Spoiler: Skip the Carmen Sandiego Antics and look here
So I spent a solid 20 minutes trying to find the address for this slice of heaven, which is extremely difficult most likely to thwart people like myself. You would have to be a sociopath to not find the below cottage utterly magical – I think the only cons are limited availability of bodega avocados and risk of a Shining scenario unfolding.
This remote library sanctuary designed by the US firm Studio Padron is hidden somewhere in the back woods of New York State and is properly named Hemmelig Rom, Norwegian for “secret room”. The 200 square foot space is made entirely of oak and contains a wood-burning stove, a bed, an armchair, a desk and is lined with endless books, craftily stored in the gaps between the oak logs. While replicating this in Manhattan and her boroughs is as unrealistic as replicating any romantic comedy’s happy ending (minus most painful scenes from Amy Schumer’s movies), this should serve as a hope than Narnia is real and if my email spam stops, you’ll know where to find me.
