It was only a matter of time before the trend with the mini houses developed into the housing sector, and this micro apartment from Tsai Design is a prime example of this development. “Micro” is definitely a good description of this apartment. When the owner bought it for the first time, the total area only measured 35 square meters and did not even have a functioning kitchen. The interior designers faced the challenge of revising the whole thing - a task that required a lot of ingenuity and innovative interventions.
The micro apartment of the future with retro elements
The floor plan of the micro apartment remained the same to imitate the feeling of a large house and to create flexible furniture and furnishings. The walls fold into different configurations and then put together. For example, the dining area fits together by pulling out a wall that folds out.
The table is thus formed, while the foldable stools also form the seating. They can fold them together and stow out of sight. The architect also wanted to bring a feeling for nature, so he added a “green” wall of lively moss into the bathroom.
Tsai design used the era of the 70s and transformed it into a micro apartment with a home office that has hidden kitchen. The designers recorded their philosophy to question the practice of living in excess and the number of belongings. They brought them together to form a smaller but comfortable residential arrangement.
With the increase in housing projects, the step towards living with “less” comes: less space, less belongings, but more intelligent design. When Jack Chen was confronted by Tsai Design with the challenge of converting the small living space in a multifunctional one -room apartment, he created oneClever multi-purpose wooden, which offers all rooms space, luxury and comfort at the same time and finds detailing in a normal house.
In order to overcome the restrictions of the existing apartment, Jack focused on creating multifunctional spaces in order to relieve the living space and maximize the natural light. The layering is the key to planning small rooms. Two different functions can exist side by side in the same room at different times. It is then important to detail the wood connections to enable an effortless transition between the two functions.
Minimalist design for optimal use of space
The interior designer designed wooden folding, which extends over the entire length of the apartment and seamlessly connects all rooms. The wooden buildings are conceptually made like a puzzle that contains many functions. It mainly depends on how the residents interact with it to activate the different uses.
With hidden and integrated devices, the 4 meter long comby forms the habitat. Built-in LED lights on open shelves create a counter, while a wine shelf made with wooden dowels offers space for hanging coats. The storage of shoes and umbrellas was also considered. The foldable dining table is integrated in a sliding door between the kitchen and living area so that you can hide it with non -use.
The wooden box extends into the bedroom, where it becomes a bed head and folds into a bedside table. The plate is the bathroom door while an internal window with switchable film replaces the wall between the bathroom and kitchen. It also improves natural light and offers a view of the green, lively plant wall. This moss wall is in its direct line of sight when you open the apartment door and make the atmosphere as organic and relaxing. This creates the illusion of outside space.
Set up modern microphone apartment
The intelligent, multifunctional design continues in the living room, where the television and the home office hide behind closet doors. The air conditioning is located in the top of the bedroom, and a clothesline can be folded out in the bathroom.
The white, black and wooden palette is simple and soothing so as not to overload the small room. The silvery blue vinyl floor is a contemporary reference to traditional Tatami straw floors. In architecture and design, we often refer to “less is more” in terms of modernist ethos: simple, uncomplicated forms and no superfluous decoration. Today it also aptly describes the lifestyle in smaller apartments and the desire to live without abundance.
