Tres pequeñas habitaciones, un loft en Brooklyn

Resonando con el espíritu humilde del barrio, y enfrentando la realidad que muestra una cada vez mayor escasez de viviendas a precios asequibles, el diseño logra sacar el máximo provecho de un espacio limitado. Modesto pero ambicioso, el proyecto se completó en un corto plazo, con un presupuesto muy ajustado.

Las particiones existentes que subdividían el pequeño espacio de 660 pies cuadrados (60 m2) fueron retiradas y tres volúmenes independientes se agruparon en torno a una zona central común. Juntas, estas habitaciones crean espacios privados y aumentan al máximo la zona de estar común, necesaria para las reuniones y la vida comunitaria cotidiana. Los huecos acristalados permiten que la luz penetre en el interior de las habitaciones desde las grandes ventanas del desván, desde las cuales se puede ver la rápida evolución post-industrial del barrio.

Original Text in English

Located in a former factory building in the rapidly changing artist’s neighborhood of Bushwick, Brooklyn, a small industrial loft, awkwardly subdivided by existing partitions, was transformed into a bright and open space that could be comfortably shared by three young roommates moving into what would become their first shared loft in the city. Resonating with the neighborhood’s unassuming spirit, and dealing with the reality of the ever increasing scarcity of affordable living space, the design manages to make the most of very limited space. Modest yet ambitious, it was completed at short notice with an exceedingly tight budget.

The existing partitions subdividing the small 660 sqft (60m) loft were removed and three independent volumes were clustered around a central common area. Huddling together, these rooms within a room create intimate private spaces while maximizing the shared living area needed for gatherings and daily communal living. Glazed openings allow light inside the bedrooms, which are arranged to receive as much light as possible from the loft’s large windows, while providing views of the rapidly changing post-industrial neighborhood.

On Saying Yes:
Clients: We have a project for you.
Architect: Great!
Clients: But we have very little money.
Architect: No problem, I’ll work with what you have.
Clients: And we need to do it really fast.
Architect: Ok, how fast?
Clients: Can you design something for next week? We need to start construction next week.
Architect: ?
Clients: We plan to move in a couple of weeks. Can you do it?
Architect: It’s impossible…(silence)…Ok, YES. I will try.
Clients: Great!
Architect: You know this will probably take longer and surely end up costing more?
Clients:?
Architect: Ok, give me a week. I’ll think of something simple; something interesting. If you like it, we’ll find a way to get it done.
Clients:Ok
Architect: Great!

The Stats:
1 Loft
3 Rooms
660 sf
9 weeks
141 emails
64 calls
55 texts
3 contractors