Aight, for those of you in small studio spaces, here are some stupendous examples maximizing living space when you're space challenged. When you are living in a 395-square-foot apartment, conserving space is
an issue (above). Adeptly using a shelving system as a room divider, this
homeowner, Alison Brungart, creates a continuous feel by aligning the
unit with the living room wall. To really take advantage of the
interplay between the two rooms, the TV rotates so it can be seen from
either the bed or couch. Alison has chosen to use a light color for all the woodwork in her
apartment, including the shelving system, to give a feeling of
consistency. Even though the unit is open and airy, Alison has really
achieved a distinctly separate feel between the two rooms in a way that
also is useful for storage.
Renters David and Im could have opted for a larger space, but in the
name of great natural light and saving money they cut back to a
426-square-foot loft. To max out every inch of space, they realized
that their greatest asset was the incredibly high ceilings. To
accommodate all their personal belongings, they decided to build a
massive custom-designed storage wall. Tracking down all the materials
to complete the storage system was a feat by itself. The couple had to
contact specialty lumberyards for pieces (like the 6x10 planks of wood
for shelves), and even sourced local sailboat shops to find items
specifically designed for small spaces. (below)
Gideon and Tracy’s home is a 530-square-foot studio that draws
inspiration from the design of a pocket knife whose blade opens and
retracts. The wall in the middle of the space serves as the blade,
invented by the couple to be completely rotatable by resting on a very
large gate hinge. Depending on their mood, or if they have company, the
wall can be moved to separate the bedroom from the dining and living
space.(below)
Rotated here to enlarge the bedroom, the television compartment is
visible. Depending on which way the wall is facing, the television can
be viewed from either bedroom or living room. Made out of corrugate
polycarbonate, plywood and MDF, this versatile wall is a brilliant
construction but no easy feat. When assembling the pocket knife, Gideon
and Tracy recall, “We could not get the wall through the front door so
we had to winch it up from the roof and through the windows in two
pieces.”
When James and Margaret bought their 565-square-foot studio apartment,
they knew they had their work cut out for them. Both architects by
profession, they sketched a new floorplan and gutted half the space.
There were two key components which factored heavily into the couple’s
redesign which were first, the desire for a sense of openness and
second, the ability to let natural light into every room of the
apartment from a single light source. The most fundamental
new-and-improved feature to their apartment is a wood wall they
designed that strongly sections the space and serves as a strong visual
design element. The bench in the dining area was artfully planned to be
a part of the multi-purpose wall, containing storage space that extends
through the interior of the bench and into the bedroom.(below
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