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Newspaper Article
Like Magic, a Pocket-Size Loft
2005
Overview
Mr. [Hans Dorsinville], a graphic designer by training, showed the architects some rough sketches he had done -- ''seeds of ideas,'' he called them -- for a fluid space separated into distinct but connected living and sleeping areas. Mr. [Brian Messana] and Mr. [Toby O'Rorke] used them to develop a plan that accommodated their client's desire for extensive storage and high functionality. ''Hans loves design, but if it's not practical, he hates it,'' Mr. Messana said. ''If he thought something was great as an idea but would be a pain to use in reality, he'd reject it.'' Convinced again. ''After they gutted the place, I was standing here, and I called them and said, 'Change of plans: let's leave it all open and make it really feel like a loft,''' Mr. Dorsinville said. ''And they were laughing and said, 'Just let us do what we do.''' Despite his graphic design expertise Mr. Dorsinville was unable to think in three dimensions. ''Brian and Toby could see exactly what it was going to look like in their minds,''' he admitted. ''I wasn't sure.'' FLEXI-SPACE -- Prescription for a small, cramped apartment: a floating teak room divider that doubles as storage. The television swivels, allowing the owner, Hans Dorsinville, right, to watch from bed or beyond. (Photographs by Philip Greenberg for The New York Times)(pg. F1); NEATNIK -- Hans Dorsinville, above, wanted two things in his apartment, top left: lots of light and no clutter. Old walls came down, and a glass divider now illuminates the bath, far left. The deep cabinet, left, hides an entertainment center, and ebonized flooring pulls it all together. (Photographs by Philip Greenberg for The New York Times)(pg. F7)
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