<p> In an ideal world, we would all sleep in cocoon-like environments. We have an enduring fascination with built-in bed solutions. Here&#39;s a roundup of architect-designed nocturnal niches:</p> <p> <img alt="http://bluelinesbed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/bluelinesbed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed in Brooklyn; via Bluelines.</p> <p> <img alt="chappaquiddick-hutker.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/chappaquiddick-hutker.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed with trundle in Martha&#39;s Vineyard by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hutkerarchitects.com/portfolio/interior_design/camps_cottages/chappaquiddick_beach_4.html">Hutker Architects</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="" height="392" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/uimg/Julies%20Images/Shoot%20Factory%20Built-in%20Bed.jpg" width="261" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed in the UK via the <a target="_blank" href="http://shootfactory.co.uk/">Shoot Factory</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://livingetcbuiltin.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/livingetcbuiltin.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed in an attic room, via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livingetc.com/">Living Etc.</a></p> <p> <img alt="" height="376" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/uimg/Julies%20Images/william%20abromovitch%20sleeping%20niche%202%20martha%20stewart%20living.jpg" width="300" /></p> <p> Above: A recessed bed via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.marthastewart.com/photogallery/home-tour-westchester-ranch?">Martha Stewart Living</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="" height="397" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/uimg/Julies%20Images/bunkbedsblackwhitered.jpg" width="316" /></p> <p> Above: White painted built-in bunks.</p> <p> <img alt="http://livingetcbuiltinredbed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/livingetcbuiltinredbed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Another built-in bed from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livingetc.com/">Living Etc.</a></p> <p> <img alt="berge-bunk-room-7.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/berge-bunk-room-7.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bunk in the <a href="http://remodelista.com/page/8/">Berge</a> hotel.</p> <p> <img alt="http://acehotelbunks.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/acehotelbunks.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Bunks at the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.acehotel.com/">Ace Hotel</a> in Portland, Oregon.</p> <p> <img alt="dwell-bunk-bed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/dwell-bunk-bed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed in Toronto by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.studiojunction.ca">Studio Junction</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://doublebunksberman.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/doublebunksberman.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Double built-in bunks in a Tribeca loft from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.andrewbermanarchitect.com/">Andrew Berman</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://klippanbed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/klippanbed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A bed niche in Sweden.</p> <p> <img alt="http://fernauhartmanbunkscom.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/fernauhartmanbunkscom.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bunks from architects <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fernauhartman.com/">Fernau &amp; Hartman. </a></p> <p> <img alt="" height="199" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/uimg/Julies%20Images/corner%20bunks%20alys%20florida%202.jpg" width="300" /></p> <p> Above: Corner bunks in an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alysbeach.com/">Alys</a> house.</p> <p> <img alt="fernau-harman-laybourne-house-beds.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/fernau-harman-laybourne-house-beds.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: More built-in bunks from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fernauhartman.com/">Fernau &amp; Hartman. </a></p> <p> <img alt="http://greenbuiltinbed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/greenbuiltinbed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bunks in a ski cabin; from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.afgh.ch/">AFGH Architects.</a></p> <p> <img alt="http://snarkbuiltin.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/snarkbuiltin.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bed in a cabin in Maine; from Massachusetts architect <a target="_blank" href="http://architects.remodelista.com/firms/sheila-narusawa-architects">Sheila Narusawa</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="switzerland-ski-cabin-bunks.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/switzerland-ski-cabin-bunks.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bunks in a ski cabin in Switzerland by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.group8.ch/index2.php">Group 8</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="balto-house-bed-dwell.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/balto-house-bed-dwell.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in alcove in a Minneapolis loft, via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dwell.com/homes/">Dwell</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="winton3.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/winton3.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in daybeds from Boston-based <a target="_blank" href="http://www.anmahian-winton.com/">Anmahian Winton Architects.</a></p> <p> <img alt="studioohmbed1.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/studioohmbed1.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Bunks from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.studioohm.co.uk/">Studio Ohm</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://builtinbunkswhite.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/builtinbunkswhite.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Double bunks for a crowd.</p> <p> <img alt="phillipeallaeysbunk2.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/phillipeallaeysbunk2.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Floating bunkbeds by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.alph.be/phproj/index.htm">Philippe Allaeys</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://swedishbuiltinbunks.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/swedishbuiltinbunks.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bunks in a Swedish ski cabin; by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sandellsandberg.se/">Sandell Sandberg</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="la-concha-beachhouse.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/la-concha-beachhouse.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bunks in a Spanish beach house; by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sandellsandberg.se/">Sandell Sandberg</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://chapboathouse.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/chapboathouse.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Martha&#39;s Vineyard boathouse, by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.hutkerarchitects.com/">Hutker Architects</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://ericcobb.png" height="330" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/ericcobb.png" width="249" /></p> <p> Above: Suspended bunks from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cobbarch.com/">Eric Cobb Architects</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://chsuspnd.jpg" height="320" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/chsuspnd.jpg" width="247" /></p> <p> Above: Bunkroom from Chicago architect <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nhdkmp.com/main-flash.htm">James Nagle</a>, for his own Wisconsin Lake home.</p> <p> <img alt="swedishbuiltinbeds2.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/swedishbuiltinbeds2.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Built-in bed niches with curtains in a summerhouse on Gotland; by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sandellsandberg.se/">Sandell Sandberg</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="Pink Bed Box" height="179" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/pink-bed-box.jpg" width="419" /></p> <p> Above: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.laphoeff.nl/html/Laphoeff%20028.html">Laphoeff 028 Bed Box,</a> via <a target="_blank" href="http://mocoloco.com/archives/003916.php">Moco Loco.</a></p> <p> <img alt="bloesem-triple-deck-bunkbed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/bloesem-triple-deck-bunkbed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: Triple bunkbeds via <a target="_blank" href="http://bkids.typepad.com/">Bloesem Kids</a>.</p> <p> <img alt="http://bunkswithcoloredcabinets.png" height="272" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/bunkswithcoloredcabinets.png" width="252" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livingetc.com/">Living Etc</a>:</p> <p> <img alt="malcolm-davis-built-in-bed.jpg" src="http://remodelista.com/img/sub/malcolm-davis-built-in-bed.jpg" /></p> <p> Above: A built-in bed by San Francisco architect <a target="_blank" href="http://architects.remodelista.com/firms/malcolm-davis-architecture">Malcolm Davis</a>.</p>