CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
BRAD SWARTZ ARCHITECTS
It goes without saying that well-designed custom joinery can be a small-space lifesaver. Sydney architect Brad Swartz took that to the extreme in his 27-square-metre inner-city home, though ruled out a fold-down bed early in the design process. “Putting away your washing is hard enough, let alone folding a bed down at the end of the day!” he says.
After a raised bed (with drawers underneath for shoe storage) was tucked into one end of the apartment, and the kitchen along a wall at the other end, he designed a wall of floor-toceiling joinery to divide the two and create a separate living area. Sliding panels conceal a television (which can also be used as a computer monitor with the help of a fold-up desk), open display shelving, a pocket window giving a view through to an artwork in the bedroom, and even a nifty wine cupboard, which Brad
