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Unique among 18 other 1960s walk-up apartments, Nicholas Gurney extensively reworked The Warren as a seamless space, drawing the eye deeper into the apartment. Removing the previous partitioning walls allowed all of the 49sqm/527sqft space's necessities to be framed within a joinery concealed kitchen and an inventive mirror-clad central pod. A calm, airy space was created; both an art studio and a home.