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An Architect Turned A 240-Square-Foot Space Into A Sleek NYC Apartment

Jul 11, 2014, 03:04 IST

This is probably the most efficient use of 240 square feet we've ever seen.

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Brooklyn architect Tim Seggerman renovated this tiny brownstone apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side for its owner, an anthropology professor who splits her time between her New York City and a West African village, according to Dwell.

"You couldn't imagine a place that was more messed up," Seggerman told Dwell of his first look at the space.

But using inspiration from furniture designer George Nakashima, he turned the small apartment into a work of art.

He used a variety of different woods, including cypress and bamboo for the cabinets, ash and beech for the staircase, and quartered white oak for the floors.

The apartment has a small kitchen space and a bedroom loft. It even has a washing machine, a rare luxury even in big New York apartments.

One of its highlights is a crawl-in library beside the sleeping area, which features a maple ceiling.

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Not bad for a space that's not much bigger than a walk-in closet.

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