{"id":1590,"date":"2016-08-22T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/?p=1590"},"modified":"2016-08-22T10:55:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T10:55:45","slug":"specht-harpman-architects-manhattan-loft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/lifestyle\/specht-harpman-architects-manhattan-loft\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s really hard to make 425 square feet look spacious but Specht Harpman Architects managed to do just that in this once awkward New York City apartment that\u2019s set at the top of a six-story building. This<em><strong> Manhattan<\/strong> <strong>loft<\/strong><\/em> is going to be awesome after this, just take a look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/3.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-1.jpg\" alt=\"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 1\" width=\"921\" height=\"958\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-1 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-1\"><br>\nBy creating \u201cliving platforms,\u201d they were able to accommodate all the necessities an apartment might need while keeping the space open and bright. Helping with that was the fact that they were working with over 24 feet of vertical space, making it possible to create the multiple layers of \u201crooms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/interior-design\/mistakes-people-make-hanging-art\/\" target=\"_blank\">3 mistakes people make when hanging art<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/3.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-2-render-600x652.jpg\" alt=\"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 2 render 600x652\" width=\"659\" height=\"685\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-2-render-600x652 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-2-render-600x652\"><\/p>\n<p>The compact bathroom is hidden away on the bottom floor beneath the staircase.\u00a0While the kitchen is small, it remains open to the living room.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/1.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-3-bath-600x696.jpg\" alt=\"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 3 bath 600x696\" width=\"600\" height=\"696\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-3-bath-600x696 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-3-bath-600x696\"><\/p>\n<p>They kept the cabinets and countertops white which helps keep it bright and airy. Every detail was kept simple as not to overwhelm the tight quarters and it really appears larger than the actual square footage.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1593 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-1.jpg\" alt=\"manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT 3 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/3-1-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"3-1 3-1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/1.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-4-Kitchen-600x359.jpg\" alt=\"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 4 Kitchen 600x359\" width=\"648\" height=\"388\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-4-Kitchen-600x359 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-4-Kitchen-600x359\"><\/p>\n<p>The space under the stairs doesn\u2019t go to waste\u2026It\u2019s packed full of storage spaces! \u00a0Up the first set of stairs you have the bedroom layer which seems to almost float above the living room below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/3.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-5-Kitchen-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 5 Kitchen 600x400\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-5-Kitchen-600x400 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-5-Kitchen-600x400\"><br>\nMore storage is found under this staircase which leads to the roof garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-6-Cabinets-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-6-Cabinets manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 6 Cabinets 600x398\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-6-Cabinets-600x398 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-6-Cabinets-600x398\"><br>\nThat\u2019s the view when you go out to the garden.\u00a0I love the simplicity of the staircases \u2013 no chunky balusters here!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/2.design-milk.com\/images\/2013\/04\/Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-10-Bed-600x893.jpg\" alt=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-10-Bed manhattan loft SPECHT HARPMAN ARCHITECTS: MICRO MANHATTAN LOFT Specht Harpman Micro Loft 10 Bed 600x893\" title=\"Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-10-Bed-600x893 Specht-Harpman-Micro-Loft-10-Bed-600x893\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s really hard to make 425 square feet look spacious but Specht Harpman Architects managed to do just that in this once awkward New York City apartment that\u2019s set at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[782,759,858,857,856,635,859],"class_list":["post-1590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-apartment","tag-architects","tag-architeture","tag-manhattan","tag-micro-loft","tag-new-york","tag-specht-harpman"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1590"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1597,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1590\/revisions\/1597"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}