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A sleeping and storage cubicle
designed and made by Ian Ballantyne, RIBA, c.1968, consisting of a rectangular free-standing unit of red and white-painted board, supporting single bed above; each wall panel with shaped access arch, two concealed by curtains, leading to a bank of clear plastic storage trays and hanging space; the primary access arch flanked on one side by pierced runs leading to the upper bunk, on the other an abstract diagramatic head-board above a single bed with storage space below, overall dimensions of cubicle 93in. (237cm.) long 41in. (104cm.) wide 84in. (214cm.) the bed 77in. (196cm.) long, and a matching red and white lacquered adjustable bookshelf, with five graduated shelves, 89in (226cm.) high 36in. (92cm.) wide
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The cubicle was designed for use in the architect's own home. Amongst many interior commissions for private clients, an example of Ballantyne's work may be seen at Hyndland parish church in Glasgow, a chapel commissioned for one of the transepts, now listed
designed and made by Ian Ballantyne, RIBA, c.1968, consisting of a rectangular free-standing unit of red and white-painted board, supporting single bed above; each wall panel with shaped access arch, two concealed by curtains, leading to a bank of clear plastic storage trays and hanging space; the primary access arch flanked on one side by pierced runs leading to the upper bunk, on the other an abstract diagramatic head-board above a single bed with storage space below, overall dimensions of cubicle 93in. (237cm.) long 41in. (104cm.) wide 84in. (214cm.) the bed 77in. (196cm.) long, and a matching red and white lacquered adjustable bookshelf, with five graduated shelves, 89in (226cm.) high 36in. (92cm.) wide
See illustration
The cubicle was designed for use in the architect's own home. Amongst many interior commissions for private clients, an example of Ballantyne's work may be seen at Hyndland parish church in Glasgow, a chapel commissioned for one of the transepts, now listed