interiors

This approach allows for an extremely efficient use of space, leaving the smaller, existing bedrooms and living areas to be used as guest spaces and the new construction to be as large and open as possible. The material palette remains in context, while the execution and form make a decidedly modern statement.

“When designing a small space, we start with basic human factors of emotion—the feeling of privacy, of nesting, of nourishment, of cleanliness, of proximity—and we stretch those boundaries to comfortable levels,” says Bonini, who will speak specifically to these issues in her presentation, Small Spaces, Big Design. Photo by Barry Calhoun.

Like a Murphy bed, the dining table tucks into the wall when not in use.