The secret to this petite Manhattan apartment? Its inventive hidden storage—so well-hidden, in fact, that I didn’t notice it at first glance.
When two Israeli-born architects, Noam Dvir and Daniel Rauchwerger of BoND, acquired the circa-1910, 520-square-foot apartment in the city’s West Chelsea neighborhood, it was laid out like a typical, cramped New York flat, with a railroad layout and a walled-off kitchen and bathroom in the center of the space that didn’t get any light. The duo transformed the apartment by realigning the kitchen and bathroom along one wall, then added high/low design elements: custom marble, tall glass partition walls, a sheet of stainless steel made at a workshop in Chinatown, and a hacked Ikea kitchen.
Then, when I emailed the architects, they pulled back the curtain—or rather opened the cabinets—and revealed just how much storage they’d fit in, seamlessly, behind panels and doors. Turns out, the apartment is an example of the best kind of order: interiors so simple, quiet, and artful that you don’t know how much ingenious storage is just beneath the quiet surface. Take a look.
Photography by Eric Petschek.
![the front living area, after, is white washed and bright, with minimal furnishi 17](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-living-room-full-eric-petschek-733x489.jpg)
![dvir and rauchwerger outfitted a side wall with vitsoe shelving, which ke 18](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-living-room-chair-eric-petschek-733x1099.jpg)
![looking toward the new walk through kitchen (which was formerly walled off from 19](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-living-room-hallway-eric-petschek-733x489.jpg)
![the architects opted to move all of the utilities and appliances for both the b 20](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-hallway-eric-petschek-733x1099.jpg)
![behind the kitchen\2\17;s quiet design, the \2\20;hacked\2 21](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-kitchen-storage-eric-petschek-2.gif)
![in the bathroom, an inset niche corrals shower essentials. note also how the co 22](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-bathroom-eric-petschek-733x1100.jpg)
![the peaceful bedroom in the back of the apartment is kept simple, with few furn 23](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-bedroom-eric-petschek-733x489.jpg)
![note how the duo forwent nightstands in favor of discreet wall mounted lights. 24](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-bedroom-detail-eric-petschek-733x1100.jpg)
![a wardrobe alongside the bed looks sleek when closed. without so much as door p 25](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-closet-eric-petschek-733x489.jpg)
![once again, a sleek surface hides storage in plain sight: inside, the efficient 26](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-closet-eric-petschek.gif)
The Plans, Before
![the apartment before work began, with the walled off kitchen and bathroom in th 27](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-plan-before-733x566.jpg)
The Plans, After
![the apartment now, with a more open, walk through design. (storage not d.) 28](http://www.organized-home.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/bond-chelsea-apartment-plan-after-733x566.jpg)
More inventive small apartments that make use of every inch:
- Danish Heritage: A Copenhagen Townhouse Renovated by Hand
- The Modern Garret: An Inventive Remodel in Paris, Tiny Ikea Hack Kitchen Included
- The New Yorker: A 400-Square-Foot West Village Apartment, Thoughtfully Redone by a Young Architect
N.B.: A version of this post first appeared on The Organized Home; head here to see the story.
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