JPDA’s clever furniture piece solves a common studio apartment layout issue

If you live in a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/index.php?s=studio+apartment">studio apartment</a>, chances are you've Googled such popular search terms as "where to put bed in studio apartment" and "how to <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/8-unique-room-dividers-to-section-off-a-studio-apartment-in-style/">divide studio apartment</a> so it feel less like a box." The team over at <a href="http://jpda.net/">Jordan Parnass Digital Architecture</a> faced a similar issue when planning out a sunny but spatially challenged 0-bedroom residence in Battery Park. Their solution? A cleverly designed piece of custom furniture that serves as a loft bed, storage space, bookshelf, room divider and ladder all-in-one.

JPDA's Jordan Parnass, Anthony Moon and Sean Karns designed the millwork insertion specifically for the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/index.php?s=tiny+apartment">small space</a> as a way to create <a href="http://jpda.net/projects/battery-park-studio">separation between the living and sleeping areas</a> without having to build an actual wall.

The custom cube holds a queen mattress that can be accessed by shelves that double as steps. The various cutouts and ledges serve as a place to display knick knacks and hold books.

Made of blonde wood that matches the floors of the apartment for a seamless look, the piece was prefabricated off-site by <a href="http://www.nrwooddesign.com/">NR Wood Design</a> and erected in the residence over the course of just one day.

With the help of Workshop Design Build, JPDA also installed a storage unit with integrated desk along the wall of the <a href="http://jpda.net/projects/battery-park-studio">studio</a>.

In addition to providing much-needed cabinet space, the extra-long surface serves as a mini office area for the apartment without taking up unnecessary space.

The raised countertop is a design feature but also makes room for fingers to grasp and pull open the cabinet doors.