The Museum of the City of New York / New York / USA
Jan > Sept 2013
30 sqm / 325 sqf
Photo by John Halpern, Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York
Video courtesy of Resource Furniture
Project carried out by Pierluigi Colombo between 1997 and 2023 during his previous collaboration with CLEI S.r.l.
Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers" was an exhibition organized by the Museum of the City of New York in conjunction with Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC) to showcase innovative design solutions to better accommodate New York City's changing demographics, including a rising number of single people. The exhibit was open for nine months - including an extended month due to popular demand. Built right into the gallery, in collaboration with Clei and Resource Furniture, the heart of Making Room was "LaunchPad" a full-scale, 325-square-foot micro-apartment designed with a hyper-efficient layout and multifunctional furniture to maximize space, LaunchPad demonstrates how a flexible space can make a micro apartment feel and function like a much bigger unit.
Museum of the City of New York
Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC)
