Sleep tight: 5 micro bedrooms
Texto por Jaime Heather Schwartz
Berlin, Alemania
06.03.19
Architects and designers have dreamed up new ideas for micro bedrooms which maximise space with a minimal approach.
All the guestrooms of New York’s Moxy Times Square feature custom furniture designed by Yabu Pushelberg. Photo: Leandro Farina
All the guestrooms of New York’s Moxy Times Square feature custom furniture designed by Yabu Pushelberg. Photo: Leandro Farina
×A room of one’s own is often needed but not always possible to attain, especially when living in or travelling to any of the world’s biggest cities. These mico bedrooms manage to carve out space where one can settle in comfortably for a good night’s sleep. Lights out!
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The VietNam Hostel
Da Nang, Vietnam
85 Design
2018
For their design of the VietNam Hostel, 85 Design chose a minimalist approach that helped reduce costs and the building’s environmental impact. Bright yellow accents and warm wood create a playful contrast to the unbaked brick walls of the compact dorm rooms.
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02
The Cabinet Room
San Francisco, USA
Rebal Knayzeh
2018
The Cabinet Room, designed by Rebal Knayzeh, is a hybrid construction that creates a playful interior where a child can sleep, while its exterior provides space for an elegant entertainment system, as well as generous storage.
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Moxy Times Square
New York, USA
Yabu Pushelberg
2017
For the North American debut of the European brand Moxy Hotels, Yabu Pushelberg fitted out each room with custom furniture and fixtures and clever, built-in design details. The multi-purpose fold-away furniture provides various configuration and personalisation options, based on the guest's needs.
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04
Mini Treehouse Residence
Hong Kong
NC Design & Architecture
2017
Ladder-like steps lead to an elevated bedroom deck in NC Design & Architecture’s Mini Treehouse Residence. Appearing to float in space and clad in pine wood, the intimate sleep space’s Zen-like ambience possesses a linear bedside window with a forest view.
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Photos: © Rafael Gamo (1), © Matthew Williams (2,3)
05
Little House. Big City
New York, USA
OA - OFFICE OF ARCHITECTURE
2017
As part of a house extension, OA added a quasi-free-standing bedroom structure to the roof of what was originally a two-storey home. Connected to the rest of the build via an unfinished steel staircase, the “master suite” includes a sleeping area and bathroom.
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