Saving space has never looked this good. The idea is to maximize your space from from left to right and from the ground up!
Look at the beauty of open space. Sometimes, that's all you need to make a house incredibly beautiful. Use this knowledge properly. You might even need to measure how much gap you can afford in your area. It's a lot of work, but definitely worth it. By the way, it works on small spaces too. So, measure away!
A small space doesn't mean you have to neglect yourself the warmth only a fireplace can provide. The best way to accommodate a fireplace is making it the centrepiece of your unit. Just remember to treat it as if it was an invaluable painting. Take care of it and clean it with care.
Minimalist's Creativity
One could wish that the sky were the limit, but sometimes the walls and ceilings are. Working with an existing fixed plan in a small dwelling can be a big design challenge – so what do you do when there is not that much you can do with the architecture?
In this old apartment there was no way to fundamentally remodel the rooms in order to create more or different space. With little storage for modern media equipment – and no stairs for storage to speak of – .27 Architects had to find a way to make this place both feel like home and accommodate contemporary residential needs.
Building in custom furniture and under-floor storage spaces was a bold move: there is no way to reconfigure these rooms now without another remodel, so everything has to be planned right the first time around. Lights, speakers, even a video projector – all of the modern electronics in the living room space are tucked beneath an undulated wood surface raised up from the floor below Perhaps the strangest design move of all: there is a flat bookcase inset to be flush with the wood flooring as well – books are slot directly into the wooden surface and the seats are wood-backed extrusions as well.
Working primarily with wood, this new layer of functionality is warm and homey but set apart from the other tones and textures of the living area. In dining, kitchen and bathrooms, the theme of a new wooden layer is repeated in various ways as well.