Space-flowing apartment: walk-thru shower & fridge-in-drawer
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- John MacPeek has fond memories of living out of a suitcase when he first moved to Europe over 2 decades ago. "There's a real advantage to having everything you own that you can carry on your back at one point". So when he was looking to buy an apartment in Barcelona, he was ready to live in something compact where everything he owned was accounted for.
When he first saw his new home, its size didn't bother him (about 25 square meters or 270 square feet) as much as its condition. It was an old storage room for the building's water tanks and it looked more like a storage room than anything habitable.
MacPeek enlisted the help of architect Lola Domenech who insisted she'd take on the project if she could open up the apartment to the sea. He bought the "over-sized closet" and Domenech began plans to take down the main wall and replace it with a 6 meter long (20 foot long) folding glass door that allows in light and air to provide passive solar heating and cooling (the shutters can close it off completely in summer to prevent overheating).
She also implemented space-saving ideas like a walk-through shower, a bedroom that becomes a lounge and a refrigerator in a drawer.
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I really love it when I see small spaces that still have room for books!
A glass top shelved coffee table = mini library. 😉
When they roll up the futon they try to act like it's such a brilliant seat, that it's so comfortable. Nobody would be able to sit like that for any period yet they do that usual high brow "ohhh this is interesting and unique!"
With different cushions or further thinking on how to transform that area you could actually make it comfortable
With out the pee pee stain it would be better.
Why sit on the hard wood? Just sit on the mattress. The whole bed thing is a failure; for a middle of the night pee you have to get up on one side, go all the way around, down steps to the bathroom or get up (down) on the high side and then try to climb back up into the bed or take the steps all around. Just put a futon there.
10% of comments: cool apartment!
20% don't like
10% what is on the roof?
10% so squeaky!
50% ew mattress stain
😂😂😂😂
This used to be old water storage tank room. So the staircase leading up to the roof is the NEW WATER TANK!
Definitely, need to buy a can of WD-40 and just go at it!
😂🤣🤣🤣
I saw nothing after that
What the heck! You didn't show off the balcony or the view at all. And what about the ladder going on top of the roof? Looked like there was more space up there?
I thought the same. Wth
Makes me think it was just an empty space. Missed opportunity to include a skylight, IMO.
thsscapi a skylight is beautiful, but I’m sure would work against how they were trying to keep the unit cool.
@@thsscapi Oh yeah, skylights would be amazing in that apartment, especially in the rustic bathroom. Light from all angles.
Maybe the roof is still being planned and built. I imagine a project like that apartment can take years to finish.
I would have loved to have seen what was going on in the outside space and Where the ladder leads to. That said these type of videos fascinate me.
Two design flaws foe me on this entire design. 1. I would have reversed the shower and toilet sink areas. 2. So many missed opportunities with the bed/living area to do something more functional. Rolling up the mattress to expose wooden slats to sit on down on the floor with a stained mattress probably due to sweat and moisture is not definitely not inviting.
Excellent, I agree! To add, the fridge /freezer set-up would have worked perfectly if it were either inset in the space under the living room platform or on-top, from the living room in an L-shape, (creating more counter space in the living room and, better functionality with the same fridge /freezer set-up facing the kitchen!
Katherine Kan yes I hate that awful seating for guests - so uncomfortable
@@DavidSpence-davidgadol they might have been cutting into the person below thems space . Also pipping ight be under there.
Yeah if anyone is taking a shower and you need to use the toilet you're fucked until they're done
Unfortunately, that space can't be used. It's probably the reason the stairs and table extend outwards rather than being set into the platform.
I must be laundry obsessed because the thing I notice in over half of these tiny dwellings is there is no washer/dryer unit. Do they use a laundromat and lug clothes up and down the stairs with their groceries? I love the clever use of space and design, especially of those windows and shutters.
I wouldn't want to live in a place without at least a washing machine.
some places are mostly hand wash. it can be easy, esp if climate is mild & sunny. There are (also) great scissors folding racks for drying inside. :)
It's really weird for me as well, this video was clearly shot here in Spain and everyone has a washing machine at home. Laundromats are a very recent thing.
I live in a 27 sqm space. My washing machine is in the basement.
Transformation of the space from before and after is amazing..
Very inspirational! I especially liked how the balcony and living room were sort of a same space.
VERY pleasant and liveable apartment. It looks more spacious than some apartments I've seen, and the ventilation would be amazing.
I would love to own a space like this. It lets any potential partners know right away that "I am never having kids."
moduscorp I’m 4 years late, but God, I did laugh my ass off with that comment
moduscorp brilliant comment.
I really want that place now
Hang on, what do anybody's kids have to do with that appartment?
manfred schmalbach This apartment is not suitable for a family. 1 or 2 minimalist adults.
sad
I smiled when talked about the View of the city or something like that. All I saw was tv Antennas
Hideous View
She kept referencing an ocean. Where? I like the natural light but the views are depressing.
What a missed opportunity with that bed/sofa! It easily could have been designed with a hinge in the center to flip up and make a true sofa unit so you don't have to fold up the mattress each time you want to use it as a sofa. Put the angle iron on another set of angle iron brackets, hinge the angle iron and then have some bolt type locks that slide into hole fittings in the wall. Nice apt though.
Exactly
Same with the headboard/wall. Could have been stud work with pull outs either end.
OK, but how would that allow one to experience the pee stain?
@@JohnKruse 😂😂😂😂
"I didn't thought one refrigerator would be enough so I put another one" *opens an empty fridge*
omg i was just going to comment that lmao
That one would be plenty for me when I live alone I never keep much food at home
also, he doesn't call it neither "refrigerator" nor "fridge", he calls it "frigerator", which is a bit odd (?)
elliest 55 Maybe bcs he's in Europe? or just slang?
That means they eat out a lot, like so many city folks or you just caught them on empty, time for a trip to the market.
Your videos on minimal/small space living is always very well done. It somehow is calming and allows the naturalness of how the spaces are used shine through.
I would live there in a heartbeat. Great build guys. Thanks for the video Kirsten!
This really is one of the most functional and beautiful tiny spaces I've seen.
nice layout. blowing out the wall for the light was a great move. shutters together with the sliding window lets you modulate light. the accommodations due to the downstairs neighbor really accentuate the transition to the living space -- also acting as space separation without really separating everything.
I loveee how you guys let the homeowner talk
Who got murdered on that futon?
Sarah Silverman might have slept on it.
It looks like someone spilled a drink on it while using it as a couch. Still gross.
Thank goodness, I thought I was the only one fixated on it once I saw it.
He murdered my ass on that futon 😘
Probably the other person that lived here, her last words was: "aghh, can't live here anymore, this stairs are killing me, aghhh
.."
I’ve watched a few of these and honestly this is the first one that looks liveable
I love the apartment but they huge pee stain on the mattress is throwing me off
Ditto
It looked more like cola or wine
How much does a new futon cover cost FFS? If the futon is stained put a washable cover on it. Keep a spare under the bed. Easy.
Maybe it's not peepee 🕵️
Who the hell still sleeps on crappy, lumpy, hard futons???!! THE most uncomfortable “bed” ever invented!!
Okay this is really cute.. love the decorating love the setup.. great job!?? Whoever designed this you did wonderful!!
Having a binge on your videos...always inspiring..less is more...thankyou for your amazing subjects...bringing it to a point of realizing..the small spaces with less stuff is the way to go...we have been corralled into this way of living... With the high cost of real estate..⭐
Very thoughtful video. You leave feeling like you stayed with these friendly folks. Great inspiration and ideas. Thanks for your work, K!
Omg everything squeaks in that house
I love your apartment, you have done an incredible job! Your architect is great: she thought of all the details in the most realistic way.
I love the creativity! Thanks for bringing this to us! I am so inspired! 🙌☀🌾
she is amazing the way she used the wood in the bathroom and the way she opened the wall
why can't anyone just watch one of these videos and simply appreciate and respect it for the design and the owners taste? Everyone is pointing out flaws and things they'd change if they lived there, but you aren't living there. Respect and admire the choices of others for once instead of pointing out the problems.
Because it's the renter/owner lunacy! Its obviously a remnant of a previous mansion of the Rich. The space has to be added back to another apt.
It's a former attic. You cannot "add" it back to another apartment. As he said, It's on top of a "cathedral ceiling" apartment. That means the apartment below has very tall rooms with pitched ceiling, which is what caused the floor of the attic to be stepped, not flat. As a bachelor apartment, it's pretty ok. I just hate the way he says "frigerator" and the fact most of the things squeek. Be a man, get some WD40 and some olive oil (because Spain, duh) and fix it!
Jazlyn Mitchell why can't some people not get butt hurt by random internet comments
Jazlyn Mitchell maybe envy, but bad form I think; he is so generous to open his home and share all the fabulous ideas with us( thank you); please keep your pettiness dumb remarks to yourself.( I don’t mean you, JM)
Jazlyn mitchell Why are so many people offended by everyting these days?
I love this apartment...sooo cozy and charming..Loving the outside space too..The sliding doors are everything ❤..Best wishes & continued success
6:25 " I am taking a shower with a view"....meanwhile they (your neighbors) are viewing you taking a shower.
😂👍
I was looking for this comment 😂
Fair enough😜
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO oh goodness 😂😂😂😂
@Aika Papa The show must go on. And since people know where you live they can always mail special requests.
GR8 space and glad he can reach the fridge drawer from the kitchen.
Love thie whole design. Thanks a lot for posting this! It has given me some great ideas. I've always loved split levels and you made it look so stylish along with the extra storage.
After watching so many of these where the kitchens are extremely lacking with no fridge space, this one is truly a breath of fresh air. As someone who loves to cook, lots of fridge space is essential
This was one of the best in a terrific series. It frustrates me sometimes when not enough angles are caught by the camera to give me a true understanding of the 3D space but this video captured everything in great detail. Well done. More like this please.
Wow! A huge improvement and very interesting layout!
this whole apartment is phenomenal
The space and transformation was growing on me- right up until the "sofa"/seating space" with the urine stain, & then I was done.
Same!
funny assumption. fact check :)
I love the location and the tastefully, designed small space!!!
I would enjoy living here!
Does anybody wonder where that ladder leads to? Seriously, show us the roof!
Maintainance everything access on the roof.
It's a tin roof. Loud when it rains, scorching hot in the summer!
I wanted to see that too!
To heaven
Best balcony ever. Loved the sliding doors. I would luv to live here
Beautiful design! nice to know that its lasting so long too. so unique. He has a very happy home. I love the bed idea - I would probably use a mattress vice futon (bad back). The outdoor living comes right in when those doors are open. couldnt ask for more!
Really nice adaptation of a small space. The decision to knock out that wall was the game changer that made the whole thing work. Nicely done. Wish they could have explored and talked about the patio outside more, though...
Outstanding apartment. Genius. What happened to that futon?
Brandon Burrell fuuuuuhk lmao
Who peed the futon?
Makes you wonder what he’s doing 🤔
That was so good. Hope they are still happy campers.
With that narrow of a stair case, how the heck did they get the appliances up there? lol...
Lazy Butler's, rope, and the balcony! And two strong friends 😉
Seriously, in European cities lifting goods outside the house from or up to the appartement is a common way to move in or out.
Another reason for the huge window?
Apparently friends with mobility limitations aren't welcome.
@@izziey17 That happens in a lot of places around Europe. In my neighborhood, right as I'm typing I can think of 5 houses with 2-3 floors that only have stairs, including mine. I can also think of a few stairs-only buildings when I lived in a different city for university. Not so narrow, but not wheelchair friendly, obviously.
Kirsten, you are my favorite person on TH-cam. Your work is interesting and impactful and relevant. I always enjoy your content.
Very creative.
An amazing home.
I like the idea of moving balcony slider door
This just feels like a public rooftop shed converted to an apartment
Very innovative resulting in an amazing use of space for fun and convenient living.
Wait for it... waiiit for it, OH are they touching it?!?
Rolling around in it. Awesome
😯🤣🤣🤣
They did they touched it and did not mind at all. I think I threw up in my mouth a little.
I love your people's work, Kirsten 🌻
I like it. Also, I noticed she slipped the word “matalaix” which in Catalan (language spoken in Barcelona where this studio is located) means mattress :)
Really beautifully designed to bring the outside inside and made lots of use of space ❤️
waw, couldn't imagine that when I saw the room before !
Wonderful use of a small space! Beautiful!
If he don’t quit saying “frigerador” 😂
If he "doesn't"..... :^D
I get so dang excited when I watch Faircompanies small house tours! More! more! Great job!
While I enjoy viewing these type of videos, what I notice most is the cost. Renovation requires a lot of money and architects are not cheap. I guess what annoys me is how much money is being thrown about for these folks to convert an usable/unusable space into something they see as functional. Why not just buy a small home/apartment that does not require so much work/cost. I also agree with the person who said that rich folks go in and buy these places only to convert them, when a person of lesser means could have also bought them without conversions. If these rich architect types keep buying up these type of properties, where will others go to buy?
It depends where you live. In some places you don't really have the ability to buy a smaller home or the apartments are really expensive. There is also property taxes that you have to pay every year.
Well i don't think that place was actually ready for people to buy it. It was a place that needed serious remodelations. So i actually think that is easier for who don't have so much money to buy a ready to live home. Unless they work in construction... Also old houses exist a lot and if nobody get them they often get demolished or just fall apart... With that said i really think is great idea for architects and designers to take this issue in their own hands and make the space "liveble" again, mantaining the exterior original vibe.
Location, location, location...
Best to avoid commutes whenever possible.
You've just described what is happening in many parts of the world. We in the US call it "gentrification" as cities get so crowded that the older/cheaper areas get taken over by the wealthier, pushing out the regular and lower classes, sometimes to the street. It's gotten to be a critical problem, mostly because many people don't have a living wage so that corporations can make bigger profits. It's the obscene wealth gap causing homelessness.
Kristen thank you again every time you post I get new ideas. Most of the progress I have made in my designs for both my Church and other projects we are about undergo for the homeless and other endeavors have come from your videos or designers I have found through your channel. I can't thank you enough.
i like how he spent 20% of the video messing with his fridgerator, "look i can reach empty fridgerator its fridgerator"
Lol. I think he was trying to convince himself, because NO, he really couldn't easily reach things in that second fridge.
I just returned from my first trip to Barcelona, and I would do anything to go back and live there. Such a beautiful city.
I agree that there is a huge advantage to having less. I live in a 424 square feet condo and LOVE it!
creations landscape designs I'm looking to do the same, find something under 500 sq feet bigger isn't always better, I can't wait to find something for me.
These kind of living spaces are great for those who just moved out or are living alone even for college students although less is a lot more $$
I hate to be petty but....please use some wd40 on those squeaky folding doors !! that makes me crazy. I do LOVE IT otherwise !!
WD-40 wears out fast. You often have to apply it daily. It would be better to put White Lithium Grease on. You have to move the hinges back and forth to work the grease in by capillary action but it'll last for years and the more you use it, the more it lubricates. Only thing is that you wind up storing your little tube of grease for years before it's needed again if ever. Then again WD-40 cans wind up without their little red straws awfully fast so you keep buying more cans.
Neighbours downstairs would love the noise..
Gorgeous 💗💗
Is amazing what he did with that space
As a fire Fighter, that hallway is not conducive for a rescue. If you have a medical, good luck getting out. 🤨
It's Europe...
But the ladder going to the roof that they would not show us is where your body will be hoisted up. The heli will come and take you away if you have a medical problem.
Indeed, the biggest con is the staircase, I imagine even getting groceries up there is a pain in the ass.
Saurus990 the fridges were empty
kirksfilms That actually was my first thought and throughout the whole video I could not stop thinking about that. That medieval stairway would be an absolute death trap in case of a fire. A big nope on that space even before I saw that sad, falling down room at the top.
Beautiful space! The fact that you used wood as the shower floor fascinates me!
It looks like somebody pissed all over the mattress.
Midnight Breeze lol, i saw that too!
Eek!
It's sweat but ya. Gross!
I would have put the kitchen on that long counter area and what is now their sunken kitchen would have been an office space. Otherwise, it's a sweet space.
Not so clean people!
Kirsten, este é um dos apartamentos mais funcionais e bonitos que já vi. Parabéns!
Too choppy for me. The fact that you can't climb into bed from either side.
You have to awkwardly reach across a counter to access the fridge.
I did like the pop of red. I liked the idea of the folding, louvered doors, but they "were" too noisy.
The shower idea was good, but I still would have added about a foot.
I think if you have to do extra bending and reaching for things you access often it should be redesigned.
Probably that's why the extra fridge is empty...
Those louvred shutter doors are fantastic
If the bed was like a futon so it folded into a sofa then that would be perfect!
One of my favorite spaces iv ever seen. Beautiful. Love it so so much!!!!!!!
And if you’re into showering in front of the whole city, got you ‘covered’.
Still great inventive use of space.
this is so amazing, he had such a vision for that old rusty room
A walk-through shower with a view to the houses across the way! And how about the view to your shower from the houses across the way? I don't get this whole apartment.
Houses across the way? No one can see that far away
Plumbing was already there. Probably impossible or too costly to move floor drain. What is the big deal, he lives alone. She is not his partner, she is architect/ designer. Do you have people on the toilet when you shower?
This is one of the coolest apartments ive seen in my whole life.
I like most of it. 👏
I would’ve chosen a wet room type shower space, the function and layout would drive me. Plus let’s be real that curtain is not keeping things 100% dry anyway.
The kitchen is awkward and wouldn’t work for a shorter person like myself.
I would’ve chosen to configure the bedroom space in that lower section with living area on upper level.
I love how he loves his ‘fridgerators’
The fridge & shower plan was not to my liking. Everything else was fine.
A lot of the comments under this video are quite deprecating. Do people not notice that this guy has a beautiful mindset? When he talks about the simplicity theme it really shows that he understands life better than a lot of people. Of course it's not a flat for a large family, but that's not the point they're trying to make. They've created something great and practical, from a space which beforehand was underwhelming. Give them credit and show some respect please.
I want i see Kristen's house next!
Millions of useful ideas for our own project - the ventilation system that I got acquainted with some years ago, but finally here it is shown in a pragmatic, "let's do it" way, the windows all sliding to one side and the idea for the kitchen aligned with the bookshelf etc. Would LOVE to see this place in real ;-))) THANKS for sharing it here, though.
i only see a lot of mean comments but i really don't understand the reasons, i think is wonderfull all of these ideas and i will use them. At the end, how much space do we really need for living?
Designer is BRILLIANT.!
How in the world did they get the furniture and appliances up those stairs?
We used a crane to move equipment in and out of a commercial office building in the UK. I would suspect lifting everything through windows and balconies either through cranes, ropes and pillows would be common throughout Europe. A running gag in one of Douglas Adams books was a sofa that got stuck on the landing in a stairway, needless to say it was based on an actual sofa becoming stuck in a UK University although that was because the stairway was renovated.
@@johnwang9914 PIVOOOOOT!!!! LOL, john check out the episodes of Friends where they are moving a couch up the stairs. So funny!!
It’s adorable, we don’t all need a big space , I have a big home n I don’t use all of it. I want a smaller place. Good job 👍
Tiny house! Wow high ceilings why not create high loft living room place storage underneath loft 😎
Fab design. Love the burst of maroon red. It's not too bright or too dull. I know that wasn't cheap to create, but imagine buying a 3 bedroom home in a major city in today's market.
wouldn't want to be the person who sleeps on the far side of the bed and accidentally falls out, but otherwise pretty cool design, I like that it has a full size cooker.
You could easily put in a bed guard rail. They often go under the mattress and strap to the base.
Nice use of dark red colour in the office and kitchen ... no greys 👍👍👍👍
REfrigerator!!!!!
Ikr that was driving me crazy
"Duh MOON-tin"
Reeeeeeeeeeeeee
TITS MCGEE frigerador
I like it very much! You have many genius ideas of creating livable space in such a small apt.
love the sliding doors..
Well thought through concept. Down played is that you must clean all moisture off the glass shower door before pushing it into the closet. Otherwise, mold on the wall and mushy smelling clothes. I would have made the separation wall through shelving to keep the open concept. I like the REFRIG + REFRIG drawer...very clever. Really surprised there were 2 closet areas.
Very nice!
But it seems like it was very expensive
I really loved the solutions here. Great ideas!