The People Behind the Microstudios

“Living in a very small apartment, you have to live beyond your four walls,” he explains. “We view the unit as an efficient space that allows some creativity but also gives you the amenities you need. At the same time, we thought about all of the different scales: you live on your floor, you live in your building, you live on your block, you live in your community, and so on. The project’s form has evolved out of that thinking.”

In Harvard Magazine, the architects who won New York City’s “microstudio” competition explain how they came up with their winning concept. Also, the “micro apartments” will be built in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and then stacked like Legos on East 27th Street, which is how I imagined houses were built when I had Legos as a kid.

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