INSTA-BALCONY
by Sarah Rich
Given how cool and space-efficient Murphy beds are, it’s a wonder there aren’t more home furnishings that fold up and disappear flat against the wall. Hofman Dujardin Architects has come up with a new one, though it’s not so much space-saving as it is space-making. The Bloomframe is a window that folds out of an exterior wall to become a balcony. Created with urban density in mind, the Bloomframe is said to offer “small freedom in the city.” As Bright so aptly put it: Go, go, Gadget, Balcony!
via: Bright via we-make-money-not-art
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Uh…why not just build a balcony with a door on it? A murphy bed makes sense because folding it up saves inhabitable space when you’re not using it. Unless you can use it to skirt around some zoning or legal issues preventing you from having a traditional balcony, I don’t really see what advantages it has over a normal balcony with a door. Infact, from the drawings on the PDF, it looks like it actually takes up space inside your apartment when it’s not in balcony mode.
Now for real space efficiency, pay close attention to Bruce Willis’ apartment in the movie The Fifth Element. There was some efficient, if not claustrophobic, design.