Microapartments

In Alex Muniak’s apartment, the pale blue curtain separates the kitchen from the living area.

Microapartments are living spaces under 500 square feet. Alex Muniak has a 450-square-foot apartment in one of New York City's hottest neighborhoods. With the help of a designer, Muniak was able to maximize every inch in his tiny one-bedroom home by adding curtains, removing doors and creating extra storage space in every nook and cranny.

Muniak's designer, Alejandro Aguilar, is a specialist in microapartments: his home is a mere 184 square feet! While this is a closet for most people, Aguilar has maximized his space with multifunctional furniture, a hidden office and a loft bed.

Painting custom floating shelves the same color as the wall makes the shelves in Alejandro Aguilar’s kitchen seem as if they aren’t there at all.

Can’t build out? Build up! Aguilar made good use of the 15-foot ceiling in his apartment by adding a loft bed over part of the living area.

Guests
Allison Arieff
Editor-in-Chief, Dwell Magazine
99 Osgood Place
San Francisco, CA 94133
Phone: 415-743-9990
E-mail: Allison@dwellmag.com
Website: www.dwellmag.com


Marco Pasanella
Designer, Author
The Polenta Design Group
115 South St.
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-566-2352
E-mail: marco.pasanella@verizon.net

Alejandro Aguilar
Designer, MD2 (Modern Downtown Dwellings)
174 Delancey St.
New York, NY 10002
Phone: 917-670-7099
E-mail: md2nyc@aol.com
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•	Neoclassical Apartment
•	Pop Culture Pad
•	From Metal Shop to Home
•	Low Budget, Modern Style
•	Minimalist Home/Office
•	Microapartments