plans at 1:100

Pocket #2

47.5 m2 51.5 m2

4 m2 6.5 m2

2.5 m2

54 m2 61 m2

3 m2

2-Bed FlatLondon Housing

Design Guide

Net. internal area

Circulation

Partition Walls

GIA

Maximised delightful living space / Minimised wasted circulation space

Bedroom space that adapts to life

Practical Storage and utility space. Bikes, Buggies, Bedlinen and Basketballs

Through maximising living space and practical storage planning our Pocket Homes will have a reduced GIA over the London Design guide targets, but with increased daylight, delight and adaptability

Interrogating the Mayor’s Design Guide

Our Pocket Homes are all about adaptability, without any gimmicks. This includes having considered Lifetime Homes standards. The main bedroom, bathroom and doors meet or exceed the requirements, ensuring that these homes can be loved by everyone!

We imaging that moving into a Pocket Living flat should be like joining a new community. Entrances must feel welcoming but also secure, and contain post boxes and notice boards, and be a great place to bump into neighbours. Circulation must be generous and daylit, with no blind corners and corridors wide enough to wheel bikes and buggies. Amenity spaces could be either balconies or shared gardens.

The flats can be arranged in a number of ways to suit a variety of sites. We can’t wait to test our ideas on a real site!

There is lots of space for storage in our pocket home. Each room has been ergonomically designed to be a simple uncluttered space, with cupboards in alcoves. We’ve also saved space on internal wall areas and circulation without it feeling mean.

Meeting Lifetime Homes Standards

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Double Bedroom meets Lifetime Homes standards

Bathroom meets Lifetime Homes

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Large storage unit for bikes

All Door openings meet Lifetime Homes

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Kitchen Dishwasher

Oven Fridge Freezer

Double Bedroom / Extended Living Space

Kitchen and Living Area

IKEA ‘Besta’ Shelf unit

Washing machine

Dishwasher

IKEA ‘Metod’ Counter units

IKEA ‘Metod’ unit

Storage accounted for all necessary items

IKEA ‘APFixt’ sink

IKEA ‘Godmorgon’ shelf

IKEA ‘Pax’ Shelf

IKEA ‘Pax’ Shelf

IKEA ‘Kramfors’ Two seat sofa

‘Tecnomove’ Folding wall unit

IKEA ‘Jussi’ Folding table

IKEA ‘Kramfors’ Two seat sofa

IKEA ‘Mandal’ Double Bed

Folding Acoustic Wall

Removal of wall creates a very generous Kitchen / Eating Area