An apartment filled with light, once given over largely to corridors and an oversized entrance. We rethought the layout to make every square metre count.

Just 42 square metres now comfortably accommodate a fully equipped kitchen, a dining area and an oversized sofa made for stretching out. A compact bedroom leaves room for a spacious bathroom, giving each space the proportions it needs.

And then there is Otto, the black cat. The bathroom is his retreat, complete with his very own little stairway to the sky.