Graeme Brooker is an interior designer and academic. He is the programme leader of the interior design courses at the Manchester Metropolitan University. He has lectured and presented papers at conferences in the UK and internationally. Sally Stone is the director of the College of Continuity in Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture. She has lectured internationally and presented papers at conferences around the world.

• Introduction. How to get the most out of this book. Working with objects: Introduction; Properties of the existing site; Methods of adaptation; Occupation; Function. Objects in the new interior: Introduction; Methods of organisation; Form; Materials; Function. Objects in the existing building: Introduction; Methods of organisation; Form; Materials; Function. Responsive objects: built to fit: Introduction; Human scale; Room scale; Building scale. Autonomous objects: stand alone: Introduction; Human scale; Room scale; Building scale. Constructing objects: Introduction; Bespoke; Off the peg. Glossary. Acknowledgements. Working with ethics.