NEVER TOO SMALL Hong Kong Walk-Up Tiny Apartment - 25sqm/269sqft

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  • Architects and interior designers PMDL Architecture + Design have recently completed a renovation of a 1960s five storey walk-up building on one of Hong Kong Island’s busiest thoroughfares. The building consists of five apartments above retail at ground level. Each apartment, with an area of 25m2, is designed around a service wall which implies a subdivision of the apartment while not minimising sense of space. www.pmdl.com.au/
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  • @gcinamkhize2278
    @gcinamkhize2278 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16307

    This has to be one of the best functional layouts at 25sqm. No pulling down beds or shifting rooms or climbing to bed.

    • @trivietnam
      @trivietnam 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      @ watching tv while cooking

    • @chrisfry436
      @chrisfry436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +317

      I agree, it has space to walk directly back and forth, no going around a half wall, or bed, this is wonderful!! and extremely functional and roomy for the design!!

    • @kitkatsunshine95
      @kitkatsunshine95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      Jasper you can watch the tv from the bed without moving the tv cupboard though

    • @petecastiglione6525
      @petecastiglione6525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Exactly, this is amazing

    • @nofood1
      @nofood1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      just stayed in one even smaller in Hong Kong, had washer, shower, toilet, sink, microwave, window, everything you need lol

  • @Bobrogers99
    @Bobrogers99 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2022

    This plan avoids many of the problems seen in other "tiny" apartments. It has a normal double bed in a private compartment (not a loft bed, a Murphy bed or convertible couch), a kitchen with decent-sized fridge and counter space, and a shower stall (not a wet room). I could live in this one!

    • @nadineireland3361
      @nadineireland3361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Hi Bob Rogers - Me too, except that it's a walk-up. 🙁

    • @77moonwalker77
      @77moonwalker77 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      it's a normal sized fridge

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, that lack of an elevator is an issue. I wonder how long it will take to rent out that top floor.

    • @howardsmith9342
      @howardsmith9342 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Beumadine Sweevy True. You'd have to look forward to going to the grocery store every 2 days, because there's no room to put anything. I saw one of these tiny apartment videos once, where the apartment literally had no kitchen. The guy dined out 3 meals a day, 7 days a week.

    • @rcche3778
      @rcche3778 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too

  • @tams7411
    @tams7411 4 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Okay this is one of the best designs I’ve seen on this show! It’s so beautiful and it doesn’t look cramped at all!

  • @JQAsCrustyNightSock
    @JQAsCrustyNightSock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3964

    I'm preparing myself for the tiny apartment revolution by living in my coat closet. I sleep upside down like a vampire. I'm ready.

    • @Emy4316
      @Emy4316 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      👍👍👍😅😅😅

    • @yoon9521
      @yoon9521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      Us true vampire sleep in our coffin, you're just a low level bat-vampire if you slept upside down

    • @JQAsCrustyNightSock
      @JQAsCrustyNightSock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@yoon9521 You have a lot to learn about us vampires, mortal. This isn't your chickapea Twilight nonsense. This is the real deal.

    • @yoon9521
      @yoon9521 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@JQAsCrustyNightSock how dare a peasant bat vampire like you call me mortal. I shall have your head

    • @JQAsCrustyNightSock
      @JQAsCrustyNightSock 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@yoon9521 On a serious note, have you seen What We Do In The Shadows? I recommend it. One of the vampires sleeps upside down in a coat closet. I learned from the best.

  • @user-jg9rp5qf4g
    @user-jg9rp5qf4g 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4782

    As someone very familiar with the obscene housing prices in HK, this unit looks expensive af.

    • @Naeem_El
      @Naeem_El 5 ปีที่แล้ว +221

      Vivian Lam I was thinking the same I bet it’s expensive.

    • @BabcockCheng
      @BabcockCheng 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      How much would this probably cost? If u dun mind me asking

    • @xoxviolencexox7663
      @xoxviolencexox7663 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      What's the rough cost for something like this?

    • @You1uji
      @You1uji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +360

      imagery12 Damn...If that’s the case, the protesting makes even more sense...It must be depressing as a young person with salaries vs the cost of living coupled with an authoritarian system installing puppets and just waiting to fully take over...how does this work?

    • @alphestanley7194
      @alphestanley7194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      You1uji HK people don’t have taxes, this was the main failure by the British government... they’ve focused solely on economics yet not considering the welfare of the people especially when it comes to housing. This is actually better than before, back then people lived in walled cities

  • @jakepatchogue9478
    @jakepatchogue9478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    Love how they still managed to include washer and dryer unit-essential in today’s age

    • @commanderrussels2612
      @commanderrussels2612 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I know. This apartment is super usable. When I see one without a washer/dryer I completely write it off lol. No way I'm going to a coin laundry...

    • @JudgeHill
      @JudgeHill 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just the washer...not the dryer.

    • @katelynj6110
      @katelynj6110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@JudgeHill It's a combo unit

    • @JudgeHill
      @JudgeHill 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@katelynj6110 oh, ok thanks

    • @JM1675
      @JM1675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      As someone who doesn't own a dryer I'd say it's doable to live without it, but not convenient. It depends on your space and the climate you live in. I have a balcony so I can dry my clothes on a rack outside when it's dry, but when I wash bedding, I need to hang them on my doors inside.

  • @theodorasoultarot9494
    @theodorasoultarot9494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3576

    Nice work, but i am stressed looking at those concrete buildings all around

    • @ishish8816
      @ishish8816 5 ปีที่แล้ว +466

      Sucks when your building is nice to look at - but the others aren’t

    • @xeniadelsol
      @xeniadelsol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@ishish8816 Exactly!

    • @barnesjohn7657
      @barnesjohn7657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      thao nguyen : maybe but in such a crowded city to have your own space seems to me it would overcome that issue, especially if it was your condo not just rented space.

    • @barnesjohn7657
      @barnesjohn7657 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Seymour Butts : I didn’t see that, what am I missing? It’s a crowed but desirable place to live it looks like. What did I miss here?

    • @stJek
      @stJek 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

      @@barnesjohn7657 A ~180° view of tired-looking concrete structures is not most people's idea of desirable.

  • @armitagehux8190
    @armitagehux8190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2773

    TH-cam : 25m2 TINY apartment
    Every Parisian student : hold my beer

    • @MJ_Solo
      @MJ_Solo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +373

      Hold my *wine

    • @_darkbrian
      @_darkbrian 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      @@MJ_Solo and cheese

    • @ishish8816
      @ishish8816 5 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      @@MJ_Solo hold my *bageutte

    • @soulfly4076
      @soulfly4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      hold my black dong

    • @soulfly4076
      @soulfly4076 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@True21315 thats how i roll homey! lol its the internet , i can be anyone or everyone

  • @AndoCommando1000
    @AndoCommando1000 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Please do more videos specifically on Hong Kong apartments. I’m fascinated with the urban design of how vertical Hong Kong is and how small the living spaces are.

  • @sushiesahne
    @sushiesahne 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2568

    How do you make a tint apparemment seem big ?
    Easy, juste say Generous , full , and open 100 times

    • @smadm2437
      @smadm2437 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      Yeah but still v little storage for one person, never mind two. Where do you put books, seasonal clothes, what if you have a past time that requires you to have kit? How is it ok to pay so much to live in such confined spaces in most cities? Sure it looks spacious, but flats like these are only for high earners on short term contracts.

    • @EntireME
      @EntireME 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@smadm2437 Not everyone keeps a tons of stuff :) And its also a good training to have less unusefull things which people are in habit to collect and buy more and more :)

    • @electrojars
      @electrojars 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No lies

    • @lucasmaria9730
      @lucasmaria9730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @WakinTheDeadFan Yeah you can fit an easel and a keyboard, YOU...

    • @anthillstudio914
      @anthillstudio914 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We've also completed a smalll apartment recently, check it out and hopefully it inspires you !

  • @Allenyeah1
    @Allenyeah1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1322

    I like the way how the architects rennavoted that building from a sustainable perspective! Well done!

    • @anilachar323
      @anilachar323 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I agree! I think we've overbuilt in the past 150 years or so. Time to reuse, readapt and renovate...

    • @JoshWitte
      @JoshWitte 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *renovated

    • @wrightvcx2249
      @wrightvcx2249 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i think sustainable is the keyword to get like from the OP.

    • @Any4cards
      @Any4cards 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is all for marketing purpouses.

    • @michelleduong8450
      @michelleduong8450 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's just a marketing ploy

  • @darialee-romanova235
    @darialee-romanova235 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    I pass by this building every week. Remember how the building looked before. Amazing work, guys! My flat is in HK, it is 269sqf much further from the city center than your apartment. Trying to get ideas from these videos, make ends meet to renovate it as much as I can by myself.

  • @klcampy
    @klcampy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +687

    The only micro apartment I could actually imagine living in. As long as I was on one of the first three floors of course.

    • @stephenoneill2844
      @stephenoneill2844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I hear you, even whenever I am staying at a big hotel I always ask for a room nearest the ground. It would be a nightmare for me to live in and apartment way up in the sky.

    • @Yakez42
      @Yakez42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Imagine whole country with majority of regional apartments built in 5 story buildings with no elevators. Welcome to Soviet Russia. ;-)
      Actually not so bad for your cardio while you are not old. Unless you need to deliver furniture or other bulky stuff on the top floor...

    • @katehallberg7270
      @katehallberg7270 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It's not the "way up in the sky" that's an issue. That part is kinda nice. It's the "trudge, trudge, trudge" when you move in or any time you have to haul stuff up. I lived on 4th and 7th floor dorms. Climbing up to the 7th floor was easier when I did it because I was choosing but had no choice with the 4th.

    • @11Apr19Apr
      @11Apr19Apr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Alexey Goltvinskiy Greetings from the Altbau, high ceiling apartments of Vienna where walking up three storey buildings feels like walking up a six storey building.

    • @Yakez42
      @Yakez42 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@katehallberg7270 I moved in apartment on 14th floor during winter... and it was -35C, elevator engines froze, and I hauled most of the stuff on foot due to time constraints. Only fridge went to the garage. Later every time I bought anything bulky (Bed frame, Table top) elevators broke or was to small... So now I have more stronger legs and nice view =)

  • @Wontonslol
    @Wontonslol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1198

    Economically sustainable as long as you're rich enough to afford living in HK

    • @ShweMyaukMyauk
      @ShweMyaukMyauk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      白金ヂィスコ precisely

    • @FrisbeeGirl
      @FrisbeeGirl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      *Everything* is "economically sustainable" for the privileged.

    • @cynthiarockefeller
      @cynthiarockefeller 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what money is for...

    • @cynthiarockefeller
      @cynthiarockefeller 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FrisbeeGirl wrong

    • @Wontonslol
      @Wontonslol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@cynthiarockefeller Hong Kong isn't exactly known for affordable living for the middle class.

  • @SuccessforLifester
    @SuccessforLifester 4 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    The thing about living small, it takes a lot of money to convert the space into a nice place

    • @ardhyalimosunu1307
      @ardhyalimosunu1307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      You dont hv other choice in HK..you hv to live small, except if u r very very very rich

    • @wahana3115803
      @wahana3115803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are right.currently renovating my 800++ sqft 3bedroom house, I've realized you can just slapped any furniture inside it to make sure you have enough storage etc.you need to customized everything. If you have no money,means less storage for you.because cant just buy cheap ready made furniture and fit them all into the house😓

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@wahana3115803 Yeah. To achieve minimalist living, ironically need to have the money first to give that minimalist look to hide the stuff. Unless someone is indeed a true minimalist then don't really need much things

    • @wahana3115803
      @wahana3115803 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SuccessforLifester yeah unfortunately 1 kid and 1 cat really doesn't fit with minimalism with less money🤣

    • @SuccessforLifester
      @SuccessforLifester 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wahana3115803 I did buy a lot of storage cabinets from IKEA and self install. Quite a nightmarish affair. Main reason is because the public housing I am in, HDB of Singapore, the wall is not straight. I ask IKEA how their installation would be like and they gave unsatisfactory answers. Saying would not make special arrangements for such curved walls. To be on the safe side I self installed. The end result maybe was 70 percent satisfactory, due to one man job and also someone chased me to return the drill. That said, the solution was not cheap. I didn't calculate how much I spent. But it might be 10,000 SGD just for the living room. Using Besta series. I used their Effectik series for the study room. That series is no longer selling. I highly suspected that the material is proned to growing mould. I encountered it on my shelf. I also installed upper cabinets in the kitchen. All one man job with no assistance. I think the best solution is to have as little possession as possible.

  • @pulledofftheroad
    @pulledofftheroad 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2181

    That’s pretty cool but imagine being quarantined in that mf

    • @MaraMara89
      @MaraMara89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      I live in 30 square meters flat. It's my 13th day inside. I was only at grocery shopping twice (once a week) and I am perfectly fine. I have more free space than I had in 40 square meters flat - different layout. And I am not minimalist - I got quite much staff. Also I find flat from video a little claustrophobic - too much furniture, big kitchen taking too much space and that small space that left is divided :/

    • @globalprong7341
      @globalprong7341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I live in America in Texas ...my house is gaint and I have 20 acres of land so I can do anything I want

    • @josep9599
      @josep9599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +260

      Global Prong ok boomer

    • @globalprong7341
      @globalprong7341 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Jose P I’m 26 😅

    • @mysterygirl30011
      @mysterygirl30011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      That's like 100 times what many have there. Some live in underground rooms with no windows or water access (shared bathrooms).

  • @jacetyler8535
    @jacetyler8535 5 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    That is not “tiny” in Hong Kong. 😅 Tiny is when you’re actually sleeping and cooking in the toilet. Search it and you’ll know.

    • @sweetspicy7880
      @sweetspicy7880 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mhel Jr 😔

    • @freelancerfree9782
      @freelancerfree9782 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😱😱

    • @aquaboy1650
      @aquaboy1650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh Godddd 😱😭

    • @1joshjosh1
      @1joshjosh1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That is what I was thinking.
      I live in Calgary Alberta Canada and although this would be considered a small apartment it's not the end of the world.
      I think for Hong Kong this is excellent size.

  • @sportyjen62
    @sportyjen62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +695

    What I've ever wanted in an apartment: a view of grey slab buildings

    • @champ1114
      @champ1114 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Better then looking at suburbs

    • @campbellsadeghy213
      @campbellsadeghy213 4 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Clark Kent lol wtf I’d rather look at suburbs any day than a concrete jungle

    • @Sageboy13
      @Sageboy13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Clark Kent lmao yeah sure

    • @zozazee
      @zozazee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Some people don’t have the choice tho

    • @kohinarec6580
      @kohinarec6580 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spray paint the windows green!

  • @723lion
    @723lion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +576

    The stair took 40% of the building footprint, FML

    • @purplelucrezia
      @purplelucrezia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      That’s why in Montréal we have outdoor staircases.

    • @KiraHunter2310
      @KiraHunter2310 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Didnt actually LISTEN did you? He didnt build the building, its a heritage building from the 1960's.

    • @Fyrtenheimer
      @Fyrtenheimer 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KiraHunter2310 so? Not like his comment is off

    • @eagillum
      @eagillum 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Plus the staircase forced such an awkward shape on all the apartments. Not good Feng Shui. Feng Shui requires the building to have a regular (square or rectangular) shape.

    • @mickeybowmeister1944
      @mickeybowmeister1944 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@KiraHunter2310 City Council are generally more concerned with the external parameters of heritage listed buildings, altering the internal layout is often easier to get past planning officials especially in a system where I'm sure the odd under table transactions would occur.

  • @MichelleL98
    @MichelleL98 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1855

    Its a beautiful wee apartment but that view of the building across the street ruins it.

    • @rmd99
      @rmd99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Flossey - I thought the same thing. Beautiful apartment, terrible view.

    • @akaurb
      @akaurb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      True veiw is terribly sad and looks broken... doesnt want to see outside...

    • @saisubhash1
      @saisubhash1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Excatly!

    • @vincentlee158
      @vincentlee158 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      But that’s the traditional old buildings in Asia

    • @kathrynillsley7557
      @kathrynillsley7557 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That’s exactly what I thought. When he opened the blind I thought yuck

  • @Stephen-ql8ce
    @Stephen-ql8ce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    The apartments are “never too small” until your locked inside because of covid19

    • @drgfu
      @drgfu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Well to be honest I am quarantined in my 20sqm apartment and it’s fine

    • @rcche3778
      @rcche3778 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      That balcony though! That would ease my quarantine pain

    • @eyeofthetiger6002
      @eyeofthetiger6002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      But the bedroom doesn't seem to have any windows.

    • @juch3
      @juch3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Lmao people are so spoiled, i was fine when i had to quarantine in spaces smaller than this apartment.

    • @TheTanadu
      @TheTanadu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      TV - check
      Kitchen - check
      Top balcony for exercises - check
      Shower - check
      Bed - check
      what do you need more

  • @imachair4464
    @imachair4464 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1103

    If you own this in Hong Kong you made it

    • @westernalliance796
      @westernalliance796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +175

      Then I don't want to make it in Hong Kong. Why anyone who has the means to leave would still want to live in Hong Kong knowing this, is a mystery to me. No city is cool and fun enough to have me live in a small box

    • @shevin1010
      @shevin1010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      Azius oh shut up

    • @herogebrial
      @herogebrial 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      😂

    • @hi_ssunny
      @hi_ssunny 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Western Alliance hk sucks and you are right and I don’t want to live in here but I got no fking choice so pathetic

    • @assassinbob2986
      @assassinbob2986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @Azius he made some good points. I grew up in Hong Kong and now study in Australia. I thought that having a living space the size of a one bedroom unit for 4 people was common until I came here. I would never consider working and living in Hong Kong; it is far too claustrophobic.

  • @_D_A_V_E_
    @_D_A_V_E_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +817

    And the rental price for that would be riiiiidiculous, no doubt!

    • @MrBeaux
      @MrBeaux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Probably, space is at a premium in Hong Kong.

    • @johnkennamer2454
      @johnkennamer2454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      About $3,500 a month

    • @johnkennamer2454
      @johnkennamer2454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      About $3,500 a month

    • @terrybaby6146
      @terrybaby6146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@johnkennamer2454 How does that compare to the salary of the person/couple who would rent it? I have absolutely no idea of salaries in HK. I presume it's aimed at professionals so with two incomes, is that reasonable?.

    • @canicetang8837
      @canicetang8837 5 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@terrybaby6146 He was talking about $3,500 USD. It might be even be a bit on the low side considering that Sheung Wan is just West of Central. Even at this rate, which is just above $27K HKD. That's the salary for an average worker for the entire month.
      With the space, it is tough to get two people to fit even with not a lot of spaces. Certainly, they will need to pack light. It is doable but they will feel very claustrophobic in no time.

  • @teamviceion6809
    @teamviceion6809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    I didn't even searched for this

    • @Samantha-xl5wl
      @Samantha-xl5wl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Team VICEION no one did

    • @belleccino
      @belleccino 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @teamviceion6809
      @teamviceion6809 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Libby O'DWYER okay shakespeare

    • @Redfley
      @Redfley 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didn’t even ask

  • @piaost5463
    @piaost5463 5 ปีที่แล้ว +622

    By Hong Kong standards, that’s a huge apartment. And by Finnish standards, that’s quite normal side for 1 room apartment. 🤷🏻‍♀️
    But very nice use of space and nice design.

    • @roberthardy5171
      @roberthardy5171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      It's massive for hong Kong

    • @globalwarming5050
      @globalwarming5050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Putting lipstick on an pig, Hong Kong only uses 7% of land for housing, it is most expensive because the economy is over reliant on housing and land speculation

    • @lifeismusic5529
      @lifeismusic5529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s sad.

    • @autarchyan5426
      @autarchyan5426 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      by italian standards it's too small (I live in 60 sqm and consider my apartment a disgrace)

    • @JohnSmith-qv6hp
      @JohnSmith-qv6hp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@globalwarming5050 housing doesn't look good on HK compared to Australia but there's more than your opinions perhaps changing social structures and urbanization?

  • @SB-tz7sc
    @SB-tz7sc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    I have binge-watched literally all episodes of this channel. A suggestion, it’d be great if you could hint the price of these beauties in the end.
    Thank you! 🌷

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      *Dr Evil voice*
      ONE
      MILLION
      DOLLARS

    • @Zagor24
      @Zagor24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      i think the series would suddenly stop being so appealing, once you hear the prices ^^

    • @mysteryhombre81
      @mysteryhombre81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@visionist7 Oh no, an apartment like that in hong kong would be closer to 5.

    • @jo-annel.wright2975
      @jo-annel.wright2975 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes but no. I watch to get creative inspiration. Thinking inside the box so to speak.

    • @JohnSmith-qv6hp
      @JohnSmith-qv6hp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jo-annel.wright2975 Europe is heading in that direction abject poverty for the masses it means trouble e.g. trump

  • @kyranee8053
    @kyranee8053 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    The way he walked into the room never fails to delight me. He is so proud! As he should be!

  • @TheSteveAS
    @TheSteveAS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I really like the “re-skinning” of the building with the expanded glazing. The building now looks like a wedge of Frank Lloyd Wright’s NY Guggenheim.

    • @MikeThePike316
      @MikeThePike316 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is there another Guggenheim that's not in NY?

    • @TheSteveAS
      @TheSteveAS 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bilbao, Spain. Designed by Frank Gerry. www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus

  • @josphers
    @josphers 5 ปีที่แล้ว +419

    I get so happy when never too small notifications pop up! 😂

  • @cel_whale
    @cel_whale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    As a born and raised Hong Konger, this is actually a luxurious space. A lot of us live in 50 sq ft rooms with shared toilets. It’s really difficult to afford renting/buying properties in Hong Kong sigh.

  • @sadikmeah4057
    @sadikmeah4057 5 ปีที่แล้ว +717

    So living in shoe boxes has become the norm just about in every major capital in the world

    • @FlyToInfinity
      @FlyToInfinity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      1. Hong Kong isn't a capital city. 2. It's an island. There are notable exceptions, but many of these ridiculously densely populated cities have some kind of geographic feature like water or mountains which mean that if you want to live there, even if you're hella rich, you have to get creative with the space that's available.

    • @RabbitConfirmed
      @RabbitConfirmed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      short answer: yes
      long answer: yeeeeeeeeeeeees

    • @Casandrachia
      @Casandrachia 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      The more populated a country / capital is, the more shoeboxes are needed to accomodate spillover. People just need to downsize unfortunately. :s

    • @Iv3y_Lamar
      @Iv3y_Lamar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Casandrachia not really, just start building outward. Our earth has PLENTY of room still

    • @dg-qn5mi
      @dg-qn5mi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Iv3y_Lamar lol so then you end up killing the only natural habitat left ? All this will haunt us in about 15 years lol i hope you can still breathe in such conditions 😷

  • @JSF_7
    @JSF_7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +390

    Amazing design. I work in UK real estate and could never quite understand why so many people from Hong Kong invested money in UK properties until I visited for myself. For the price you pay for some properties in UK you could barely get a bathroom in Hong Kong.
    Hong Kong is basically London on steroids. Complete eye opener when you see it first hand.

    • @ishish8816
      @ishish8816 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I thought it literally couldn't get worse than London. It seems they seem to invest in a lot of international properties. Even in my hometown in Ghana they're buying up places

    • @valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953
      @valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn I didnt know that

    • @sarad.8746
      @sarad.8746 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is what happens during over population

    • @RubenxWolf
      @RubenxWolf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sarad.8746 its not so much overpopulation, its more everyone wanting to live in the same areas. overcrowding by choice

    • @vishakhathadeshwar1955
      @vishakhathadeshwar1955 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@RubenxWolf very true.Even in India metro cities are densely populated whereas villages and small towns are getting empty due to lack of technology.

  • @LisaIsabelle
    @LisaIsabelle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    I used to live in a studio 2x the size of this one, and it didn't feel as spacious and cozy. Wonderful architecture and design!

  • @leanzadoodles5354
    @leanzadoodles5354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    Beautiful apartment! I really love the big curved windows and the clean design. Not a big fan of the neighborhood though.

    • @laurar9748
      @laurar9748 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I could live there! 🏙

    • @iBenTV
      @iBenTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      whyy not a fan :((((( i grew up in Sheung Wan and am still living here, it's my home :((((

    • @xeniadelsol
      @xeniadelsol 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@iBenTVBeacuse of the view ... If you live there and love it, it's great. We don't have to like the same things. But what I see is a beautiful apartment with gorgeous big windows, but no nice views to rest your eyes on. Only concrete. I would be miserable there. I would transplant this apartment anywhere where those window would offer the beautiful views on forests, parks, green fields, sea, .... Anything that is nature, really. But then again, I grew up in a countryside and I appreciate living surrounded by nature.

    • @iBenTV
      @iBenTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@xeniadelsol yeah i definitely agree with you - it's buildings everywhere. I guess for me its because I grew up living like this so I feel more comfortable being in a dense concrete jungle. To each their own haha.

    • @iBenTV
      @iBenTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      WakinTheDeadFan finding comfort in what I’m used to does not equate to me “liking” it

  • @12345678910bigal
    @12345678910bigal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +286

    "never too small"
    Tell that to my ex

    • @Krylatiy
      @Krylatiy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      12345678910bigal You just need some clever remodeling of your pubic area.

    • @pinkegg3179
      @pinkegg3179 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Krylatiy maybe play around with the lighting

    • @TheRalphie2020
      @TheRalphie2020 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😂😂😂

    • @nomiso8615
      @nomiso8615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂

    • @name.surname.9707
      @name.surname.9707 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm dead.😂😂😂

  • @prosenjitdas2308
    @prosenjitdas2308 4 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    In Hong Kong, this apartment size is like palace. They stay in tiny, boring rooms.

    • @terryhurtado8852
      @terryhurtado8852 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @NoFakesHere except when there forced not to leave there house by the government.

    • @aleksandraamo
      @aleksandraamo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I feel sorry for those people..🙁

  • @lilyrose7082
    @lilyrose7082 5 ปีที่แล้ว +304

    It is much easier to live in tiny spaces when you’re young. As you age, you need wider doorways for walkers or wheelchairs, and mostly elevators!!

    • @czos9239
      @czos9239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      People walkin up those stairs their whole life...
      Knees@60: *How YOU doin?*

    • @nikosniko7092
      @nikosniko7092 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This apartment is Agist!!!!

    • @mikewilson9218
      @mikewilson9218 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@czos9239 People who walk instead of using elevators have healthier knees because they use them more in the way they should be used.

    • @shizukagozen777
      @shizukagozen777 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Red Pill
      Yeah, OK...

  • @papiadutta4428
    @papiadutta4428 5 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    The view from his balcony.. made me claustrophobic... But very beautiful interior.....

    • @vangzthepiratanggala1992
      @vangzthepiratanggala1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too huhu.. i have claustrophobic also.. and all i want my house or apartment should have a window

    • @vangzthepiratanggala1992
      @vangzthepiratanggala1992 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      True the view makes me feel my claustrophobic

    • @FernandaLlauquen
      @FernandaLlauquen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think it's a beautiful view

  • @plx26
    @plx26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    I can't even imagine how much this apartment costs

    • @TGLapin
      @TGLapin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      From my understanding of HK prices, it would be around 800K-1 million USD.

    • @cocoowen8691
      @cocoowen8691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@TGLapin omg woah I had no idea it would be that much

    • @TGLapin
      @TGLapin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@cocoowen8691 I walked past that building today. Only because of the view. I'll put it down to 700-900k haha. But yeah HK most expensive market in the world.
      Renting that place is alittle more reasonable at around 3000 USD a month no bills included in price. So ++

    • @plx26
      @plx26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Carlos Hernandez Jeesus that sounds so wild to me

    • @alex6677
      @alex6677 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tglapin $3,000 a month? That’s insane

  • @PAUL2YU
    @PAUL2YU 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    This is spectacular ! Amazing design. Very comfortable material. Every square metre was used efficiently.

  • @andreiacastanheira3302
    @andreiacastanheira3302 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I love this tiny apartment, I think they've done a really great job with the renovation. It has a lot of storage and basically everything we need. It's really cosy and open at the same time.

  • @eljuli1003
    @eljuli1003 4 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Damn, this is depressing in a stylish way.

    • @oooooo3115
      @oooooo3115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Ok but why is that my life motto? 😂

    • @rudylabsilica2286
      @rudylabsilica2286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pharoah Simmer ; same, lol! 🙋🏻‍♂️

    • @leahtv7778
      @leahtv7778 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

    • @Ranitutorials
      @Ranitutorials 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm into it

  • @scottandrada5827
    @scottandrada5827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Out all of the tiny apartments I’ve watched on this channel, I like this apartment the best because of one main feature: a full size fridge

  • @PurpleCheese1011
    @PurpleCheese1011 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Contrary to what others are saying, I love this specifically because it works so well without using a loft!! I think for a lot of adults (myself included) tiny cramped lofts are a huge turn off, so I looove seeing tiny spaces that are well organized enough to not need them. This apartment is PERFECT!! Amazing video!!!!!!

  • @sevengem
    @sevengem ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This is absolutely gorgeous! I'd be very happy to live in this space.

  • @cameronfraser9661
    @cameronfraser9661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It's not adaptive reuse if it goes from being housing to housing. That's just a renovation.

  • @iBenTV
    @iBenTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    this is my neighbourhood!!! gotta be honest tho, I've actually never realized this existed

    • @Chloeeezyyy
      @Chloeeezyyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Benjamin Man - iBenTV how much is rent there

    • @iBenTV
      @iBenTV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Chloeeezyyy my family bought our apartment so idk exactly, but similar properties in my building ranges from 25000 to 40000 and more per month

    • @krystalTiger
      @krystalTiger 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Benjamin Man - iBenTV 40000 HDK would be $7500 AUD month !!???? Surely not!!?

  • @tokyo9112
    @tokyo9112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I love watching this. Everyone wants to have their own house and this can be a real good example to ppl with small space they can build with a house. But this apartment looks expensive

  • @admiralpicard2010
    @admiralpicard2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    The sky is almost blocked out by other buildings,awful place to live.

    • @beavinator420
      @beavinator420 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The airforce blocks the sky all day everyday. Take a deep breathe of corona dust n aluminum

    • @555utubefan
      @555utubefan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Right. Really distressing. I could feel the claustrophoby from just watching it. Apartment itself is amazing. Just the view from the windows

    • @k4yser
      @k4yser 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@beavinator420 dude, you are supposed to put the tinfoil on your head, not smoking it.

    • @appleorange754
      @appleorange754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      we hk people are basically live stock. some are very hard working slaves. the sky in hk is rectangular.

    • @jujubear3049
      @jujubear3049 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      You should try living in Puran Dhaka.

  • @conorhaddock3956
    @conorhaddock3956 4 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    "its a generous space" sounds like hes trying to convince himself

    • @husain3190
      @husain3190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂😂😂😂

    • @kooma7190
      @kooma7190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Have you been to HK? Obviously the term is used relatively.

    • @conorjh89
      @conorjh89 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kooma7190 you think thats generous? even the poorest slum tenant in a 3rd world country gets more space than that

    • @kooma7190
      @kooma7190 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@conorjh89 You have no idea how expensive HK real estate is, do you?

    • @augustusfukushima5979
      @augustusfukushima5979 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Conor Haddock You have never been to a slum then. Try dharavi, the favelas, or even the banlieues where you have 10 to a room.

  • @leasachapman21
    @leasachapman21 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Stunning design the best I have seen with this footprint size.

  • @sweetlifewellness
    @sweetlifewellness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    3:32 Peaple are waving at camera on the 6th floor. Cute!

    • @nevertoosmall
      @nevertoosmall  5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh yes!

    • @maxd3783
      @maxd3783 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Where I don't see it ??

    • @samgulao
      @samgulao 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Where ????

    • @DavidMeddowsTaylor
      @DavidMeddowsTaylor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@samgulao Top floor window of the building (kitchen area).

    • @BeyondPrideMF
      @BeyondPrideMF 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow you should become a detective or something haha.

  • @OscarChicken
    @OscarChicken 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I don't want this cage life in concrete city like animals, love nature, small city or countyside is btr, where i breath peacefully...

  • @kayanncee8291
    @kayanncee8291 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow. I love this. Especially because it has a washer/dryer combo in a small space.

  • @wowwee0
    @wowwee0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    The apartments are so cute! But I would feel like I'm being watched all day lol

    • @geo-george2639
      @geo-george2639 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Because you would be. A voyeur needs to live there.

    • @visionist7
      @visionist7 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You never fucked a broad versus floor to ceiling windows?

  • @NoahGongwon
    @NoahGongwon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    from 3:12 the message is really great. Reusing common buildings to retain the character of neighbourhoods.

  • @swkf1117
    @swkf1117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    This isn’t small house in HongKong, you know nothing about [small] in Hong Kong

  • @mapfi5967
    @mapfi5967 5 ปีที่แล้ว +219

    Sitting 1 m away from a gigantic TV when behind the TV there is lots of space 🤔 2:00

    • @jademm
      @jademm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      How close do you sit by your TV? Less than a meter? Are you legally blind?
      The space behind the TV was occupied by a small dining table with chairs and a pathway leading to the kitchen (look at the layout map in the video). If he wanted to watch TV from either the living or dining rooms, all he had to do was rotate it around then slide it back along the side of the wall when it's not in use. It's a very smart, economical use of streamlined space.

    • @WalkingPaceWP
      @WalkingPaceWP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Better than being 5 or more ms away.

    • @jademm
      @jademm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@WalkingPaceWP Appropriate distance depends on the TV's size (the bigger, the further away you seat yourself). Given that the square footage of the apartment is small, I doubt the distance is all that vast.

    • @225kristent
      @225kristent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      yeah I thought it might be better to have a screen pull down from the ceiling and use a projector as your tv. That way you don't have anything taking up space on the floor

    • @ZhanarMustafina
      @ZhanarMustafina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think replacing tv and tv stand with a projector can work well in this apartment.

  • @chubipower
    @chubipower 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Perfect for the single urbanite. If only the kitchen sink could be bigger but otherwise, very functional

  • @katharinamarschall5662
    @katharinamarschall5662 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Sadly, the view remains awful, no matter what you do to this building.

  • @islandsunset
    @islandsunset 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I love the view and the interior design. I wish that more and more people make small space a thing. Currently we waste so much space in modern homes. Ideas like these can decrease money spent on buying and building homes way less than it is. I hope I live in a beautiful space as this one.

    • @guybrushthreepwood7612
      @guybrushthreepwood7612 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Problem is it will not really decrease money spent but open possibilities for investors to make same or more money for less space. Sorry not the best outlook for the future.

    • @islandsunset
      @islandsunset 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@guybrushthreepwood7612 how is that even possible? You cannot just make a claim and then expect people to believe? Please give a logical reasoning.

    • @guybrushthreepwood7612
      @guybrushthreepwood7612 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@islandsunset Well I can only speak about the western capital I am living in. There is a massive missbalance between amount of people looking for a flat and the offer of payable appartments. One of the most profitable business is here to take e.g. a 3 room flat and create 3 one room studios out of it. Relatively the people pay then more for this smaller flats then. It is a good business for the owner. Same with the tiny appartments...more people per space = means more profit.
      It goes so far that here people in their 40s start to live again in shared flat like when they were Students. They "market" this as alternative and new lifestyle but to sum up it is just a reactions to the ridculous market prices!!!
      Also as soon as you have a partner or kids this whole thing is not working. Then we are going in the directions like in the US where people live in trailer parks. Can you imagine living in a trailer would be advertised as "Cool and Trendy"?

  • @Poo0fi
    @Poo0fi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    I love your videos but they end way too soon! Marie Kondo helped me downsize but I’d totally watch hour-long episodes of your show on Netflix instead.

    • @MichaelEMJAYJohnson
      @MichaelEMJAYJohnson 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm right there with ya.

    • @rhephokrits
      @rhephokrits 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I wouldn't want this to be on Netflix. It is perfectly fine where it is right now. It's a hidden gem of TH-cam. Shhhh just be quiet

    • @staceykersting705
      @staceykersting705 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd be aa minimalist if not for houseplants.....Including plants, I'm a hoarder!

  • @mjremy2605
    @mjremy2605 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow! Very nicely done! 25 sq meters = 269 sq ft. Functional, airy, naturally lighted, modern, and elegant living space, wanting for nothing. Exceptionally well designed. Good architecture is never imposing, but subtle. You don't know why but you feel at ease in the space. It caters to your needs quietly and gracefully. The windows are also a design element seen from outside. All it needs is a rooftop garden!

  • @gerardmcmillan8591
    @gerardmcmillan8591 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    All I have to say is WOW!!! I would love to live in a small minimalist space like this with more than enough functionality and little cleaning!

  • @donoldduckben
    @donoldduckben 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm from hk too and it just so happens that I'm also an architect living around that area, this is truly awesome to see projects like these in hk

  • @Bobo-uv1ib
    @Bobo-uv1ib 4 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is a VERY BIG apartment in HK already. I’m a Hongkonger.

  • @DavidRider
    @DavidRider 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Roses are red.
    Violets are not blue.
    I got this in my recommended.
    And so did you.

  • @nickwestedt2344
    @nickwestedt2344 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You feel rich living in this tiny apartment overlooking trashy buildings.

  • @ShaneSuen
    @ShaneSuen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This channel gives me so much inspiration for my sims builds 😂

  • @sadmanh0
    @sadmanh0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    that's great n all but I'm guessing the poor ppl who used to live there before can't afford to anymore

  • @heavenlymilano
    @heavenlymilano 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Well, it is tiny, but I like two things: the generous space for the bathroom and the fully functioning kitchen. I can sacrifice many things but not these two.

  • @user65857
    @user65857 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    25sqm is actually plenty big, but for some reason people just HAVE to have a living room AND a bedroom... just buy a nice corner sofa that pulls out and voila you saved yourself 10sqm (i live in 21sqm)

    • @uniqueanartist6792
      @uniqueanartist6792 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      lillaa that part. I’m renting a room in Brooklyn. It’s not too big or too small. I make it my own. Love seeing stuff like this so I can get ideas.

  • @liacores3152
    @liacores3152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Amazing how this project could change an old building in a modern, functional and beautiful space like this. I wish I could see more projects like this!

  • @ichigolovers14
    @ichigolovers14 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This is the city where many people living in space like birdcage, this tiny apartement must be really expensive

  • @ChrisDawn
    @ChrisDawn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    if anyone is wondering how much this cost monthly.....
    it is HK$23,000 a month which is equivalent to 2,966.54USD monthly. (cheaper floor available for HK3,000 less a month)

  • @hometheatrejunkie7186
    @hometheatrejunkie7186 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wow, that's cute...as i sit in my 26 square metre media room! Loooool

    • @RandomPlaceHolderName
      @RandomPlaceHolderName 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My media room has a bathroom and a tiny kitchen. I like it so much I sleep and live there ...

    • @hometheatrejunkie7186
      @hometheatrejunkie7186 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @drivefastdiesafe do what your name says fuck knuckle!

  • @hanajamil3308
    @hanajamil3308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is an apartment for one, if you're a couple...you bound be at each other's face...God help us.

    • @busien2276
      @busien2276 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why us wtf

    • @katehallberg7270
      @katehallberg7270 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      A Japanese ministry for such things (happy living?) determined 55 SQ m is the minimum 2 people need to live together well. This is less than half but is more livable than some spaces 2x the size. I'd want to be there with just a congenial boy cat and an Alaskan Malamute or Siberian Husky.

  • @writerinprogress
    @writerinprogress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For such a tiny space, this is really functional and comfortable looking. Definitely one of the best ones I've seen on this channel!

  • @magicwandm
    @magicwandm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love how functional and livable this is. Very appropriate

  • @ycmarin1
    @ycmarin1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    3:00 Did they drill a hole in the washing machine to secure that door?

    • @brightesthours
      @brightesthours 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      seems like it came like this as default since there are the same holes on the right side

    • @PK-eg7hg
      @PK-eg7hg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It is special washing machine made to be built in furniture :)

    • @TheSteveAS
      @TheSteveAS 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yuri Costa Marin where does the P-trap drain for the sink go?

    • @terrybaby6146
      @terrybaby6146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheSteveAS Wouldn't the hose from the washing machine drain through the the piping used for the hand basin which is directly above? ed. later: I misunderstood your question.Sorry.

    • @markbaker4337
      @markbaker4337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep, only open space there.

  • @enricobelardi8200
    @enricobelardi8200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the flat is nice but the view outside the window is ugly

  • @AslamJais79
    @AslamJais79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I give 5 stars for the efforts of making this building never better ❤

  • @SamuelCalypse
    @SamuelCalypse 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    2:02 let me rest my feet... argh, darn, someone left a book on it.
    2:25 finally...

  • @MLD.Ltd.
    @MLD.Ltd. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:05 all other great things aside, my favorite design detail is that the secondary suite door is camouflaged in with the rest of the kitchen millwork. Just connects the flow of the narrow but wide corridor seamlessly

  • @samrobinson3801
    @samrobinson3801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Absolutely love this apartment. I'm not a big fan of modern architecture, but I would definitely love here. I also love small spaces so this kind of layout would be perfect!!!!

  • @dogie1070
    @dogie1070 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Very nice! Small spaces that are so well arranged is lovely!

  • @AthenaGoddess
    @AthenaGoddess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I came here thinking I would be unimpressed but this is actually quite nice. I'm not a fan of apartments but this is a neat little apartment.

  • @julianaminett7654
    @julianaminett7654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    finally a small house with a proper kitchen!!!

  • @vulnicuravulnicura5587
    @vulnicuravulnicura5587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Mandatory item: AESOP PUMP SOAP 2:44
    I've been seeing this thing too many times in these kinda design-architect-ish videos, LOLOL

  • @mendistudio
    @mendistudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That looks like a very livable space on top of a very small surface. The only con for my taste is the toilet, it certainly looks like you need to sit towards one side to not hit the shower screen with your knee

  • @yinyang8578
    @yinyang8578 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was hoping that the channel would consider filming the brainstorming, planning, down to execution and then the output or like living a year later. Then the full series will be shown in Netflix, damn! would equate value for money. Production of this video is stellar as well! Love this!

  • @peberiyantisirait6926
    @peberiyantisirait6926 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    why don't use like sliding door for the storage under the sink,,??
    IMHO it would be nice and doesn't feel too small,,😅

    • @TheEchelon
      @TheEchelon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Because there is no free sliding space to accommodate a door with that much width. The door should be at least as wide as the washing machine. Look at the amount of space left of the door.

  • @johnnawitherspoon4048
    @johnnawitherspoon4048 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love the way this space is set up. It seems like one of the most functional that I have seen

  • @roobear78
    @roobear78 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    me: fantastic and cosy me and the wife will move in to one right away
    6 months later
    wife: im pregnant
    me: fu@k

  • @giocd1237
    @giocd1237 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love it! And wow, that's a tiny building - the use of space can always be maximized in many ways, I'm sure that wraparound window makes the apartment feel bigger

  • @armaansaumya
    @armaansaumya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Seems perfect for a single person, excellent use of space.

  • @yoloyo2014
    @yoloyo2014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    And this apartment may be cost more than 1M USD ladies

  • @Inkdraft
    @Inkdraft 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The best tiny/small apartment I've seen so far! Washer and dryer right in the apartment is awesome.

  • @ladybird491
    @ladybird491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    OMG!! I love your place. 😍 I was sold when I saw the windows and how big they were. I am a writer, so looooove window.

  • @cynthiareynolds3432
    @cynthiareynolds3432 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That renovation is one of the smartest ideas I've seen. I hope they are making money. I wish everyone could figure out how to separate a bedroom from the living space as they did. So simple. Very good job. They should come to the US.

    • @joanngross786
      @joanngross786 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The designers should come to Chicago. Their ideas on the small space would be welcome and we have a lot more to work with.