I found the Making Room exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York to be very interesting. I think micro-apartments such as the ones the exhibit showed off can be a great option for people who want to live alone in an affordable apartment without sacrificing quality. Since there are so many single adults living in New York City, I think building apartments like these are a great way for New York City to evolve to accommodate for its population.

One thing I believe that New York City excels at is offering a variety of options to support its diverse population with different desires and values. The people of New York City have plenty of options when it comes to what to eat, what to do, and where to live. The building ideas shown in the exhibit have smaller spaces that use space creatively to provide the best possible experiences for their residents. These will help to give New Yorkers even more options for where to live. Considering such a large portion of New York City’s population is made up of adults living alone, this new option will likely be a welcome addition.

I enjoyed the way in which the exhibit showed the problems and solutions related to housing individuals living alone. The way the statistics about New York City’s population and the laws that fail to accommodate for them were presented was interesting and easy to understand. The video further explained the situation and how it could be resolved.

I thought the best part of the exhibit was the section with the models presenting how various ideas for managing space could be used in buildings. The actual model of a micro-apartment was my favorite because it really portrayed what the experience of living in that type of space would be like. I did also enjoy the other models that give an idea of how a building could be built to accommodate for these apartments and make better use of its space.

I enjoyed visiting the museum and I think living in an apartment like the ones depicted in the exhibit would be a great, affordable way to have the amenities I would want and need at the expense of extra space that is unnecessary for a person living alone.