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Bunk Bed Master Suites

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Cantilevered Bedroom by Ateliers MC Makes Mom Climb the Ladder

— July 12, 2011 — Art & Design
Most people think of bunk beds as as efficient sleepers in children's rooms, on trains or in military accommodation, but the space-saving solution has a place in compact urban lofts. This cantilevered bedroom by Ateliers MC can be found in an old converted warehouse in Montreal, Canada, commissioned by a couple that wished to make the most of their shrinking apartment.

With a brand new baby and all of the accessories to accompany it, space became tight in the one-room studio. The architectural firm's remedy was to create a sort of mezzanine, still open to the entire flat, but raise one particular section to free up more floor. The cantilevered bedroom by Ateliers MC comprises a suspended platform sculpted from a beautiful sunken wood plane. A double bed is nested snugly within this space below the ceiling, accessible by a ladder next to the infant's crib.
Trend Themes
1. Bunk Bed Master Suites - Bunk beds are no longer just for kids and military accommodation, but are now found as a space-saving solution in compact urban lofts.
2. Cantilevered Bedrooms - Cantilevered bedrooms provide a unique mezzanine option to maximize space.
3. Sunken Wood Planes - Sunken wood planes provide a beautiful and unique design element for suspended furniture.
Industry Implications
1. Interior Design Industry - Interior design firms can explore creative and unique solutions for maximizing space in increasingly compact urban dwellings.
2. Furniture Industry - Furniture makers can consider innovative ways to create suspended furniture that maximizes floor space in small apartments.
3. Construction Industry - Construction companies can take advantage of the rising trend of cantilevered bedrooms in compact living spaces by designing and building innovative structures.
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