creative & efficient use of small space in nyc
Sunday, April 29th, 2007 
Amidst the urban jungle, Architect Ghiora Aharoni turned two rooms, 550-square-feet, into a comfortable living-dining space in his West Village apartment. Notice above, Aharoni exposed the living area’s brick walls before painting them white and installed a new cherry floor. The kitchen cabinets were designed, like the bookcases in the living room, to float above the floor to maximize the floor area to create a sense of spaciousness. A home theatre screen rolls down from the ceiling at the edge of the kitchen to double as a room divider and a projection surface. The bathroom’s sliding door and circular shower-curtain rod are space saving devices as well as the long & very narrow stainless-steel sink.
Although Aharoni works on much larger and luxurious projects in Manhattan, his apartment transformation forced him to respond to what was there instead of what he could design. He said, ”I learned to listen to a space”.
in the Andean hills of Peru, where streams run through the irregular terrain. His home is constructed of sun-dried bricks, with a straw roof and a dirt floor. Deyvis was born on September 15th, 2005, and will continue to live with his parents, 1 older sister & brother, despite their struggle to provide for the family. Funkylofts monthly sponsorship commitment as well as a portion of each commission earned from real estate transactions will help provide Deyvis Hugo, his family, and his community with clean water, improved health care, improved farming techniques to increase food production, and help build new schools. Please refer to World Vision link in sidebar to view foto & footprint of funkylofts sponsored child.