Land shapes housing before design.
In cities like NYC and Tokyo, high land costs and zoning limits push apartments smaller.
Micro-apartments aren’t a trend, they’re a pressure response.
When zoning loosens, supply adapts; when land stays scarce, density is the only option.
So are micro-apartments the problem, or a signal of land policy at work?
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Doméstico uses "habitable artifact" to organize micro apartment in Quito
Ecuadorian architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones have made the most of the limited space in a micro apartment located within a new residential tower by Safdie Architects.
Doméstico is located within the Qorner building in Quito, near La Carolina Park. The apartment tower was designed by Safdie Architects and developed by local firm Uribe Schwarzkopf. The lower portion opened this year while work continues on the upper levels.
The micro apartment is located within the Qorner building in Quito
Architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones – who are based in the city of Guayaquil –were tasked with designing a 27.5-squre-metre studio apartment for an active, middle-aged woman.
The goal was to create open space within the compact studio without sacrificing basic living amenities.
It features a versatile, floor-to-ceiling unit
"The project is born from the need to solve, through architectural strategies, the spatial and formal limitations of this new way of living, in a way that relates directly to urban and social mobility," the team said.
The team ended up inserting a floor-to-ceiling unit with built-in, space-saving furniture and storage. This "habitable artifact" enables living functions to be condensed into a single organizing element that "transforms easily and does not sacrifice comfort".
The unit is made of water-resistant melamine boards
The unit – made of water-resistant melamine boards – stretches along several walls and allows for an open area along the studio's large window.
Its placement, shape and functions were determined by the studio's geometry and sightlines, along with the location of the building's infrastructure.
A compact galley kitchen contains basic amenities
The upper portion holds storage space and is accessed via a wheeled, metal ladder that can be moved around. The lower part accommodates everyday activities.
Upon entering the studio, one steps into a compact galley kitchen with a fridge, stove, sink and cabinetry. A backsplash is lined with a mineral surfacing material from the company Silestone.
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Just beyond is the main room, which features an open space with a sitting area.
Lining one side of the room is the organizing unit, which contains a bed and desk/table, both of which fold up. A door in the corner leads to a bathroom with a sink, shower and toilet.
The main room includes a sitting area
Up high, green metal shelves add a pop of colour to the austere apartment. Additional elements in the unit include aluminium door pulls and ceramic flooring.
"Doméstico presents itself as a connection between architecture and furniture design, in which the space is created in relation to the new needs, and the constant reduction of space," the architects said.
Green metal shelves add a pop of colour
"This premise questions the traditional dwelling limits, and puts in evidence the new parameters of contemporary domestic living."
Other projects by Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Váscones include the conversion of a 1990s van into a mobile home for an Ecuadorian couple, and a tech office in Guayaquil with a patchwork of windows and shelves.
The photography is by JAG Studio.
Project credits:
Architects: Juan Alberto Andrade, María José Váscones.
Team: Cuqui Rodríguez
Contractor: Paola Cañón, Uribe Schwarzkopf
Manufacturers: Área UIO, Aglomerados Cotopaxi, Novopan
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Proctor and Shaw designs London micro-apartment with translucent "sleeping cocoon"
London-based studio Proctor and Shaw has completed a 29-square-metre micro-apartment in Belsize Park, with an elevated sleeping area wrapped in translucent panels that reference Japanese shoji screens.
Called Shoji Apartment, the project involved transforming a first floor, one-bedroom flat into a compact, open-plan studio apartment that takes advantage of the original building's 3.4-metre-high ceilings.
Top image: Proctor & Shaw has designed a micro-apartment in London. Above: it has an elevated sleeping area wrapped in translucent panels
"This apartment renovation project is conceived as a prototype for micro-living in existing housing stock with constrained floor areas but traditionally generous ceiling heights," explained Proctor & Shaw.
"We are by no means suggesting that this is a new typology or housing solution. However, perhaps the project might add to the ongoing debate about how quality of space might be 'measured', and what that could mean for future city living."
The translucent panels reference Japanese shoji screens
Two existing interior walls that previously divided the space have been removed to create an open-plan living, kitchen and dining area, with the existing bathroom reconfigured to include a walk-in shower.
The high ceilings generated the concept of "stacking", which sees the king-sized bed raised on a wooden platform in the corner of the room accessed via a set of wooden steps, creating space for a walk-in wardrobe underneath.
Birch plywood joinery is used throughout the apartment
Sliding polycarbonate screens surround the wardrobe, steps and bed, creating a lantern-like "sleeping cocoon" that can be closed-off from the living area or opened up to views through the room's north-facing bay window.
"The innovative sleeping pod creates delight through new vantage points and a sense of sanctuary, whilst solving issues of limited functional space and inadequate storage," said the studio.
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"Open or closed, illuminated or opaque, its surface and volume are brought to life in use, acting at once as a lantern to the wider room or a mezzanine with intimate views to the street."
To complement the effect of the polycarbonate screens, materials were chosen to bring a "subtle warmth" to the space, with soft clay plaster on the walls and ceilings and birch plywood joinery used for the kitchen, bookshelves and door surround.
Walls were removed to create an open-plan kitchen and dining area
A taught length of cable across one half of the room supports a feature pendant light that subtly demarcates the kitchen and dining space from the rest of the room.
New acoustic and thermal insulation has been added to the ceilings and walls, which also created space for recessed lighting and blinds.
The sleeping area is described by the studio as a "lantern"
Shoji Apartment was recently longlisted in the residential rebirth category of Dezeen Awards 2021, and another project by Proctor and Shaw, Quarter Glass House, has been shortlisted in the same category.
The photography is byStåle Eriksen.
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