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Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

  • <span>The central service core contains a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping loft above while the surrounding modest area provides well-designed storage and flexible living space. The use of light wood paneling and high-gloss white throughout makes this an inviting space. </span>
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    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    The central service core contains a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping loft above while the surrounding modest area provides well-designed storage and flexible living space. The use of light wood paneling and high-gloss white throughout makes this an inviting space.
  • <span>This 400 square foot studio apartment has one large multi-functional space with custom cabinetry rather than several smaller rooms. Set up as a living room, there's plenty of space to entertain in the airy loft-style space.</span>
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    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    This 400 square foot studio apartment has one large multi-functional space with custom cabinetry rather than several smaller rooms. Set up as a living room, there's plenty of space to entertain in the airy loft-style space.
  • <span>Slide out a perforated metal screen and the pull-down bed is ready and waiting. Recessed shelving holds books, music or a clock. Lighting is consolidated within the top of the cabinet for even illumination.</span>
    3/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Slide out a perforated metal screen and the pull-down bed is ready and waiting. Recessed shelving holds books, music or a clock. Lighting is consolidated within the top of the cabinet for even illumination.
  • <span>The pull-out room divider easily rolls out to provide a drop-down desk space. It creates a functional office while nearby shelves, lockers and cupboards conveniently store essential books and files. </span>
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    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    The pull-out room divider easily rolls out to provide a drop-down desk space. It creates a functional office while nearby shelves, lockers and cupboards conveniently store essential books and files.
  • <p class="MsoNormal">Sloping ceilings can be a challenge when creating an attic living space. Queeste Architecten's solution was to position sinks, counters, beds and seating in the lower areas, saving the higher central space for walking from one area to the next. The all-white interior and generously sized windows create an illusion of light airy space. All the low-ceiling areas have views to draw the eye outside. Curved lines add a sense of softness to this small space.</p>
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    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Sloping ceilings can be a challenge when creating an attic living space. Queeste Architecten's solution was to position sinks, counters, beds and seating in the lower areas, saving the higher central space for walking from one area to the next. The all-white interior and generously sized windows create an illusion of light airy space. All the low-ceiling areas have views to draw the eye outside. Curved lines add a sense of softness to this small space.

  • <span>Multi-functional use of space is the key to making this Paris micro apartment function. The raised kitchen/dining area overlooks an open space which doubles as a sitting area and bedroom, thanks to the slideaway furnishings and storage.</span>
    6/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Multi-functional use of space is the key to making this Paris micro apartment function. The raised kitchen/dining area overlooks an open space which doubles as a sitting area and bedroom, thanks to the slideaway furnishings and storage.
  • <p class="MsoNormal">Beneath the raised kitchen floor level there's a pull-out sofa. Just add cushions to create a back support for this comfortable seating area. The occasional table contains additional storage space.</p>
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    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Beneath the raised kitchen floor level there's a pull-out sofa. Just add cushions to create a back support for this comfortable seating area. The occasional table contains additional storage space.

  • <span>At night the sofa pulls out to create a full-size bed which rolls away underneath the kitchen floor space when not in use. Ample built-in storage keeps the micro apartment tidy and uncluttered.</span>
    8/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    At night the sofa pulls out to create a full-size bed which rolls away underneath the kitchen floor space when not in use. Ample built-in storage keeps the micro apartment tidy and uncluttered.
  • <p class="MsoNormal">Lack of space is not a problem for Beriot Bernardini Arquitectos. By creating a mezzanine floor accessed by a simple staircase, floor space is instantly expanded to provide space for work, sleep and play.</p>
    9/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Lack of space is not a problem for Beriot Bernardini Arquitectos. By creating a mezzanine floor accessed by a simple staircase, floor space is instantly expanded to provide space for work, sleep and play.

  • <span> A pull-out room divider incorporates a flip-down table for easy dining in the kitchen or doubles up as useful desk space in the living area.</span>
    10/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    A pull-out room divider incorporates a flip-down table for easy dining in the kitchen or doubles up as useful desk space in the living area.
  • <span>When not in use, the table swivels back into place within the room divider. The panel can then be closed to hide the compact kitchen space. </span>
    11/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    When not in use, the table swivels back into place within the room divider. The panel can then be closed to hide the compact kitchen space.
  • <span>Now you see it… now you don't. Slide the mobile bookshelf across the room to reveal a full-size bed which tucks neatly behind when not in use. Stainless glass is used to give an extra sense of depth to this compact space.</span>
    12/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    Now you see it… now you don't. Slide the mobile bookshelf across the room to reveal a full-size bed which tucks neatly behind when not in use. Stainless glass is used to give an extra sense of depth to this compact space.
  • <span>The clever mobile bookshelf unit hides the full-size bed when not in use and slides across to reveal a dressing area with floor-to-ceiling storage. Note the under-bed storage and lighting incorporated into the bedroom wall.</span>
    13/13

    Living small: Innovative micro-apartments

    The clever mobile bookshelf unit hides the full-size bed when not in use and slides across to reveal a dressing area with floor-to-ceiling storage. Note the under-bed storage and lighting incorporated into the bedroom wall.
<span>The central service core contains a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping loft above while the surrounding modest area provides well-designed storage and flexible living space. The use of light wood paneling and high-gloss white throughout makes this an inviting space. </span>
<span>This 400 square foot studio apartment has one large multi-functional space with custom cabinetry rather than several smaller rooms. Set up as a living room, there's plenty of space to entertain in the airy loft-style space.</span>
<span>Slide out a perforated metal screen and the pull-down bed is ready and waiting. Recessed shelving holds books, music or a clock. Lighting is consolidated within the top of the cabinet for even illumination.</span>
<span>The pull-out room divider easily rolls out to provide a drop-down desk space. It creates a functional office while nearby shelves, lockers and cupboards conveniently store essential books and files. </span>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sloping ceilings can be a challenge when creating an attic living space. Queeste Architecten's solution was to position sinks, counters, beds and seating in the lower areas, saving the higher central space for walking from one area to the next. The all-white interior and generously sized windows create an illusion of light airy space. All the low-ceiling areas have views to draw the eye outside. Curved lines add a sense of softness to this small space.</p>
<span>Multi-functional use of space is the key to making this Paris micro apartment function. The raised kitchen/dining area overlooks an open space which doubles as a sitting area and bedroom, thanks to the slideaway furnishings and storage.</span>
<p class="MsoNormal">Beneath the raised kitchen floor level there's a pull-out sofa. Just add cushions to create a back support for this comfortable seating area. The occasional table contains additional storage space.</p>
<span>At night the sofa pulls out to create a full-size bed which rolls away underneath the kitchen floor space when not in use. Ample built-in storage keeps the micro apartment tidy and uncluttered.</span>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lack of space is not a problem for Beriot Bernardini Arquitectos. By creating a mezzanine floor accessed by a simple staircase, floor space is instantly expanded to provide space for work, sleep and play.</p>
<span> A pull-out room divider incorporates a flip-down table for easy dining in the kitchen or doubles up as useful desk space in the living area.</span>
<span>When not in use, the table swivels back into place within the room divider. The panel can then be closed to hide the compact kitchen space. </span>
<span>Now you see it… now you don't. Slide the mobile bookshelf across the room to reveal a full-size bed which tucks neatly behind when not in use. Stainless glass is used to give an extra sense of depth to this compact space.</span>
<span>The clever mobile bookshelf unit hides the full-size bed when not in use and slides across to reveal a dressing area with floor-to-ceiling storage. Note the under-bed storage and lighting incorporated into the bedroom wall.</span>

A rising cost of living and population growth in cities has given way to a new trend: micro-living. In the most crowded cities in the world, people have found innovative ways to make most of what little space they might have.