NEVER TOO SMALL: Seoul Small City Sanctuary Apartment 45sqm/484sqf
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Located in the bustling Seo-cho district of Seoul, the aptly named Seoul Seocho Studio was meticulously transformed by designer Pil Jung from Korean architectural firm Mies & Louis. The biggest change being the addition of a single custom built floor-to-ceiling storage piece that stretches from one end of the studio to the other and containing all the studio’s storage including laundry facilities, a styler, an entertainment unit as well as an office. Two sliding doors, one made from vibration finish stainless steel and one from slatted walnut inspired by the traditional Korean Gan-Sal doors, cover the entertainment unit and can be moved along the length of the storage unit. The Gan-sal door theme continues into the bedroom where a slatted walnut partition divides the bedroom from the living area whilst still allowing light and air to flow through. Through careful design Jung has created a unique inner city sanctuary for his client.
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Project Name: Seoul Seocho Studio
Designer: www.miesandlouis.com/
Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Creator: Colin Chee
Director/Camera Operator: Jun Michael Park
Producer: Lindsay Barnard
Editor: Gilda Jones & Jess Ruasol
Music:
Rooms by We Dream of Eden
Heavy Clouds Drawn Back by Be Still The Earth - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Many thanks to feature MIESANDLOUIS project! I am glad NTS focuses on small footprint projects that can make big changes! Hope we can share more projects like this one in the near future!
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This guy is amazing ! >_< What a nice apartment.
Thank you so much for all the kind comments 🙏🏻🙏🏻 and thank u NTS for the great video. This is one of my fav project hope everyone enjoys it too!😍
you did an excellent job with this place! comfortable, functional, and with an overall beautiful design. you also made sure to add traditional korean components and definitely took note of everything your client wanted for the place. truly amazing. keep up the great work!
👍🏼 Maximum beauty and function! Would enjoy living here! 😎✌🏼
One of my favorites designs too. Very practical. I like the styler.
It's beautiful. I love the sliding slatted wood/metal doors.
It’s lovely, probably my favourite on this channel!
Finally no crazy aesthetics or over function and over-design. Simple and easy to live in. And delicate on the eyes too. Nice job Jung Pil 👍🏼👍🏼
Endorsed.
And it's beautiful.
Delicate on the eyes! Great many thanks!
No wonder as it is'nt that small !
Thank u so much!! >< 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm not crazy about the long room apartments but this one works. Great design. And what a kitchen.
Me neither but property developers love it. Shoebox units
I miss a dinning table.... but the kitchen is great
Yes the kitchen is the main space where our client lives.
It was most difficult area, since it was such compact space
yes i once stayed in a 350 sq ft studio for many weeks and found it pretty big...difference was that it was a large room and not this long room type.
“She actually enjoys being at home by herself, so she doesn’t have a sofa, instead she got ergonomic chair” this is giving me cat lady vibes and I’m all for it!
Best client a firm could whish for!
Not with all those houseplants.
hahaha
Again, yes
@@namebrandmason Almost as many plants as the Warren
I love the small things he took consideration of, as the placing of washer and dryer further from the living space/bedroom. This truly makes a difference, small but still significant to improve the living conditions. Although some aspects of the place are not quite my "vibe" I do really love it, the use of materials, the placements, how it truly caters to the owner's needs (living alone and thus not having a need for more things, like sofa).
This grew on me really quickly. This designer gets it, he understands what actually living in a space requires. I would only add 2 breakfast stools to a nook in that island.
I'm Korean and a longtime subscriber to NTS and I had such a big smile when I saw this on my home page! I love the modern redesign of the apartment and I loved seeing the Korean representation on this channel. The layout of this unit is quite typical of a small Korean apartment (usually referred to as "officetels" or "one-rooms") but the remodeling seems like it was perfectly suited to the client's needs and elevates the unit with the high quality finishing/appliances, built in accents and storage/entertainment unit. Altogether a great design and I could definitely see myself living here (although I'm not sure if I can pay the remodeling fees!) Great job, Pil :)
Small space living is quite common in Korea, as you can imagine with the number of NTS videos featuring homes in East Asian countries. We value efficiency, quality, and aesthetics very highly and there are a lot of other Korean interior design channels that I think a lot of people would love here. My favorite is 오늘의집 (Today's Home) for if anyone's interested!
❤ thanks for the recommendation!
Ooohhh, this one scratches all the itches!! I can actually see myself living in a unit like this.
Functional, minimalist, and beautiful design!! His craftsmanship really shone through in every design element by the simple fact that he kept his client's needs in mind.
Clien'ts nees is always in the forefront of our mind! Thank you!
@@miesandlouis Exemplary work on this unit, and nicely showcased by NTS! Hope to see more of your work on this channel! 🤞🏼😎✌🏼
Oh wow, this transformation really resonates with me. Tasteful, comfortable, and highly efficient, everything about it is just marvellous. Well done!
We am greatful to be featured in this channel. Thank you so much
여기서 한국 집을 볼 줄이야… 사실 여기나오는 집들이 우리나라 원룸들보다는 대게 커서 작은집들이라고 생각은 안 들었는데 정말 흔히 볼 수 있는 오피스텔 원룸을 멋지게 리모델링 하셨군요 멋있습니다
감사합니다!! 많이들 오피스텔엔 인테리어나 투자를 잘 안하시죠 ㅜ 하지만 충분히 가치가 있다고 느꼈습니다 ㅎ
@@Designer_PIL 평소 정말 즐겨보는 채널인데 해외라 거리감이 있었는데 이렇게 서울의 공간을 보니 너무 반갑고 또 더욱 낭만적인 에피소드였습니다. 집이 너무 아늑하고 모던한 느낌입니다
@@user-fi6hr5ql6y marset 사의 neon de Luz 입니다!
@@user-fi6hr5ql6y 아 아닙니다 변압기 필요없이 설치 완료 되었습니다.
This is actually bigger than the studio condo units in my country. The usual condo unit sizes are 24 sqm (4*6) or 22 sqm (4*5.5).
this is my favorite small space renovation entry so far. function and aesthetics is 10/10
same
한국집은 처음 보는 것 같아요! 한국인이라면 버릴 수 없는 많은 생활가전들이 있는데 적절히 드러나고 숨겨지면서 깔끔하고 트렌디하게 공간이 꾸며졌네요 멋있습니다!
진짜 공감!
깔끔하고 트렌디하게!! 감사합니다.
I love how it's the perfect mix of functional/minimalist and warm, it feels lived in and I could project myself in it as well. Beautiful project by Pil Jung!
I love this house. I really liked a good hidden storage and TV, a clean simple yet elegant design, refreshing big plants etc.
What a beautifully done th-cam.com/users/postUgkxYGamVaHfdHiPlAQaLa7zkwR02OKpGYDU ! The instructions and the photographs are brilliant. It is thorough and genuinely informative. Ryan got another winner! No one does it better!
Oh my, the kitchen! Drooling here. It is beautiful, those wooden sliding doors. Plants, making it feel like a home you can live in. A Stocke chair! I am always surprised when an architect makes a small, long boxy apartment into a liveable place. Well done.
Very tasteful and functional design. One of my favorites in a while. Love the combination of wood against the italian tile flooring.
"One of my favorites in a while" 😀
I love the simplicity and functionality of this design. It spends space where it's most useful and conserves it where it's not. Some designs seem more oriented around entertaining guests at home, which always seems antithetical to choosing to live in a tiny apartment in a dense urban neighborhood. Just go out to a restaurant! You live in the middle of the city, there are 100 of them within walking distance! I love designs like this which instead prioritize making the primary resident comfortable and happy in their space.
If thaťs the owner's priority, what the rest of us think or want is immaterial. Thaťs the beauty of a bespoke project.
Eh i don't think the only option for entertaining guests should always be going out to a restaurant or other public place where you have to spend a ton of money. Sometimes it would be nice to have your friends come over for a small gathering that is in private (for example a movie night with your friends where everyone picks a favorite movie to bring, which you can't do in a public theater). And with apartments this size you literally can't do that. For me, a place like the one in this video but even just bumped up to like 600 square feet up from the 480 it currently is, just so there's room for a decent sofa for when i would want to have like 2 or 3 friends over (or even slightly more space for the office area, because my work requires i have two monitors instead of one for example) would be ideal in my opinion. But it's personal preference or depends on how you like to interact with your friends i guess.
WOW....this is one of the best I've seen... design, style, colour,. Just everything goes smoothly and effective use of lighting...I just love it. I could move in there now. Excellent work. Well done
I cannot like this enough. Most humble designer to date!
I LOVE the sliding wood slat elements and how you have used them.
Love how the designer tailored this to his client's specific needs. He did a great job creating discrete living spaces in a long, rectangular space without making it feel choppy. I particularly love how you can see all the way to the window from the door: it's not at all closed-off. And I always appreciate a design where the computer or work area can be tucked away when it's not in use. Plus, all that storage! Very well-done.
This is lovely. Not just lovely to look at, but it looks like it's lovely to live in. I have almost never seen a small space look so clean and so homey.
Amazing apartment! I could definitely live in it and feel good. Everything is right in it - layout, functionality, coziness. And these beautiful monsters! Congratulations to the designer and owner!
I am a Korean. Seocho-dong, where the house is located, is one of the most expensive places in Korea. Average $12,500/3.3 square meters. The flowers in her house are very pricey in Korea. Having a house like that in Seoul is one of those successful lives.
Yes, this channel is mostly wealthy people's apartments. Its focus is on aesthetics and nice design.
@@namebrandmason honestly thank you and @오로라곰 .
it should've been clear, but I never really though abt this; and I followed this channel for a long time
@@namebrandmason Architects are not cheap, so yeah, these people have money, lol. However, I’m not bothered by that. My goal in life is to live small, but in a beautifully designed space with some visual interest, and I come to this channel for ideas that I can implement in my own place someday. I’ve seen other tiny homes channels and it’s literally all Airbnbs or tiny houses on wheels that look like shoeboxes.
Love this! It’s rare to find studio projects with a designated workspace that is comfortable as well as a full fridge and plenty of storage space. Really good project, well done!
This architect's work is really good
I love the panels, the slats and the spacious cupboards
Thank you! we have more vid's in our youtube channel, I am trying to translate them as much as possible! please have a visit!
LOVE THIS! I didn't realize I needed a styler in my life until this video. This studio is very functional and minimally beautiful! 😍
What a wonderfully unique design. There is so much that I like about this apt - the storage, where the washer and dryer are placed, the kitchen, etc. One of my overall favorites.
I live in a similarly laid-out studio (minus the kitchen island) in Busan, Korea’s second largest city, which over looks the East China Sea. It’s one of coziest and restful places I’ve ever lived. 👍🏻👍🏻
Busan, great place to visit, great place to live!
-> the East Korean Sea
@@stellaonthego that’s correct-my bad! 😏
@@stellaonthego In Korean, Donghae
@@stellaonthego but the East China Sea is west of Korea?? If you’re gonna make a political statement, at least get the geography right
Absolutely love this apartment. It feels perfect for 1 person.
That's so elegant like 5 star hotel. It has big enough closet and the long island kitchen bench and the food storage. Laundry as well. The big window gives the brightness.
All the storage is fantastic.
amazing space - it's hard at times to design a small apartment like this well. i'm always also happy to see korean representation/influence in this space. how lovely!
Yes! we are greatful to be featured here!
Well done! You have improved the layout significantly. I love the added storage solution and the dark wooden separators. Nice combination of materials. I would not mind living there.
That has to be the loveliest and most practical small apartment I have ever seen. It feels so spacious and there is so much storage. It is beautiful, elegant and charming.
한국의 전형적인 오피스텔을 멋지게 변형하셨네요 대부분의 소형 오피스텔들은 주방 영역이 협소한데 저렇게 넓고 멋지게 만들 수도 있었다는 것에 놀랐습니다
반사재질의 벽을 만든 것도 과감한 시도인데 굉장히 잘 어울리네요
감사합니다 ㅎ!! 주방이 제일 크리티컬한 부분이었습니다. 다양한 과감한 시도에도 흔쾌히 받아주신 고객님 덕분에 멋진 프로젝트가 완성될 수 있었습니다 ㅎㅎ
This is such a lovely and cozy space, very simple solution and yet to stylish
Absolutely beautiful! The choice of materials and colours are beautiful and cozy while keeping the place minimal and clean. The wooden slat dividers are one of my favourite features and the kitchen is gorgeous! ❤️ Okay, but now I want it be of those garment steaming machines!
The entire wall dedicated to function and storage is genius and doesn't compromise on style. The sliding doors add a beautiful element and section areas without being intrusive. Another fabulous design.
I have watched this video so many times. Really love all the special touches. The sliding panels are my favorite of all. Warm yet light and uplifting. Just wonderful.
Really lovely sense of continuity with the colours and materials and lighting. I like the layout as well. The one thing I'm left wondering is why not a place to sit and eat? If you have such a big kitchen, presumably you'd be cooking and therefore eating meals at home.
i was thinking the same. i know there is a floor culture, but the clients home is clearly westernized. yes, where do you eat?
I LOVE this, so chic and cosy and also homey..brilliant design
Love everything in this studio, the layout, the material, the color, the use of space, the sliding separation...and the steamer /dryer (?!) 🤩 bravo👏
Beautiful studio. Looks easy to live in.
One of those projects that definitely took into consideration the client's wants, but also portable enough to be a good starting template for other units of the same-ish layout (the details for the sliding door, the wood material that extended fr the kitchen to the room - these things greatly contribute to the vibe of the space and I see these as something you can choose to replace depending on your style/taste which can very much change up the vibe of the unit altogether). Very smart and inspiring design. Loved this!
It is a nice combination of materials using wood, metal, ceramic tiles and LED lightings. The storage definitely helps keeping things out of sight yet reachable which makes the small space streamlined yet very enjoyable. Sounds like the client’s needs and wants were listened to and carefully considered ! Very nice work 👍
You did a great job ! SO inviting and efficient.
I really like this, the slatted doors and dividers warm the space up beautifully
I like it. Love the wood slat sliders, and whilst I’m surprised the living space wasn’t nearest to the window, it doesn’t detract as the client uses their property for alone time.
와 이건 거의 마법이네요 모든 요소가 완벽하게 갖추어져 있는데도 집이 엄청 넓어보이고 디자인도 너무 멋있습니다!
작은집은 공간제약이 많다보니 넓은평수보다 훨씬 고려해야 할것도 많아서 완성된 모습을 보면 재미있고 흥미로운 요소가 많은것 같아요
미스앤루이스 구독도 완료했습니다
이와같이 훌륭한 작은집 시공사례가 많이 나왔으면 좋겠어요!
네!! 좋게 봐 주셔서 감사합니다!!
First video i’ve seen for this channel and i’ve already subscribed! Immaculate design decisions!
Love it love it love it. Please keep these pieces on authentic, livable homes coming. High concept AirBNB nonsense is fine as an occasional novelty, but it's these real, practical, human living spaces that we want to see.
This is not only gorgeous, but has clean functionality. Brilliant! I think you deserve a Best Design Award for what you've done with this space.
Absolutely loved it. The integrating traditional Korean desing elements is genius. The apartment is super comfortable and cozy. I loved the solution with storage - so good use for the long wall. Amazing apartment.
우와 서울이 나오다니!! 너무 반갑네요ㅋㅋ
Love the natural wood elements in the midst of the modern pieces. Well done.
Never heard of a styler! That’s super neat 2:21
I think I've seen one in our local online shop and was wondering what it was for. There was no clear description about it.
A brilliant design! It’s a warm, beautiful, comfortable home, with a great kitchen, lots of storage, and inviting office and entertainment areas.
i really like this so much! especially the storage/tv/office side! it just looks so seamless!
So beautiful, it's a kinda of design I want to live in
Fantastic, top to bottom. Watched it twice in a row because there are so many classy touches, and I didn't want to miss anything.
Pill! It has been so long. Raina sent this to me. Fantastic job on the space, glad to see you're doing well.
I love this. So warm, welcoming, cosy and efficient!
드디어 한국 에피소드가 나왔네요. 이 채널 오랜 구독자인데…한국 소형 공간 다자인 나와서 너무 반갑습니다^^
One thing. He didn’t mention about the Korean residential space is the heated floor, On-Dol. The majority of residential space, such as apartments, studios, lofts or single houses is installed with On-Dol. Walking on On-Dol in bare feet feels great and warm!!! I am very proud of this On-Dol system in Korean houses.
저희도 나올 수 있어서 영광입니다. 좋게 봐 주셔서 감사합니다.
@@miesandlouis 이 채널 종종 보는데 한국은 저런 스타일이 안나와서 안타깝다고 생각했었거든요 근데 하시는 분이 계셨었네요 앞으로도 왕성한 활동 해주세요
Great design and I love the soft lighting as well.
This kitchen is glorious! I never saw myself being able to live in a tiny space like this because I love cooking, and small kitchens are frustrating. But this kitchen is wonderful! The entire unit is such a warm, soft, pleasant space. Beautiful work!
Beautiful, efficient, restful. What a fine job you did, how lucky your client.
As someone who tries to turn off overheads once the sun goes down, the ambience of the lighting design is wonderful - especially with the brass sliding wall
Lovely space. I really like those wooden slatted pieces. Great kitchen for such a small apartment, yet everything needed is there.
I'm impressed with the storage of everything especially the washer and dryer.
That styler appliance is so cool. Love Korean bbq but hate my clothes smelling after. Didn't know such a thing existed. Would totally get one if I lived in South Korea. Loving all the storage in this apartment
냄새로 세탁을 자주 못하는 의류 관리에 아주 좋아요.
미세먼지도 털어주고 옷감도 뽀송하게 말려줍니다 👍👍👍
@@u_r_mysunshine awesome creation. No worries about smelly winter jackets
You can buy them in the US! Both LG and Samsung sells them. I bought it for my family and it cut down on 90% of dry cleaning bills and I’m able to sanitize non-washable items frequently. Easy to use and you just plug in to a wall.
Pil Jung has a wonderful energy about him. This space has found a warm inviting balance between beauty and function.
Really well thought out design. Love the tone and colour pallette. Amazing that it has so much storage space but it's all hidden without feeling cramped. Love it👍🏾💙
I love all the design choices here. Excellent re-design of the older space. It's a study in intelligent interior architecture! Thank you for sharing. G Ire
This is such GREAT design! Absolutely love it!!
whow. That is a gorgeous apartment. LOVE all the details and thinking that went into it. The continuity of the panels from the kitchen to the bedhead ... the soft lighting everywhere, the choice to not have overhead cabinets in the kitchen, the noisy appliances far away from the bed... so many details that are just very very well thought out and it still looks "clean" and sleek.
Love this! South Korean apartments always had harsh overhead lighting and the use of ambient lighting was perfect. I hope this trend catches on there.
I mean, it's just gorgeous. And wonderfully designed.
Absolutely fabulous. Love the use of space with sliding doors and the lighting concept. I would love to see much more about Korean aesthetics.
Soft and warm. Functional. Stylish. Simple and very liveable. All the boxes ticked and beautifully executed. Well done 🤍
This is a beautiful and functional design. I would love to live in a space like this! I love it.
This is simple yet incredibly chic. It's obviously well thought out and designed by a professional, but it's not over designed. I love those sliding wooden doors. The only thing missing for me would be a comfy couch which I would use a lot even when living alone.
I love the re-arranging whole aparment and it's dviiding walls even its materials. And love the t-shirt with numbers at the back!
thank you re-arranging the space with placing enough storage was key to this project! and the T-Shirt is from Stam for Nothing Korean startup
A dream. What a stunning and beautifully thought out interior space. 👌 primo
This is one of my favorites.
오 서울 집이 드디어 나오다니!! 많이 소개시켜주세요❤
저도 구독자로서 신기하고 기쁘네요
출연하신 분 인테리어 디자이너 ㅎㅎ
소개된 저도 너무 신기해요!!
The slatted partition covering the entryway from the bed POV while letting the sunlight in is such a design WIN. As an introvert, I’d absolutely need that division and would get anxious from a direct path of vision. The slats give that Korean flair. Chef’s kiss
I was born and grew up in Seoul. This is a really common structure in the city. We call this type of studio an officetel. Honestly, I'm tired of this same structure everywhere I go, but this interior design is a really good solution that breaks away from the boring uniformity. Nice work!
The loooong closet is a nice design solution.
Love this one.... simple design but clearly very functional.
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. One of the most liveable and well designed flats I've seen here.
I got the impression that the client is an introverted solitary person. So am I, and I would love to live in this apartment!
Ahhhhh! This is what is known as bowling alley apartment / condo where I used to live. You come in and you have a window somewhere far at the end of the long narrow space. I hate this layout and developers who build apartment buildings like this. I mean this is 45 square meters. You should be able to have a separate small bedroom with this much space. Having said all that kudos to architect/designer for making the most of it - creating storage, great kitchen (and thinking of how easy it would be to clean!!!) and listening to client.
What a lovely studio! Simple and streamlined but at the same time warm and inviting.
Love how everything here looks cozy and warm. The wood definitely is a great choice, it's a traditional element that's been streamlined and is both decorative and functional. I particularly like that you can cover the office space to partially hide it - it creates kind of a physical as well as mental barrier between work and sleep. The kitchen is wonderful, especially for such a small space. It feels like everything the client needs to be comfortable has been thought of without sacrificing space.
One of the most well planned and thought out layout! Bravo!
Wow! Stunning. The storage unit is brilliant. This apartment is lovely.
Such a beautiful, sleek, yet warm and comfortable space. And practical. Love it.