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Originally published Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Grand spaces to work and dream in

For those of us whose home office consists of a laptop on a table, architecture writer Deborah K. Dietsch's book "Live/Work: Working at...

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For those of us whose home office consists of a laptop on a table, architecture writer Deborah K. Dietsch's book "Live/Work: Working at Home, Living at Work" (Abrams, $35) offers a splendid yet angst-inducing case of "read it and weep."

Gaze at the beautiful photos long enough and you may find yourself planning a bank heist to finance your own commodious atelier.

Some of the spaces are additions to existing homes, some are new construction, but all have drop-dead offices or studios that are large enough for a business in, for example, software development or architecture. Others were designed as a party venue, automotive workshop, choreography studio and even a restaurant.

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