Our clients craved some separation—not from each other of course, rather a physical partition between their living and sleeping quarters. The couple had moved into an open loft in Lakeview, meaning their literature and laundry were fighting for sovereignty. We assessed their needs and designed a solution: four sliding bookshelves, two that faced inwards toward the bedroom, and two that faced outwards towards the living room (concept below). The bookshelves form a solid divider between the two spaces, and have room enough to house an extensive home library on one side, and four seasons worth of Chicago-ready clothing on the other. Most importantly, the units, in beautiful maple are endlessly configurable, able to retract and expand when the mood strikes, preserving the open feel of the loft our clients originally fell in love with.