Reimagining Small Living - SMALL FOOTPRINT - Ep 2
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- Опубликовано: 30 июн 2024
- In our cities, small footprint living is associated with tightly packed, dark homes. But they don't need to be that way. In the Netherlands, Heren 5 is designing small footprint 110sqm/1180sqft Houthaven homes that are open, bright and functional for families, using the building's surroundings as extensions of it’s living spaces. In Melbourne architects Nic Aguis and Brad Swartz are drawing inspiration from cities like Amsterdam with their infill projects as they ‘fill in’ unused space in city blocks. These are homes designed to contribute to their communities, putting happiness above profit for an investor.
Our regular Never Too Small episodes will continue releasing fortnightly. This is a different kind of series from us, but we’re excited to know what you think. Please leave us feedback and comments on the video.
0:00 - Intro with Colin
1:02 - Netherlands family home designed by Heren 5
3:56 - Revisiting Cairo Flat & infill housing
8:55 - Revisiting Loft Houses with Brad Swartz
10:30 - The future of city apartment design
13:10 - Outro with Colin
Supported by Screen Australia & RUclips through the Skip Ahead Initiative
Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Directed & Presented by: Colin Chee
Producer: Luke Clark
Cinematographer: Simon Davies
Editor: Jessica Ruasol
Music:
Adventure by Liquify
With the Clouds by We Dream of Eden
Upsidedown by Dear Gravity
Gymnopedie (Satie) by Ohad Ben Ari
Arabesque No. 1 by Alon Peretz
When Skies Meet Shores by We Dream of Eden
Welteislehre by REW
Reflejo by ANBR
Sturm by REW 
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There are 4 more Small Footprint episodes to come, episode three will be out on the 18th where we’ll explore how we can make small footprint living more affordable, and more livable, in an investment driven market.
Meanwhile our regular Never Too Small episodes will continue releasing fortnightly. This is a different kind of series from us, but we’re excited to know what you think. Please leave us feedback and comments on the video.
New episodes every Monday.
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Featured Architects/Designers:
Nicholas Gurney @xs_sml
Heren 5 Home engels - heren 5
Nic Aguis Agius Scorpo Architects
Brad Swartz @bradswartzarchitects
De Key - @woonstichtingdekey
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👍🏼 Such excellent examples in this episode! 😎✌🏼
Great! I would love to see revisited episodes.
Man! I love everything you do. I can never get enough of this channel. There are other channels that touch similar topics but none make videos with this quality!
Wow, really looking forward to episode 3. Up to this point, small Footprint living felt like experiments for a few individuals. How to make it more accessible and investable (without losing its core values) will be crucial for the movement’s success.
@@manuelka15 All credit for this one goes to Screen Australia for funding this series!
This conversation is so important. As a family living in Melbourne, it has been so difficult to find an inner city apartment suitable for us. So much on the market is built for investors, lacking in design and quality. So happy that this appears to be changing. Thanks NTS
We're hoping that things will begin to change in Melbourne over the next few years. Keep an eye out for episode 4 and 5 where we've got some more specific examples of large buildings in Melbourne and elsewhere.
So the question is, why does everyone need to find an inner city apartment to live in? What's wrong with the outer suburbs or countryside? Is there anything the government or city planners can do to increase the desirability of outer city living? Why does investments have to be concentrated in a very tiny area relative to the entire country and overburden the city? What is so desirable about inner city living and can it be replicated in other areas?
"What are we signing people up for?" - BIG QUESTION for the developers. I hope they will realize their responsibility not just to give space, but a place that you can call home.
Developers probably know much more about what people want and are ready to pay, no?😀
@@SaraSara-kr6sp No, they actually don't. Their main motivation is profit and working the planing and development systems in the communities in which they build. In the US, even though community members have the opportunity to voice how their local elected officials rule on planning and development, more often the developers win out due to financial schemes since even the elected officials are driven by 'profit' in the way of maximizing tax dollars into their coffers.
New apartment construction in the US is mostly the “coffin boxes”: one long rectangle with one or two windows at the end. It would be one thing if the ceilings were high and the windows were also very high, but it’s rarely like that.
So true. Its sad. I'd like to see a NEVER TOO SMALL video on one of those since they seem to be the only thing I can afford
Great episode!
We not only need environmental sustainability but also cultural and social sustainability. The communal spaces are so necessary for this where we can stay connected on a human level.
As a one income family, we have never been in a position to buy a home. A smaller, well designed home that is affordable (the same price as our rent) would be ideal. I'm sure there are many of us that would prefer to own our homes instead of a lifetime of renting.
Gosh, if only developers cared more about people living in what they’re building… thanks again NTS, great questions asked. Hopefully those devs out there are listening and considering.
I'm torn on the 'minimum apartment size' regulations for the very reasons that were outlined in this video. Smaller spaces aren't inherently "bad", and through clever design, they can be incredible. However, developers would (do) exploit it as a way to fit in as many cramped and dark apartments as they can to drive up their profits.
Imagine if Nicholas Gurney and Brad Swartz got together to design an apartment building from scratch?!
Totally, gonna be magic !
"Why aren't we doing it?" indeed. I live in UK for ten years and became used to, and a fan of, higher density living surrounded by green space. Back in Australia now and happy living in a high-rise building, I am often surprised when people think carving out new suburbs and new developments is a good idea.
The way they are building here in the UK is frightening. Taking land from farmers which should be protected at all cost. Feel like we won’t have any open spaces left.
It's dreadful how much arable land on the outskirts is being carved up into cookie cutter blah houses, with a car being a complete necessity. No sense of community could evolve in these settings.
@@availanila Are people wanting to do home schooling because they are living too far away from where the regular schools are located?
Places we live in reflect the way we're living our lives. Living in a small space means living without too many things, which forces us to think about materialism, think about what is really important for us and what's not. So living in a small space really dictates the way we live our life, and that can be freeing experience. It's ironic but it's true; living in a small space actually gives us more freedom in life, as we stop being limited by the things we own.
Thank you for bravely having this conversation in such an engaging way.
The designs of these apartments are beautiful. While the comments complained about affordability, I think this is helpful as inspiration for what is possible in a small space. Would you ever do a series that focuses more on budget and interior design solutions to retrofit an existing space? It would be interesting to see all the creative solutions renting apartment dwellers come up with.
Nice to catch glimpses of Melbourne pre-lockdown days....I almost remember the city when it was full of people and life...
When Gymnopedie no. 1 started playing my heart skipped a beat. Bless you for adding it people.
😅 Glad to learn I wasn't the only one! 👍🏼😎✌🏼
I had the same reaction!! I just didn't know the name and had to google it :-))
Aloha from Hawaii. Looking forward to this video tonight. Once again very impressed by these designs and the discussion around housing. Very nice!
I own several apartments that range from 44 to 96 sqm and I have been trying to improve each of them to allow nice living space to people that rent them. This channel has been a great source of inspiration to me. Thanks.
Wow. Another great episode. This channel continues to amaze me more and more with every new video drop. I’m not one to ever really comment but this new series needs to be seen by as many as possible. Therefore I hope my comment helps with the algorithm.
Thank you Ritual for your support ! ❤️
Loved this episode! 👏🏽 fascinating to hear about how other countries around the world approach housing. As an Australian Gen Z’er I’ve personally never desired the block of land and white picket fence, rather; the apartment lifestyle. I hope Australia begins to take note from European models of housing and lifestyle/amenity.
More cities need to adopt similar policy/laws like Amsterdam about vacancy of living. Loving the series
Greetings from Greece where we are about to renovate a tiny city apartment, I have been following your you tube for a few years and your content is amazing, thank you!
as a young planner in melbourne, I am obessed with this project and the messages behind it! ahhh!!
It fully slipped my mind that the second ep would premiere today and ended up late! 😂 I've got to go to sleep now so I'll watch it in the morning tomorrow.
Love the flat in Cairo. So many are worried about using colour and thinking outside the box. This space did that beautifully.
Loved this episode!
I had so many takeaways, thoughts and questions on how I live, what kind of city I want to live in and how to live in a way that doesn't further harm our planet. Thank you for this guys, looking forward to more videos from this series! 😄🙏
Thank you for this series, I am really enjoying it. There are many parallels with the New Zealand housing market, which is arguably even worse than Melbourne/Australia. This channel has always been a huge source of inspiration for me, and I have respect for the way you highlight the problem of housing and urban design while still presenting a solution.
This is such a thought provoking series. I’m an avid watcher of your channel, but for some curious reason, hadn’t seen these episodes. I’m now devouring them and can only hope that City Councils in Australia can see the benefits to all. Congratulations Team 🎉
amazing, sharing this with my environmental science and human geography classes
Love it! Love your book and totally on the same page!! I am currently updating a studio apartment in East Melbourne that I picked up for a great price… Cairo project and many like are my inspiration and I totally look at the space and opportunities differently! Dual functionality (sometimes triple functionality) is challenging and rewarding!! I love my little place!! Keep the episodes coming!! 👍😊🙏
Thank you Amanda for your support !
I love this - it has gotten me to think very differently on how I would like to save and invest in a home for my family in the future. Thank you for doing such a good job balancing exploring this issue on a larger scale while also showing practical solutions that I can use as an individual living across the world.
Really nice insight into housing from one of my favorite RUclips channels. Cool to see y'all go more in depth with this concept.
Wow! What insightful video! I've been following your channel for the past 2 years and have continuously been impressed by the creativity of the architects you showcase. I hope this inspires developers to create create conscious designs.
Y'all have inspired us so much. We recently purchased a home of about 90 sq m which is smaller than we would have previously considered, and while that is larger than most of the projects featured on this channel, it is still a challenge for us. However, in designing the space for ourselves we have been able to use the design principles that you have shared to make the space liveable for us. Thank you!
Thanks for another vid. But living in an actual community here in the Netherlands, the Dutch "small" homes feel like a half effort just to sell overpriced homes in Amsterdam on less land to people who can afford one. Normally I look towards these videos for inspiration to what I can do with the 2 rooms our family of four can do with the space we have.
As for the rest in the video these feel a bit more in keeping 😁
Couldn't agree more. It appears that, in The Netherlands it'd be better to qualify for social housing then to buy a place on the free market, which is close to impossible. On this market there is no affordable housing. The 'bubble' is getting bigger and bigger.
@@ancaas7945 the gap is getting bigger and bigger for sure. Thankfully I do live in great community and we have 60 Square meters so we can hopefully one day get creative with some wood and turn it into something great
@@geoffersmaher You're blessed! I live in the hottest region of NL where people offer exorbitant sums over the asking price to secure a property. It's pure madness.
i love the neighbours using the space inbetween their houses. That house was really nice
Speculative real estate is an issue here in Hawaii. Many local residents cannot compete with better-positioned buyers who do not live here, or who live here as their vacation-only home. The Amsterdam example seems intriguing. Any more info on that? Thanks.
Robust….. excellent work never too small, thank you
“Something doesn’t need to be big to be good.” ~Nic Aguis~ Yes! Absolutely ❤️the content on this video! 😃
thankyou so much for this vision, so positive and cheering. I love Melbourne. It could be so much better.
I like the soothing music & pace of the video but always an irritated that everytime (well almost everytime) there’s high ceilings - please show us small footprint designs with normal or “low” ceilings. I beg you! Please.
Great series asking big, important questions and positing real and beautiful solutions. Excellent, thank you 🙏
I loved loved every bit of this. Highly informative and a very important discussion for countries all over the world. I learnt so much watching. I also have the same project in my city and I was able to learn more about how sustainable living can benefit everyone and also generate profit without lowering the living standards. It's a discussion for all stakeholders. Thank you for the awareness and conversation.
Love this start to a new series! Great work of the entire team!
The Cairo apartment is inspired and inspiring.
This is an absolutely fabulous series! Thank you.
Make these spaces affordable in Melbourne and I'll be all for it. Currently I have opted for the semi-dilapidated inner-suburban rental, as you just get more bang for your buck, especially if you work from home (and need space for stuff). Some might consider it too much of a sacrifice in regards to proximity to fun stuff, but despite its physical state, the house still just offers more things like space, gardens, peace and quiet, and community, (and pets). All the grey boxes popping up closer to the city have none of these things, *and* they cost more.
NTS wow.. 😍 Great episode and I loved it 💜
This is a good sample for Sustainable living thank you wish my country would do this too
Keep it coming NTS. Thank you for spoiling us every week! Cheers
Thank you, for this wonderful presentation of such an important subject matter!! as a person who's lived in many low-income apartments in the u.s.a., raising my children as a single mom, I am very aware of the importance and need for not only of affordable, safe and decent housing but also, healthy and happy housing... using the space well and having that space help to cultivate upliftment, nourishment and empowerment for the people who live there... building home spaces that are sustainable in every way and considering individual within the whole environment for the best possible situation for all. It's possible, as this video helps to show! if people building apartments/small homes make that the priority; I think society as a whole would be better! " what are we signing people up for "👍😊
That was lovely. Well done, Never Too Small Team. :)
the place at 5:49 is honestly so beautiful; the garden, the wooden fence, and the glass and metal exterior.
I really did enjoy this episode very much. I think it is brilliant to creat a crossover episode of all projects you introduced in the last couple of month. Thanks a lot. I always get new inspirations out of each episode.
This is so thoughtful and beautiful, all at a reasonable price. The house where I grew up in, in Brazil, was smaller than that and relatively costlier, albeit in a less prestigious area of the town.
Such ideas should be brought to more places around the world, as they are remarkably life-changing.
I’m very much enjoying this series and I surely do look forward to seeing the next episodes. Thank you all from NTS and teams for the experience!
Very important discussion. Thank you for making these!
I’m obsessed with this channel… can’t stop watching the videos, daydreaming one day I also could live in a house like this with my family
Always such killer videos! I really would love a resource to find developers like this for investment purposes. I want more apartments like this in the U.S. as well!
Love this channel. Thank you!
I have been a big fan of these videos. Thank you so much for such great work. Very much appreciated. Well done and great flow of each perspective and point of view.
Exelente trabajo
Todo muy ordenado sus detalles únicos
i am truly enjoying this series
Increíble chicos, saludos desde Argentina!!!
I am addicted to your entire channel!!!
Thank you for presenting a thought-provoking video. Your videos never disappoint, NTS!
Great lepisode! I like it that you focus on small living for families this time.
Also Colin you are AWESOME!!!
Thank you for this series. It’s so informative.
In Bogotá, Colombia, is almost impossible to buy a big house for a middle class family. And the developers have being building smaller apartments. 15 years ago a 70-80 sqm apartment was the average, now an affordable new appartament for a family is 50 sqm or less
Thank you for this inspiring video
Very nice. Thank you.
Beautiful designs and living spaces that hopefully also come with beautifully behaved neighbours to complete the picture!
I love these small footprint videos!
NTS rocking that Minecraft music mid-through the video, let's go!
This is great , I love it 👍🏻
God I love this channel
Great series - we don't need to live in mausoleum size homes ...
Very nice video ! Thank you, as i'm going into real estate, these values are going to drive me !
Excellent!
Love this thinking, love the initiative. Aspire to be a part of this and work for this.
"a smaller size means more affordability" only applies to cities and not all cities are made equal, in the sense that a person could likely afford a bigger place in one city than another for the same price and it doesn't necessarily correlate to the living standards of the city. So a smaller size doesn't necessarily mean it's more affordable. Price per sqft/sqm also decreases the bigger the property you get, so small properties is not necessarily "cheaper".
Totally agree with all that was said 👏
Why most of these apartments don't have properly lit workspace? Not small "bench" near the bed, but big nice table with comfortable chair near the window
Underrated view. In my studio my desk is by the window and bed behind in the room. I prefer to sit at the window to work that have my private space by the window
Never disappoints!
There are some new orgs doing some good things in Melbourne like Nightingale, Assemble communities and Milieu but we need more quality. So many crap apartment buildings being churned out in Aus.
Excellent.
loved the cairo apartment design video
Nice one! Keep going, lovely episodes:)
I really like the Cairo apartment.
Great video!
What a beautiful place ... hmm ...
Great series, but still in this one there were mostly one-family houses shown... not apartments in high efficient buildings.
We will touch on that topic in next episode
Great content 👍👍
I love your channel, I'm a subscriber and I watch all your videos the day they come out... but setting a premier a week ahead is annoying. It's just going to show up in my feed every day for a week. If I could hide individual videos it wouldn't be a big deal but as far as I know if I hide one of your videos, I hide all future ones. First world problems for sure but maybe consider premiering your videos just a day or two in advance.
Noted! And resolved. We're new to the 'Premiere' feature. We'll avoid sending out alerts more than 4 hours in the future.
Ha ha. Premiered too soon and too late 😕 🤔 . Please read between the lines of the comments that we all love your videos and couldn’t bear to miss them!
I'm in Melbourne our city is spread out and it seems the bigger the block of land the bigger the house has to be...we have some huge house's near us and most people still can't seem to park their cars in the garage so they park in front on the side of the road...which not only looks bad but risks our health as Emergency vehicles can't get through...this needs to change our mindset needs to change...I hope you and your team can make these smaller space's more workable for families 🙂
Here in Sydney, another badly built new apartment block is in danger of imminent collapse. If it were in Melbourne, then the earthquake last week would have definitely destroyed it. Having private inspectors seems to be the way the builders get away with shoddy work. New laws need to be made to prevent this.
Miami has a lot of space, and it has become one of the most desirable cities to live in the US.
Our politicians now have a discourse of smaller units for greater density. That is a partial solution to a much more complex situation. In my experience, developers want to start building as soon as they close the deal on the land; the problem we face is the bureaucracy of the permitting process that can take between 12 and 24 months if you do everything following standards that the city clerks can understand easily.
That presents a challenge getting architects and investors on a more creative mindset that would produce diverse housing solutions.
To exacerbate the situation, Miami has the lowest inventory in its history and welcomes more people than ever; Creating a desirable environment for investors that want to build fast and cash out the profits.
Luxury developers take advantage of this "small dense" discourse to build overpriced units designed for alien investors/residents (short-term rentals); nothing is happening for the people that lives permanently in Miami
Love the house, but needs to be appropriately furnished to give prospective buyers an appreciation of what this house can be.
That houses shouldn't be vacant law would be really good in Hong Kong. It is estimated that Hong Kong doesn't have a lack of housing, it has a large volume of empty housing. If you could force people to rent them out maybe it wouldn't be so expensive to live there.
Definitely! We'd like to see more things like the Netherlands restriction on how homes are used.
Thanks
🇨🇴 hello from Colombia 👋
would love to see a deeper dive into the financial aspect -considering all Australian examples in this ep looked $$$$$. ep 3 sounds interesting