The Loft Box: Inclusive design for a growing family in a small urban apartment
The Loft Box is an interior architecture project in Berlin by No office Studio that rethinks how a small apartment can support a growing family.
Rather than treating the home as a fixed container, the project approaches domestic space as something adaptive. Bodies change. Needs shift. Good design makes room for that.
A box within a box
The core idea is simple and precise. A box-within-a-box structure organizes sleeping, storage, and circulation into a single architectural element.
By lifting sleeping areas and carving storage beneath them, the project frees up floor space and creates flexible zones for daily life. Furniture becomes structure. Structure becomes storage. The apartment gains clarity without losing softness.
Every square meter is used deliberately, without overloading the space.
Designing for real people
This project was shaped around the physical and emotional needs of a family in motion.
A breastfeeding mother required a calm, supportive sleeping arrangement. A toddler needed space to sleep, climb, and play. A new baby would soon arrive. Storage had to work for everyone, including a dad balancing family life and daily logistics.
Dimensions were drawn from bodies, not assumptions. Heights, steps, clearances, and reach were all considered as part of an inclusive design approach that values comfort, safety, and dignity.
Inclusive design here is not an add-on. It is the framework.
Storage as architecture
In The Loft Box, storage is not hidden or leftover. It is integral.
Stairs double as drawers. Vertical surfaces provide privacy while allowing light and airflow. The project relies on repetition and rhythm rather than visual noise, keeping the space calm even as it supports an active household.
The result is a home that feels ordered without being rigid.
Built to evolve
The Loft Box is designed to change over time.
As children grow, spaces can shift in use. Sleeping platforms become reading areas. Play zones become storage. The architecture does not prescribe a single way of living. It supports many.
Good interior architecture does not freeze life in place. It allows it to unfold.
Project summary
Project: The Loft Box
Location: Berlin, Germany
Type: Interior architecture
Focus: Inclusive design, family living, spatial efficiency
Design: No office Studio
