Ben Allen of Studio reimagines the artwork “St. Jerome in His Study,” which was created by Antonio da Messina, an Italian Renaissance painter, as a space that is suitable for two children. The source of inspiration may come from the most unexpected and unusual places. The activity of building a little room based on a picture that was done somewhere between 1460 and 1475 and “showing a beautiful flair for detail and optical reality” has become a secret hideaway that two young siblings are looking forward to with great anticipation. With the children going to see their parents on the weekends, the area that is designed to look like a triumphal arch but does not have walls or a ceiling can be used as a place to study, play, sleep, or relax, depending on the circumstances, and it can be rearranged in any way that the parents see fit. One of its most notable features is the enormous piece of furniture that serves as the architectural focal point of the room. Site setting is a significant factor in this regard. The one-bedroom flat on the Barbican Estate, which is situated in the brutalist neighborhood of central London, incorporates the architecture of the surrounding area into its interior architectural design. The bedroom a la architectural installation reads as a single, cohesive whole because it is constructed from the long-lasting and natural birch plywood. This is accomplished through the utilization of ply that has been lightly stained and by highlighting prominent architectural elements such as the arches that are characteristic of the brutalist style. There are two distinct entrances that lead into the linked areas. These spaces are equipped with a desk and a bed for each kid, which enables them to interact with one another while still ensuring that they have their own personal space. Due to the fact that each component is CNC-cut as a set of pieces, the assembly may be disassembled and rebuilt with relative ease for usage further down the road. The installation-like furniture creates a playful separation between the space, which it simultaneously divides and links. It frames views out to the estate and creates an architectural interaction between siblings. Each of the children’s rooms is adorned with pitched-roof shapes, one of which is positive and the other of which is negative, which symbolizes each of the spaces as a personal petit maison. Two arches establish notional thresholds and a feeling of enclosure for each of the children’s spaces. Clearly, the idea disrupts the monotony of conventional bunk beds by treating space to pack in a great deal more than it would otherwise. In practically every location, such as the stairs and above the headboard, there are nooks that have been constructed specifically for the purpose of storing little objects. Because the older sibling is exposed to a more private area, which reflects her greater independence, and the younger sibling is closer to the main flat and more accessible for parental care, the children are given a sense of partial enclosure as well as ownership. This is done in a very subtle manner. Even though this is a wonderful piece of functional design that fits in perfectly with the requirements of its users (in fact, similar things have been done several times before), one can’t help but wonder what kind of reaction the design might have elicited if the symbolism of the painting had been incorporated into an application that was just as innovative. if only we had anything to speak about, that would have been something! Take a look at the pictures on the website indiaartndesign.com.