A comfortably arranged room, somewhat bigger than a shoebox, greets your senses. The hum of a window heat pump and the quiet rush of air provide a constant level of background noise that masks sounds from outdoors or other apartments and gradually fades from the awareness.
Two hooks beside the door provide a place to hang a coat and hat. A click-clack serves as seating or a bed. Two stacked Jaffa-cubes serve as a nightstand and bookshelf. On the opposite end of the room, the efficiency kitchen has been equipped with a tiny stove, microwave/refrigerator combination, and sink. The dish-rack on the drain-board beside the sink hints at the absence of an automatic dishwasher, but with a dining table big enough for just two (and only one chair), how many dishes could there be?
Many notebooks have been stacked on the floor beside the table. Carefully arranged notes, most of which appear to have been written on bar napkins, have been stacked neatly on the table. Larger sheets of paper have been covered with diagrams labeled with curious notations, perhaps some sort of shorthand.
A small table fountain, some small mirrors, a bonsai, and two incense holders are the only ornamentation to be seen. Decoration must not be a priority?
Other than the exit, only one door can be seen in the entire place. That's probably why it's called an efficiency apartment.