Schallert lived in this space for two years. (He still owns the home but currently lives in another part of the city.) He traveled and worked a lot, so he didn't spend much time there. When he woke up in the morning, he immediately pushed in the bed to create a living space to welcome him home at the end of the day. The panels and floor on this side of the unit are made of a mix of compressed wood and concrete called Viroc. The material has an industrial look but isn't as hard as concrete. It doesn't get too cold in the winter and works well in the summer too.
Here you can see the bed and desk folded away, and a small dining table has been pulled from the wall. An entire kitchen is built into the opposite wall, which appears as a continuous, sleek surface when not in use.
Here you can see the bed and desk folded away, and a small dining table has been pulled from the wall. An entire kitchen is built into the opposite wall, which appears as a continuous, sleek surface when not in use.
plywood flooring, like the different size cuts”
“The gray plywood floor in different shapes. The bench that was the bed and night stands. The pedestal that the flowers were sitting on that is now the "leg" for the fold down table. The orange Chairs.”
“Plywood floor - grey”
Here you can see the bed and desk folded away, and a small dining table has been pulled from the wall. An entire kitchen is built into the opposite wall, which appears as a continuous, sleek surface when not in use.
Here you can see the bed and desk folded away, and a small dining table has been pulled from the wall. An entire kitchen is built into the opposite wall, which appears as a continuous, sleek surface when not in use.
added by Design Build 4U Chicago to Small Spaces (13 months ago)
The gray plywood floor in different shapes. The bench that was the bed and night stands. The pedestal that the flowers were sitting on that is now the "leg" for the fold down table. The orange Chairs.
added by Marie Meko, Allied ASID to small spaces (13 months ago)