Fluid NYC flat uses sliding furniture to create 3 rooms in 1
Fluid NYC flat uses sliding furniture to create 3 rooms in 1
Russian architect Peter Kostelov and his artist wife, Olga Feshina, wanted private rooms to work from home in their aging New York City apartment so they tore down the interior walls and rebuilt the 700-square-foot space with not just a living room, kitchen, bathroom, and master bedroom, but two flex spaces which serve for work and guests (via slide-out beds).
With the help of Kostelov’s carpenter father Vladimir (who flew in from Russia to help) they used plywood to craft sliding tables, benches and beds, as well as cabinets, closets, and some walls and ceiling finishes. “This is the biggest advantage of plywood: you can make shapes that are custom made… this is how you can save your budget and use as much space as you can.”
In Peter’s office- a plywood-covered cocoon-, he raised the bed to leave room for a table to slide underneath from the adjacent living room. Crafted from just one four-by-eight piece of plywood, it slides out of the wall and can be adjusted to serve as a table-for-two, dining for 12, a drafting space (for Peter) and fabric-cutting surface (for Olia). The matching plywood benches slide out to match and open for horizontal storage.
In the kitchen, there’s a breakfast table that folds down from the brick wall, as well as two plywood cantilevered stools that appear fragile, but hold up to 330 pounds (thanks to the yacht hardware and long anchor pins).
Peter’s architecture: http://www.kostelov.ru/what/e_house_133.html
Olga’s art: http://www.olgafeshina.com
On *faircompanies: https://faircompanies.com/videos/fluid-nyc-flat-uses-sliding-furniture-to-create-3-rooms-in-1/
This reminds me of a boat or an airship, the wood and the space-saving, and the screws.
His voice same with the Felonious Gru 🤭
Umm wheres the toilet. Fail
Where is the Toilet?
My mind is blown ! This is amazing ! I need a new word to express how impressed I am !
Affordable project !
Is there a bathroom?
So he likes plywood.
I was waiting for the comfort room design i was very curious unfortunately it was not included at the tour. By the way it is a very great concept learn a lot from him 👍
This apartment reminds me of looking at some photos from my dad’s book collections.. These books were very popular in the 50’s and 60’s, they were of home plans, designing and decorating tips.. And ply-wood sheets were cut in different shapes and sizes and screwed to the walls just like that as in the young couple’s home..
very clever … has to be my favourite use of space. Well done.
Clever setup. Love it.
Great stuff; I hope glues and plywood are low VOC otherwise health issues will arise.
Love it all!! Amazing how much warm the wood adds to the apartment.It’s definitely a high efficiency design of space!! Thank you for sharing!! Congrats to the architect and his father. Hoping to see some of his wife paintings displayed on the walls these are gorgeous. 💐❣️
I LOVE this space and Peter is so passionate and creative, very inspiring!!!
Sorry but where is bead room
No
Really cool
The biggest adventure of plywood. I approve this message.
Lmao the difference colour between each compartment made it look like fisherman house
I love his enthusiasm
I imagine the ceiling above the hallway in the kitchen area could be a guest room too
And probably will paint some sections of the plywood white or covered with mirror to give some "texture"
Definitely need dehumidifier in that space. Hopefully built into HVAC.
Русский акцент или показалось?
Are there any videos of small spaces with low ceilings? That would be more interesting
Bathroom???
Вы русский?
Wow. 🤩
Very well thought out and executed design. So many combos he showed for seating. Loved his craftsmanship too.
So… What do you actually think about plywood?
I could never live in New York apartments are way too expensive for the small amount of space. In my state apartments are twice the size for much much less. It is cool how he conserves space.
Love it! Do you have residents below you? If so they must go nuts from the weird sliding and furniture transition moments. I know because I had residents above me in Hell’s Kitchen where the walk ups did not have a lot of floor division when the brownstones were built in 1922. Oh and I do not live there any longer. My ceiling got worn out from midnight broom handle pounding.
Most Maximized use of space 👍🏻 to have 3-bedrooms plus a living room and all the other closets and shelves.
Произношение русское?А вообще конечно,большие молодцы,все продуманно,плюс всё сами сделали!
Bathroom and bedroom?
I hate the look of Plywood but this works very well with the brick walls
This is genius! Especially for NY living! Geesh… I got exhausted just watching him move around but this multi-functionality was awesome to view! Thank you for sharing.. the wood and brick exposed walls is so clean in this unit. I could feel the passion and pride!🌹
Funny Russian accent 🙂
I’ve seen quite a few of these tiny apartments, and so far this is my favorite. I think it needs some color, but that’s easy to do. The others tend to be cramped and fussy. But this one looks more homey and comfortable.
This is beautiful! Talk about space optimisation and alternative to Murphy beds!
He’s living this lifestyle! I love it!!
Amazing! Like this a lot. Very smart design
Awesome work… Great job!
This one I like
bathroom and bedroom ??
This is one of the smartest use of the space I’ve seen so far! He and his wife did a wonderful job building this space 😀
I like this bento box, though I prefer to fold my furniture towards the walls, as they also act as acoustic shields
This guy’s struggle with the English language makes it a struggle to understand him. And the video becomes exhausting as I don’t understand much of what he’s saying. But I love Kirsten and her videos anyway.
He is really proud of his table
10 people for that table is really pushing it, I’d say 6 max
Great vid, would have liked to have seen the bathroom and how he managed to fit it in.