Graham Hill's NYC tiny flat #2 attunes L space to the moment
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2018
- Graham Hill began experimenting with small space living in 2010 when he bought two units in a pre-war coop in New York City’s Soho. He ran a competition to redesign the first rundown flat, and the winners, Romanian architecture students Catalin Sandu and Andrei Butusina, created a moving wall and transformable furniture so the one room could function as three or four.
He sold LifeEdited1, or LE1, a few years ago and began work on his second experiment in living with less, LE2, which he hoped would be more affordable and less of a white box. This time he and his team created sliding couch-cubes that can be pushed from room to room to add seating to a couch/dining room or to configure into a queen-sized bed. There’s also lots of felt to absorb sound (both on walls and as a dividing curtain).
Ditching LE1’s movable wall - it didn’t block sound and was too expensive - the LifeEdited crew settled for an accordion door (it shrinks to one-tenth it’s expanded size and can fit into tiny closet in the wall). More often found in conference halls or schools, here the expando-wall divides the guest bedroom/office from the rest of the space. “When it's out it has the acoustic properties of a 2-by-4 insulated stud wall with drywall so it's very effective at sound insulation.”
LE1: • 6 rooms into 1: morphi...
More info on LE2: lifeedited.com/lifeedited-2/
Original story: faircompanies.com/videos/grah... - Jak na to + styl
that coffee table/dining table is just fantastic design, both engineering and aesthetics.
808v1, I love his idea of loading up the table with the prepared food and then wheeling it in to the dinning room!
Gets the food to your guests quickly and while it is still hot.
very easy to stain your couch that way though :/
808v1 except for the wheels those types of dining tables have been around for a long time. My parents had one very similar back in the 70's
was this table something that he made or is it available somewhere? I am having no luck with finding it on google...
808v1 It would cost a fortune though.
That guest room actually should be his room tbh.
IKR Use the other room as your dining room and office. He's way too much concerned with having a guest room.
@@beatz04 I always thought in NYC you had to think about guest space. Their friends want to visit NYC and can't pay the $600 a nite (or whatever it is) for a decent hotel room there. Even on this channel, a lot of the NYC small spaces mention hosting friends who visit the city.
That said, why not make the Murphy bed the guest bed? I don't get it.
@@anyviolet or the friends can just sleep on the couch since they're not gonna live there. Also i don't understand americans obsession with double beds. In such a small place why not just use a single bed?
Erigom true m also he could had the bathroom bigger instead of a stupid guest room for a quest that may or may not visit at all
@@anyviolet We do think about guest space here, but guests can either sleep on the couch or we give up our room to them and sleep on the couch until they leave.
when i lived in NYC, my girlfriend and i always wondered why the hell the people upstairs kept moving furniture around the whole day into the night. it was such a mystery. now i finally know. it was so damn annoying... FYI, you're neighbor downstairs hates you.
I had an upstairs neighbor who had sofa bed and every morning at 5:30 he would make it back into a couch and then slide the heavy ass coffee table back in place. It did not slide but screeched the whole way. I asked him to stop but he didn't so I bought a rubber mallet and every night when I got up to pee at about 2 AM I would beat the shit out of my ceiling with that mallet for a couple of minutes. 3 days into it the landlord came and said he complained. I told the landlord if he would stop waking me I will stop waking him. He never did it in the morning again. Plus that apartment had a train that came by at 7 am everyday and would blow its horn 3 times. God I hated that place.
@@jonguyton1 hahahaha I love your story.
@@jonguyton1 🤣😂 I can't stop laughing. I love your story.
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That layered felt wall is such a cool idea.
If it works and doesn’t get too dirty..wonder how it plays out long term? Visually though, it is interesting, very Star Trek.
wonder if it absorbs food odors...
itll get dirty dusty and smelly :)
Myself...... I don’t like it I’m sorry
Vacuuming walls a new thing. But really cool idea I’ll do that to my place.
ok ok we get the concept of the accordion wall
K M yep, I think we also got that the first time around. Lol
And yet so little on the kitchen: you use your kitchen more often than you have overnight guests.
Ow, c'mon! He's just really proud of it! haha We must admit it's actually pretty cool!
I thought it was a duplicate scene. lol
he mentioned accordion wall for almost half of the video or I felt that way
I'm GUESSING he used Accordion walls, but I'm not entirely sure...
@skidrowsux1977 was the sarcasm missed? or did you just ^2 it hahaha
He actually used accordion walls.
This made me laugh. Good one, mate!
I'm not sure. Maybe there's someway to get in touch with him to know for sure. Lol 😂
I don't think he mentioned. Lol
I wanna know what the 8 Zach’s thought about accordion walls.
i wanna know if 8 Zacks knew they were only there because their name was Zack.
They were too busy enjoying the catering provided by Daryl Daryl and Daryl...
If it were t so long, I’d watch again and COUNT how many time the dude open and closes that according curtain!
That is what one would be doing all day...moving stuff around. No time for anything!!! Don't rent this crap. It is bs.
Haha! I was thinking along those lines too. He seems obsessed. Probably a very annoying roomate or boyfriend.
It would be a great space to mentally unwind or meditate as it is so astringent and spare. But, I wonder if this guy designed this as a guy pad - leave your girlfriend's place with her soft pillows, duvet, art and cat, etc. and come home to this to "cleanse yourself", LOL. This fellow has quite the ego.
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I’ll always love the concept of rebuilding a small space to get the most out of every foot, and this was a pretty neat one. That being said, anyone that buys a 350 sq ft apartment for $750,000 needs to rethink their life decisions.
Fort Yort A 400 sq ft studio in Vancouver is $1.2 million.
I agree. I don’t get why someone would want to spend $750,000 on that when you could have a nice place in queens for that much. Is living in Manhattan really worth that?
@@cvsdvd1 it might be, plus maybe its where he works
Do agree
He must be certain he will never have kids
I won't remember where I've stored my gold, after moving the couch squares.
What a lot of work, just to live day to day. I'm tired just watching.
I lived in a MUCH smaller studio in NJ with a view of NYC for $985 a month back in 2017-2018. This studio is a night and day difference lol i wish i had this back then.
But now im in texas with a 3 bedroom house, 2 floors, 2 bathrooms, master bedroom and 2 walk in closets and his and her vanity and 2 parking spots for almost half the price
Yes, there are plenty of states where the cost of living is cheaper and in those places your SOUL dies because they are dead zones for the mind, even locals complain they want to leave but are too lazy or are too afraid of change to leave. There is nothing to do/everything closes by 9pm, crappy food, no culture, narrow minded idiots that insist that you conform or they tell you to get out. THe locals only activity is reproduction, creating little mini closed minded clones of themselves. Give me a Big City any day.
@@michellej7734 There are big cities in most states in America and all of them have a lower cost of living than NYC. Not saying NYC isn't worth it for some, but I think we can all admit it's VERY expensive and not the best place for everyone.
@@PhoenixBlade538 Wow you are stating the obvious everyone is aware NYC is expensive. But, for example, living in the Midwest just because it is cheaper can leave you stranded. Too many people fall for that trap and it is alot harder to get out of a low cost of living city and then try and move to a higher cost of living city. Not everyone can make it in NYC but if you don't you can at least downgrade there is no downgrade if you are already at the bottom.
Michelle J Well, yes...that’s why I said I think we can all agree on that...My point was just that many people can be just as happy, if not happier, in other states and cities- big or small. Sure, some people may feel trapped, but others really like it. Maybe that’s obvious to you, but there are a lot of people who seem to believe that big cities like NYC are the end-all-be-all. Sometimes it’s just frustrating to see people stereotype anyone who doesn’t want be a part of that as being close-minded or unable to “make it”.
Much nicer than the #1 flat. Like the attention to sound.
Kaisersozze I like the first one more
Honestly, sound-proofing should be a much bigger part of apartments (especially in large cities)
xxmightyonexx, apartment dwellers need to get the gov to require sound proofed walls a ceilings, at least for new construction. And attics to take the heat instead of the top units spending a fortune on A/C !!!
And to make the exteriors esthetically pleasing!
Our city has ugly green with brown complexes going up. They are almost right against the sidewalk, too. No room for trees anymore, and hard to see the sky.
Some people with granny units for rent have painted the interior grey. So depressing!
Where has common sense and good will gone?
Kaisersozze, I thought it was a bit funny that he said feedback on the first unit was that it didn't look warm enough. Then he made this unit mainly grey....the opposite of warm!
These places always seem very cool, but after a while of living in them you would just end up leaving the bed down all the time etc. People are inherently lazy.
Barn Star, in this apartment you have the option to always sleep in "guests' bedroom" and always have the living room set up. 😉
It looks like it would drive people crazy. These contraptions are not that easy to move around.
I lived for 12 years in a 250 sq foot apartment in manhattan. Not as fancy as this. I just had a futon that could be a couch or a bed. It depressed me to come home from work to a bed in my living room so I always took the 30 seconds to move the sheets to a big covered basket and turn it into a couch before leaving for work in the morning.
I think flipping a murphy bed into the wall is much easier than fixing your bed everyday.
It’s a very traditional japanese concept. The master room is right at the front of the house, and serves as a living room to host guests.
I love love love how he implemented the suggestions people commented in #1... this place is awesome! Love the improvement
Your documentaries are a living library of conceptual choices. Excellent for compiling options. Kirsten Dirksen you are my favorite video author.
Except please inform your future demonstrators to not demonstrate the same things in their apartment/condo/house for minutes on end. It's so distracting.
That's amazing. To have such a small space but also be able to have guests is fantastic. I would love to be able to have family and friends come stay if I lived in an attractive place like NYC, but then to also be able to officer such a comfortable private space in such a small apartment would be the cherry on top . Well done! So creative - what an elastic mind to be able to think around the limitations of tiny-space living.
The table is the table of my dreams!!
Yes! I wanna IT!
Shalaka Kamat get new dreams! Sim high
Do you know where can we find this table?
@@Luisawee the table is called "convertible coffee table to dining table".
Not the same brand tho, there was a sale like 500$ on Amazon last year.
That table is usually between 1500~3000$ ( save space = dont save money lol)
I saw just him on a show where he had a beautiful off grid home built for himself in Maui. Plus they even converted his vehicle to electric power.
I am amused how he describes a thousand compromises and softens the blow by telling us how “easily” each soul-leeching task is accomplished.
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My primary school we used the accordion walls to seperate classrooms.
Would get tired of moving furniture around all the time
How many times can he demonstrate the damn walls~
James Anthony lmao
Stop looking...
He's excessively proud of that damned hospital curtain. I see those things every day, sure wouldn't want one in my home.
If you watch some of Kirsten's other videos, this is a common complaint. Because she's often featuring tiny houses or multi-function apartments, these movable walls and morphing furniture end up getting demonstrated WAY, WAY too much.
@@HeidiKohne This is the 3rd video of hers I've watched, and I notice she tends to belabour some things. All of her videos can easily be a third shorter if her editing was more on point.
I also don't get the point of the 2nd camera person. Why would I want to keep seeing her in the shots? They have multiple other cameras set up - just use that footage for the cutaways. Maybe I'm being pedantic, but maybe I've also seen tighter produced content.
Every time that wall came out it reminded me of a mobile home shower door.
the zac thing was actually very funny
I liked his flat #1 when it was published, this has even more refinements. Well done. Can't wait to see his #3!
SCD Observer yes
chula chalupa that's a pity.
SCD Observer That doesn’t stop him from buying more, let’s hope 🙏🏽
Another fairly spacious apartment with high ceilings masquerading as a 'tiny' space. Given the feeling of a medical facility with those folding walls. Also the obsession with over engineered 'multiuse' furniture. Seriously an old wooden crate can be a coffee table / dining table /desk with 'concealed' storage underneath.
This is an amazing piece of engineering! Very clever, and very comfortable.
A-MA-ZING!!! I AM NEEDING A SMALL SPACE. THE TABLE THAT TRANSFORMS AND HIS USE OF MATERIALS IS *AWESOME* !!!
Great on its own, but seeing the iteration from the first to second apartments is remarkable. And finally, FINALLY, someone is thinking about noise!
This video will show you how an accordion door works.
Never seen such love for *felt*
I love the coffee table/DR table concept. The curb in the bathroom is genius.
I really love the wet room. As someone else suggested just place a mat on the floor(outside the bathroom door)so you track water through the house. The whole space is really nice and relaxing
this place has very high ceilings, which makes for more storage and more openness -- as usual you have found something fascinating to share
Except , people would eventually pull their backs, moving this stuff around.
Why not put all that heavy water under the window seating blocks? You never move those... 😉
Cause that's where he keeps his rock collection.
root1657 😂😂🏆
Bottled water doesn't belong in any space, let alone a tiny one.
Don't expect anyone who spends that much on 'smart' water to have that much intelligence
ROCK COLLECTION LOL I laughed out loud
This made me feel anxious and depressed
The Gray adds to the depression..does not have a homey feel to it!
That acoustic offcut wall is pretty damn smart. Well done
And you don't need to sleep on the couch that guests sit on😉 Good feature!
This man loves his felt
Just gonna say it, this dude is a genius! such a cool and functional space.
Absolutely amazing and fascinating. Such a clever use of space! I recognize the living/dining room table and Murphy bed from Expand Furniture - wonderful company. I am blown away by how much he has fit into such a small space and how multi-purpose each room is. I love the felt soundproofing best of all - gonna steal that idea ;-D
They just sell the products, they're made by an Italian manufacturer...
Wait a minute! His freezer was empty, his cupboards up top and along the wall were empty but one bottom one. Does he really live there?! That and the Zach themed Dinner For Schmucks make me side eye this guy. Idk
Graham has done a great job making the best of his living space!!
Amazing space!! So well designed. Thank you for sharing.
I always question myself is these folde-able furniture mechanics wouldn't wear out with time, like getting jammed or loose?
Ofc
They already did in the video with the table.
I wonder the same
Amazing!! Kinda reminds me of that guys place in japan that he designed...may even be smaller...it on yt. Mahalo for sharing! Magnificent! Aloha!🤗🌈🏄♀️❤️🙏🌺
that acoustic wall is genius, great for a home theater.
Great use of the space. Wonderful ideas. Congratulations!
"very quick"
have you heard about doors? they're super fast
True, but in my opinion it is really cool to not have doors in this case since there are big windows on both sides. Everything is so much brighter when the walls are folded.
An angled sliding door that's transparent, plus a thick felt curtain would do just fine than the expensive accordion wall.
@@oPeRa1923 where would you slide that door? accordion wall has that advantage that it need only a little space
brilliant. 😎
he's done a fantastic job.
love the felt tiles idea.
@Time4Truth If the bathroom vents out, no problem.
Kirsten thanks for the nod to the Naduet brothers in the first few shots. Gorgeous and heartbreaking. Thank you.
I am blown away! This is so innovative! I'm moving into my RV soon and I see a lot of great ideas I can use to save space. Thank you!
Oh man, I loved the LE1 design so much.
I also love this design. Personally I would have made both walls the same accordion wall, but everything else was great. It would improve on the already great acoustics, a much better facet of this design over LE1.
I love the use of felt everywhere. Really adds to the design. The wall was fantastic. Stapled felt, simple, wonderful, and functional for acoustics.
That table was great. I loved the last table especially, this one works very nicely.
With the right design, you could probably even do 2 of those sections that fold out, one on the other side, to make an even larger table in larger spaces. You'd probably need to have some supports though, might be reaching that instability region, but it could be done.
I would probably just sleep in that office space all the time lol. Not even taking the table down either. As you say, it's about keeping your body happy, not the house, the house doesn't care as much. It's easier to manage bacterial growths on the house than it is to manage ill health of the body. Much easier. Far easier to warm up than it is to cool down. if you are too cold, get active. if you are really cold, put clothes on, if you are dangerously cold, artificial heating.
if you are too hot, you can't take your skin off. Just doesn't work like that lol. The less you need to cool, the better.
I love the look of this bathroom especially. The texture on that wall, love that. That curve is nice. I love it when rooms have that sort of thing happening. Just so subtle and smooth. I prefer it over other things like the usual skirtings you see dividing floors / ceilings to walls.
It's also trivial to clean. None of these edges where stuff can gather and solidify.
I love seeing your ideas. I look forward to seeing more from you in the future.
It's not a home, it's just a hotel room or prison in Norway :) , no personal stuff, I could'nt live like that for long term.
This is brilliant! This guy is a genius! I love the thought behind it, the attention to details, and the high end finishes.
I don't understand how people love like this... Life's just too short, and I need space...But hey,, if they're happy, I'm happy for them!!
i'm in love with that table
Did anyone else hear the theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey in their head at the end when he was opening the blinds?
No
This is his second one. Brilliant thinker. Impressive work. Keep up the good work man.
I love this guy! As soon as I heard his voice I knew who it was. I loved the previous project he did and wish I could adapt our condo with our family of 6 with similar elements. 💖
It is simply a commercial grade collapsible ironing board that has been modified to have a lower overall preset height-select adjustment, and then attached to whatever table surface you'd like. If any of y'all find a source plz be sure2share here.
It would be nice to know where he purchases the items, like the refrigerator, slats which held the office counter, Murphy bed.
You can find more info on the LifeEdited LE2 page: lifeedited.com/lifeedited-2/
You can find a Murphy bed online. They've gotten very expensive since people started living in small spaces.
OMG!!!Finally!!!!! Ive waited to see this apartment for so long!!! Love you Kirsten!!!!
Absolutely brilliant, beautifully and cleaverly resigned
Everything seems perfect, but I think a dish washer is kind not that needed, instead maybe add a washing machine? Since in last apartment as well I didn't see one so how do you clean your clothes are where do you dry them?
Asobimo He wears them in the shower.
Thinderella EDwards Nice idea but still how to dry it? Also thes shower is too complicated, if only he put tiles all over the bathroom nothing would be stained and there would be less chances of moisture on the walls, and shouldn't at the bottom of the bathroom be a drain? They could smash one side of the wall and creat little window for letting the humidity get out. One more thing they would need to modify would be the part around the door sothe water doesn't leak out
Laundromat or if you must have facilities in your apartment, a combination washer/dryer (Even though that would only do small loads)
Washing machines are not allowed in many NYC apartments (even if you own it). They often have old pipes and water systems that cannot handle if 100 people had their own washing machine. That being said, most people in NYC don’t have dishwashers either, and the only ones that do use them as storage. everyone I have known that lives in the city also uses their oven as storage too- I wondered why until I went shopping my first weekend living in NYC, and realized that I could buy grilled chicken from the diner for $10 for a couple pounds precooked, or spend $8/lb for raw chicken breasts....cooking is not cost effective.
I bet the bathroom sink, mirror, basin and work surface get soaked during a shower, you'd probably have to wipe it down afterwards. The floor of the bathroom would be wet for a while too, meaning you'd need a mat outside of the door to wipe your feet when leaving. No socks in the apartment! Apart from that the rest of the place is pretty cool. The bathroom needs more work.
but then, you don't have a clue. your just a hater, deal with it.
The marble countertop and the mirror wont last for long without stains from the shower. I've had that problem with my mirror placing it at the vanity level. Other than that sharp look and good space saving.
It’s a wet room, very common in some countries. You can have a pair of plastic slippers in there so your feet don’t get wet or a mat outside the room.
Hey Terry JP - nobody's hating. Chill bro!
I actually wondered how to keep moisture from affecting (potentially ruining) toilet paper, towels, and other items in the bathroom. Also, is mildew an issue and how is that dealt with? It's a challenge to completely dry out a shower space.
That table is astonishing
How wonderful! Thank You for sharing your awesome ideas and home👍🏻🙋♀️👀
How do you find all these places?
I'm sure they find her.
She already filmed another video by him.
She have almost a million subs brother.
@opagumba2 yeah you can get a Mansion and 5 acres in South Texas for around 500k
@@goldsurfer48 But then you're in Texas
The “eight Zack’s” story is when I knew with pure certainty that I do not like this man.
I liked the way he divided the two bedrooms.
Love the look and all the textures used. Functionality a+
And half life gone in folding and unfolding things! 😃😃😃
And to be honest, instead of paying for this expensive folding stuff, he could easily get another 20 m2 space, I think. 😂😂
This is NYC. So, no.
6:49 'These tables are very str-CRACK!"
Very good, well thought-out and tastefully done!👍
One thing I've noticed since watching these small space videos. The owners are always very proud of their sliding walls....
man, he had so much zacks on that couch..
"there wasn't enough warmth"
So he just made all the colors dark and gloomy.
He's got some pretty great ideas but wow does he repeat himself to a nauseating degree.
So much grey and white, it feels more like a hotel room than a home to me. Funny, that he says so himself at the very end.
Very cleverly and efficiently done, though. I'll give him that!
aknopf, less clutter - less claustrophobic. 😉 The selection of colors is just a preference, I guess.
Agreed, I would find it hard to live with just 3 colors (4 if you count the purple sofa cushions)
As someone who does most of his work from the sofa, that home office would be my bedroom and the living room would be the guest bedroom.
He's got enough space to not move furniture around.
I dont like how the batroom is set up.... just to me having the toilet and shower like that makes my germaphobic me squeal :(
And then you’re standing at the vanity, in water, (after you’ve dried off), doing your hair and it’s just like 😞
Plus its in the kitchen, gross
Another awesome apartment with great use of space! I especially love the black out blinds!
I'm glad I found this video, never would've learned that "darkness is actually important for us to sleep". This dude is trying to reinvent the wheel lol.
*This guy is good, keep in contact with him.*
Why make a small apartment even smaller by dividing it into many tiny spaces? Very claustrophobic. Knowing NYC laws, I ask myself, Is it legal? Maybe to live, but for sure not to rent, rooms are not large enough to afford space for more than one person (NY Square Footage Laws Per Person).
Sometimes having separate living spaces for different activities is more comfortable for some people, especially when it comes to tiny apartments and studios. Maybe they prefer to have a separate "office" to do work, rather than feeling like they're living in one giant bedroom. Different strokes for different folks.
I'm sure there's way worse apartments then this.. My friend's cousin's sister and brother in law were in a small ghetto infested apartment in a very nice part of NYC... And rent wasn't cheap. They were forced into taking the first place they saw because thier previous landlord decided he wanted to sell and didn't want any tenants so the new owners could fix up the apartments if wanted to.
They ended up talking to new owners and asked if they could have those old apartment back and were able to for not much more then they were paying which was fine with them because it was cheaper then the rat whole they ended up being stuck in for 6 months...
So having little things like according doors and whatnot isn't that bad compared to some hell holes they pass off as very nice apartments!
carriebtc: (1) It's an open floor plan that allows for privacy (via the accordion wall and the curtain) when a guest comes over; he has arranged the apt. into function-related zones, which is different from dividing it into many tiny spaces (the latter implies hard divisions, such as walls or partial walls).
(2) He's not turning the apt. into living space for 2 people -- he has an office that doubles as a guest room.
(3) There's no way that he'd go to the trouble/expense of running a competition among architects, and getting publicity, w/o knowing the relevant housing laws (as would the architects)
@Time4Truth This apt. is probably *less* of a fire hazard than many because it was designed by architects, who know about materials. A small space isn't necessarily a fire hazard; in fact, of all my friends, the two who had house fires were living in large, traditional homes (more than 3000 sq ft).
This has some really good ideas. The sound proofing is very nice. The felt on the walls over the plywood did a really good job with deadening the sound. The blackout shades are a smart idea too. I like this one tine but nice.
Well done 👏 this was beautifully thought out.
Does anyone know where I can buy this coffe/dinning table?
Someone said Expand Furniture.
TINY FLAT DREAMS
Very original & attractive acoustic wall featured!!
Very cool home. I like the idea of fabric walls specially. For me the apartment is one bedroom and one working room. I would only push the bed up when people come. I also like the street where the apartment building is located in.
8 Zach's oh lordy that would be a hoot!!!!
if only there was a material that can completely absorb sound and change it to another form of energy, like heat or electricity.
This was awesome you did a great job anybody would like to live in that place good luck in all that you do and God bless
You guys have put so much time and effort into this apartment that I feel bad for not liking it 😣
I love it, but it’s just too much work to constantly move and tuck things around. Jackie
Jackie, I agree. Plus, time and energy of hauling laundry to and from a laundry mat, not to mention groceries.
I call it "under-housed" if you can't cook dinner at home while running a load of laundry.
Great ideas. Laundry?
there are plenty of laundry mats in america
Need either the mini combi washer/dryer or portable washer that u hook up to the sink faucet
In Japan, the bathrooms has a Clothes Dryer function
Intead of having a dish washer have a sink to wash the the dishes and put a washing machine there.
That would be a lot better.
I really loved the design and thought. Best Small home
The first version was my favorite. However he does come up with some brilliant space saving ideas.