furniture conflict
This Los Angeles studio markets itself as 'cleverly designed.' What does the floor plan reveal?
Los Angeles micro-unit housing market has grown significantly as rents have increased, creating demand for sub-400 square foot studios. Murphy beds are marketed as space-saving solutions, but poor placement decisions can create new problems as significant as the ones they solve. When the fold-down mechanism is mounted on the same wall as the unit only operable window, using the bed eliminates all natural light and ventilation simultaneously, turning the solution into a different kind of compromise.