This is a semi-oldie from 2007, but it's a goodie, and so perfect for the first day of Small Cool month that we can't help but post it here. New York firm Normal Projects designed this tiny studio in Manhattan, a custom cabinetry and all-in-one pod project that they describe as "bigger than furniture; smaller than architecture."
The big blue cabinet along the main studio wall houses nearly all the home's functions, tucked neatly inside. Pull down one panel, and you'll find a bed with a storage shelf built into the headboard wall. A smaller panel drops down to create an instant desk or console table. Clothes storage is hidden behind a sliding door, and books are kept on shelves built into the cabinet's end-wall.
Designers Michael Chen and Kari Anderson are the minds behind the brilliant cabinet, which has appeared in the New York Times, Dwell Magazine, Treehugger, and recently made a re-appearance on Architizer.
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• Unfolding Apartment by Normal Projects | Architizer
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Photos: Alan Tansey | Normal Projects | Architizer
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great save spacing and something I would like to have for my room too, but looks like an expensive installation.
very cool! only 1 complaint, the headboard storage should have went all the way across, and all the way up! other than that, love the bold color, and innovative design!
Congratulations on an excellent job! Great space saving, great looking studio.
I love the use of the Murphy bed. Great space saver! I think the addition of an area rug underneath where the bed folds down could really add a lot to the space.
Awesome and love the color!
I agree on the area rug and the shelving above the bed going all the way across. However, on the color I feel that it makes the storage look as bulky as it is and no matter what is changed in the space it'll always be the eye catcher
I like the blue, brown and yellow together. I would have liked to see the sofa in tweed or some shade of brown, but in general this place is spectacular.