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Levitate Architects came up with an ingenious solution to book storage problems and created a loft-like bedroom nestled under the roof of the top-floor apartment.

Tim Sloan of Levitate said that limited by space, they melded the idea of a staircase with their client’s desire for a library to form a ‘library staircase’ in which English oak stair treads and shelves are both completely lined with books. With a skylight above lighting the staircase, it becomes the perfect place to stop and browse a tome.

He also added that the stair structure was designed as an upside down ’sedan chair’ structure that carries the whole weight of the stair and books back to the main structural walls of the building. It dangles from the upper floor thereby avoiding any complicated neighbour issues with the floors below.

Levitate Architects, established in 2000, is committed to designing sustainable and contextual contemporary architecture that is in harmony with modern life and its setting. They aim to create spaces that function effectively but that are also a joy to be in.