iDesignArch | Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
BSPS Ltd was tasked with creating fifteen bedsit flats in a four-storey Victorian Terrace House in Pimlico, London, England.
The project was to design the studio apartments around a central staircase and communal hallway whilst retaining the original ornamental and decorative features of the historic building.
Designed by architecture firm Tengbom in collaboration with students at the University of Lund in Sweden, this tiny student studio flat is affordable and environmentally-friendly.
Each unit measures 10 square meters (108 square feet). The compact living space offers a sleeping-loft, kitchen and bathroom. The interior made entirely of wood makes use of every inch of space. Bookshelves double as staircase leading to the sleeping loft.
It is challenging to make a 425 square foot tiny apartment functional and look spacious. This micro loft apartment in Manhattan’s Upper West Side located at West 73rd Street was cleverly designed by Spect Harpman Architects.
In order to accommodate all one might need for an apartment, “living platforms” were created. The multiple layers of “rooms” make the vertical space very bright and open.
This tiny studio apartment in Reykjavik, Iceland has a very modern and clean design. The renovation by Norwegian studio Gudmundur Jonsson Arkitektkontor uses white walls, white cabinets and white furniture to make the apartment feel bigger than its 560 sq. ft. space.
The Balance condo building in suburban Surrey in Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada offers stylish living in a tiny space. Most units are just a little over 300 square feet with efficient studio apartment design.
For young adults and first-time buyers, owning a home in a city with some of the highest-priced real estate in the country isn’t easy. These small units with modern designs allow you to live in style at an affordable price.
Brazilian designer Luiz Fernando Grabowsky created this cozy loft for the Casa Cor exhibition in Rio de Janeiro. Industrial style elements such as high ceilings with exposed brick walls and wood floors are balanced by a warm colour scheme and whimsical decor which provide the apartment with a cozy atmosphere.
How do you create a home with just 94 square foot of living space? Sweden’s Lund housing commission AF Bostader designed this contemporary micro apartment for a student.
The idea is that a student is busy with classes, social activities and work that not much time is spent at home.
The challenge of living in a small space is to make it appear larger than it actually is. This cozy yet elegant 443 sq. ft. studio apartment in New York has a very functionally layout that masterfully maximizes every inch of the floor space. The kitchen, sleeping area, work space and living room are clearly divided within the open plan.
