To me, this is the best featured home on this channel. Elegant, clever, fun, peaceful, original, functional, and not trendy. Bravo to the adorable couple who designed this charming place.
Elegant? No Clever? Having to climb to your bed? Don't think so. Fun? Sure! Peaceful? Maybe. Its noise-proof-ability was not showcased. Original? No Functional? Do I have to remind you of the bed? No Not trendy? Thank, God!
every piece of furniture screams: "look at me look at me" which generates an unapproachable environment. The space is not perceived as an intuitive solution, but on the contrary very forced and overloaded.
It's obvious that nothing about the design process has been easy - every corner and nook is thought out, everything serves a purpose. But the result is so easy, so comfortable, so very cozy. Really enjoyed seeing this space!
This is one of the best features on this channel. The architects did an amazing job. It's bright, colourful, and looks really functional. I LOVE that they actually incorporated a study space.
Beautiful apartment but tiny difficult to reach bedroom nooks with probably bad air circulation. Personally I would not have sacrificed this much space for corridor and living rooms and to keep only these tiny sleeping nooks.
My thoughts exactly - also quite a bit of unused space in the kitchen & impractical bench abutting dining table. Presumably to preserve a luxe sightline. This design feels like a quick thought experiment more than a functional living space. And even as a thought experiment alone could have used a bit more cooking.
This might be my favorite design on this channel. Everything is so well thought through. I love how bright and open the space is, considering it’s the basement flat. The colors, the wood finishes, just wow.
Great design overall, but I'm not sure about the decision to create a seating/sofa area that looks about as comfortable as something you'd find in a camper van. The space isn't so small that this kind of solution was absolutely necessary
Love this unit. The colors and design are so refreshing and they've managed to maximize the space. The flow of the house is also smooth. And they've also managed to bring a lot of sunlight into this basement unit. Remarkable.
It's a well-thought-out space for two people. The only things I would rethink are the sofa area and the dining area. Everything is or seems to be open except that space. It's still a workable and open treasure of a flat. I love that an uncluttered bookcase greets you when you curve around into the entrance. Thank you for sharing.
@@YaaLFH What are you spazzing about? Besides there are at least two to three BOOKS there. Look closely, for starters on the cover they have their arms up.
not my cup of tea, but I can certainly appreciate the huge amount of time spent in it's design and function. The living room built in sofa looks very uncomfortable. Not enough soft furnishings for my taste. Sleeping pods seems claustrophobic and how do you change bedding in that tight space?
Although I’m not a fan of the color arrangements, I love the use of the sliding doors. You also made me reflect on the fact that we don’t necessarily need windows in bedrooms and that a bedroom can be just that: a bed within a room. I liked the possibility to open up the bedroom through sliding doors !
😻😻😻😻😻 amazing! Love the pods! Like your little corner where to hide! I just really hate the stone it was used in the kitchen, that green with brown, looks so outdated, like 80s style! 😱😱😱😱
I really like this in many ways. My only issue with it is the typical design ego of the architects leeaving very little natural possibility for any inhabitant to personalize the space beyond a few books and a framed work of art. And removing the fireplace entirely which is an incredibly valuable feature to have in London and a walk down at that. Which seens to be done entirely as an aesthetic choice, the designers prefer that bit of bookcase that's essentially non functional, though they could have incorporated a wood burner into the design (and a small armchair in the corner there would have made it a perfect place to sit in the damp months of the year). I very much like the switched floorplan and the shoji-esque ideas with integrated sleeping nooks and storage (my favorite part here). Even in small spaces it's nice to have an extra bed, and one of them could easily doublr as a small workspace if you replaced the bed with tatami, and stored a simple futon somewhere. I get the whole "architecture as a living-machine" idea, I just think sometimes designers are too in love with their own aesthetics and philosophy to leave room for the personality and of an occupant. So if someone actually buys it to live there, (not rent it as an expensive B&B) unless they are strictly minimalists with virtually no belongings beside a pod wardrobe, the entire scheme will be compromized in the space of a week. Too often an overlooked factor I feel. Then again, perhaps all this was commissioned by someone. That would be a different situation. That would have likely been mentioned. I do like this duo. I've seen other spaces they've created. It's a very cool layout. Love the pops of color inside the cabinets!
Love the japanese design elements, entrance, closets, grand sliding door and even the kitchen. However I have to be honest the combination of this particular wood shade and the colors is a bit of a personal nightmare of mine, clinical, plastic and kindergarten like, very retro but no in the good way.
Very bespoke and custom, so whatever works for the person/s living there. Basement or lower ground flats can be very dark so they have really tried to keep the light all the way through. Considering the Victorian servants used to live in the basement and the family would live upstairs back in the day, basement townhouse flats are now typically the most expensive / largest sq ft area in London
Love the design, the use of space, how much light it has for such a type of flat. I lived in 1 for a time, let me tell you, it didnt have this much light at all!!
Its a lovely open space for the room you've been given. Since it's a small space, the amount of colors does makes it less spacious. Of course, everyone has their flavours. I would've gone with max 3 colors max, to stay in the comfort zone of the mind. I do love the bathroom, the dark wood with the light blue is very lovey ❤
Quite a lot to love! Just feel that a two elements are unnecessarily restricting: the sofa and the little bench behind the dining room table. If those were not there the person living there could make the space more their own. With that small tweak I would have been perfectly happy living there. Like it is, I gotta say that the sofa corner feels a bit wasted. A small sofa, a nice lamp and a cozy rug would have made the corner feels so much cozier. But again... This comment is mostly about having choice taken away unnecessarily. Still, really nice work, just wish I could make it feel more mine, more like a home.
lmao is this considered small?? this is literally much bigger than most average apartments in high density cities (FYI this would be considered a spacious condo in downtown Toronto)
The colors seem wrong. Not very warm or sexy. Reminds me of discarded furniture I’ve seen from old dentist offices and churches. Especially the green. It’s mold green. The pink seems so detached from everything and the deeper red is quite uninspiring. The bare bones of the design is pretty cool though. It’s just the colors. Feeling queezy
Am I the only one who doesn't like it? I mean, you have 54 sqm, which is not that small, and yet you still sleep in a box and lack proper living space, so you end up living in the kitchen!? Wtf... The garden is the best part of the apartment.
No, you're not the only one. This places is creepy and cold, it doesn't look like a home but like a showroom. The sleeping spaces (you can't call that bedrooms) are suffocating and oppressive, while so much space is wasted.
@@franescadiano I see all of your points about what you guys call wasted space. I think what they wanted is the openness but compartmentalized. Colorful but minimal. It's not my preferred esthetic but I can appreciate it artistically. It feels too clean and not really lived in, like a showroom, as you stated. The homeowners love it. To each their own, yeah? 😊
Love the use of color to separate spaces visually and the use of curves to break up the narrowness of the apartment. So functional and yet so warm. Fantastic!!
That sliding wall is one of my two most favourite features in this flat, as well. I wonder though how stable it is. there is no rail in the floor, so it is entirely suspended from the ceiling. Is that going to be stable enough?
@@makanimike At first I assumed while missing a rail in the floor it still would have hidden wheels for support. But from 8:15 min ish one can see the door swinging a bit. So it would be floating entirely suspended from the ceiling, yes. I guess there is hardware that can do this safely. Sure you wouldn't want to see a rail in the floor.
@@1whitecottagelife770 I don't know where you're from, but those are the standard size for many homes in the UK - especially for individuals or couples living somewhere, rather than a bigger family. (Washing machine is a good qu - not many homes would have a dryer, but perhaps they're using a laundrette locally.)
@@1whitecottagelife770 It's a good size fridge and a big freezer for a couple. They don't live in the sticks, but in central London, with shops and restaurants within a few minutes walk.
You have a "room" that’s little more than a corridor and a shelf, and then the bedroom it’s just a big coffin. I think the space has not been used very wisely
i hate how close together the sleeping pods are. a sliding wall is not enough privacy. i think it was a mistake to have that area with the big wall with a mirror instead of giving more room to each "bedroom"
The design touches are beautiful, but I feel as if the space is not managed adequately. The sleeping pods are cute, but very small. It must be a nuisance to have to move things in order to get in and out when you have a relatively large space at the front of the house which looks quite empty. It looks generous, as she says, and the library is beautiful, but the whole space seems underused, and it's almost as large as the living/dining/kitchen space. The whole space looks spacious in parts and very cluttered in others. Still, the colors and design are absolutely beautiful!
I also find there is wasted space ( the joinery is very beautiful though). It seems they have created a very generous front-to-back corridor which makes their home feels spacious. But everywhere else - where they are actually going to spend time around - is very cramped... Unless they needed to build a showroom/workspace and the home elements such as bedrooms needed to be reduced.
@@123a-o5d No, it doesn't. That's not a reading chair, doesn't have full back support so it will not be comfortable to read for more than a few minutes.
@@YaaLFH The orange/peach one? I think we're talking about different places and chairs. I'm talking about the entrance hallway with the big round mirror and wall bookshelf and chair placed next to the window. This looks like an ok place to read, though not as nice as sitting next to a window on the opposite side of the flat with views into the garden.
Not being rude, but... how they managed to waste a big chunk of space with that useless corredor? I would rather have a bedroom, not just a nook... I think previous layout worked better.
The prior layout was for living in, not flaunting that you're rich enough to be a 'minimalist' - a lifestyle that requires you to have no uncertainty about replacing things you've thrown out. They could have had a lot more storage than they've gone with...
Might be just me, but I really don't like this one, it seems like a lot of space is dedicated to the walk through area that has little practical purpose, the "bedrooms" are both boxed in mattresses with little natural light, to spite having a long corridor, the kitchen is still in the living room as opposed to using it in the transitional space. This is design with no practicality. 53 square metres made to look like 40.
This design is a Masterpiece! Wow! What amazing ideas they’ve used to have multiple different rooms in one small envelope but still keep it open and airy! One of my all time favourites on this channel!
I like the flow of this apartment. Very bright and modern. To me personally, I see some elements of Japanese design as well as Frank Lloyd Wright in the timber and green colours.
Yeah, to mee it also felt like a blend of Japanese meets classic architecture of long ago. Especially the color scheme and the terrazzo backsplash blending with the color of the wood.
Brilliant project! One of my favorites until now! Very smaart ideas, great choices of colors, it looks fun and original. I'm fan of these two! Love love love it! Very inspiring!
These people seem so fun, and thoughtful, but for some reason I can't stand the flat design.. I feel so claustraphobic looking into the space! I wonder why the decision was made to make a portico entrance, and a whole room at the front with a bookshelf, when the flat could have entered a straight through from the front porch.. I guess the intention was creating more of an arrival into the house? I just really question the usage of that space, it seems like a lot of lost volume to the usable room of the house. I'm so sorry to criticise, and recognise that different things work for different people, but this just sets me on edge, where as individually each bit of the design seems to make sense technically - together it seems quite a cold less homely living space
sure it was expensive. all that special made furniture. personally i wouldnt prefer such an over planned layout. the loose furniture is what gives a space an more open feeling filled with life. this is planned for the owner. there is no cosiness.
This space is astounding. I remember a previous Studio Mama project featured on this channel that was an unusually tiny space that seemed almost experimental, rather than practical. In this apartment, the way they created an open corridor with sleeping pods tucked away to focus on the big backyard windows is a truly bold and well-executed choice. Especially like the small details like the unique dining table they chose to fit their small dining area.
What is this obsession with creating open concepts? They could have kept the room closed, to have privacy when visitors come or to have the feeling of a change of environment within the house, other than that the decoration is beautiful and aesthetic.
I love this apartment!! Who knew that a 'basement' apartment could be so light and airy! Love all the colors too. And the kitchen has so much storage without taking up a huge amount of space. Two things I would add: in the dining area, where they have a bench, I'd have made that a 'window seat' with padding and storage underneath. Where that stunning walled bookcase is in the front of the apartment, I'd arrange some comfy seating to sit, relax and read. Great job!
Classic case of form over function. No fresh air into bedrooms, useless entry hall wall/mirror room, have to pull out stairs to access bedroom (they will either be always left out or no one will use that bedroom, and if someone is sleeping the stairs must be out), study open to kitchen, couch looks like it’s from a university public area, seperate dining table for the sake of having one, couch and dining table too big for space, both serving the same function. Kitchen and bathroom are good.
Maybe it's just my impression, but overall, the space seems inconsistent and chaotic to me, which is a shame because otherwise, it would be an excellently managed reconstruction. Both authors are obviously very creative and don't hold their fantasies back, but sometimes, especially in small spaces, less is indeed more. It seems they had too many good, creative ideas for such a small space and didn't want to give up on any of them. What disturbs my overall good impression the most are too many "details" visible from different angles - especially from the garden to the living room and office. For me, there are too many colors there and also too many different shapes. That is most visible in the living/dining room. As an example, I can point to the materialized idea of a "coffee" table vs a dining table. I would have preferred the organic/"diamond" shape used as a coffee table, similar to the one used for the dining table. The organic shape of the dining table almost fights with the austere, rectangular shape of the coffee table. Also, the size of the coffee table does not match the size of the sofa. It's more the size of a side table, but its practical usage could be pretty well questioned for such a long sofa. Perhaps two small tables, instead of one, could be a solution to that.
Major flaw with the length of the sleep pods. Why squeeze the lengths with a superfluous entrance wardrobe? Also the wood paneling of the second pod is prone to stubbing one's toes.
Such a beautiful flat! My only concern is about the sleeping pods ie how to change the bedding without straining backs and knees, and how prevent mold/mildew when the mattresses are laying directly on the platform. It's a shame to restrict people who are less agile from living within such a lovely design 😍😍
in regards to the mattresses getting air, I would suspect that they rest on slats? So you can always just pull out the storage drawers below them for a few hours so that it can really air out from both sides?
I have long since recognized that these small homes won’t be suitable for all. If the brief had been for me (older woman, difficult in using stairs, easy access bed, comfortable sitting area to read and watch tv) the design would be beautiful but different.
@@makanimike I'm quite sure the mattresses rest on slats for comfort reasons alone. I think pulling out the drawers is possible but seems like a bugger. I mean who would want to pull out the drawers every other morning -- it's quite the compromise isn't it?. The design should consider under-mattress airflow in the first place. Maybe it does but we can't see it from the video. Imho space under the bed should never be fully covered up by drawers.
This apartment gives me the 1930s Japanese vibe. I like it, but for someone who's asthmatic, the sleeping pods with no natural ventilation are really oversized 'coffins'.
It is very nice, but it is not for everyone taste just like everything in life but for me one of the problems is that there is no television area or entertaining area and the sofa is way to permanent and it looks too uncomfortable, I hate permanent furniture, but apart from that very nice according to my taste.
One of my favourites. The design is sophisticated and soothing, with varying points of interest. I felt a sense that all the details had been thoughtfully taken care of.
Beautiful and very bespoke- it can't have been cheap to fit out this space. I'm totally stealing the idea for the bookshelf that incorporates the fireplace!
the space is well thought out. The sleeping pods feel very claustrophobic, in my view. Instead of 2 sleeping pods, perhaps one small bedroom and a sofa bed would have been better.
It's a beautiful space but as a tech guy I always take issue with a lot of these tiny houses for two reasons; where does the TV go???? And why is the placement and and low number of plugs always so bad???
Oh my. I didn’t stop laughing from beginning to end.. So much wasted space. Nothing private. All show. And cold and uninviting - all the charm of airport boarding area. Even the ‘standing desk’ - so in other words a shelf.
look great but just felt cold like i love the sliding doors but it just didn't feel like a home but i still can appreciate what they have done just not for me
Exceptional use of colours, space, light, curves & space from the entrance to the kitchen diner. Stunningly framed bedroom, shower, & study. All great, love it.
I should love it, however it just almost seems so dated , with a mixture of reminders towards Japan, Sweden and 70’s London, with an old colour scheme . It really is a great work, I just wish I loved it more. I can imagine this property is really polarising through its uniqueness.
To me, this is the best featured home on this channel. Elegant, clever, fun, peaceful, original, functional, and not trendy. Bravo to the adorable couple who designed this charming place.
Elegant? No
Clever? Having to climb to your bed? Don't think so.
Fun? Sure!
Peaceful? Maybe. Its noise-proof-ability was not showcased.
Original? No
Functional? Do I have to remind you of the bed? No
Not trendy? Thank, God!
I started my comments with " to me" - we are all entitled to our opinions, even if yours is negative!@@gianfranco_maldetto_92
every piece of furniture screams: "look at me look at me" which generates an unapproachable environment. The space is not perceived as an intuitive solution, but on the contrary very forced and overloaded.
Cold and uninviting. Lots of wasted space. All the charm of an airport boarding area. Even the ‘standing desk’ - in other words a shelf!
It's obvious that nothing about the design process has been easy - every corner and nook is thought out, everything serves a purpose. But the result is so easy, so comfortable, so very cozy. Really enjoyed seeing this space!
It's the exact opposite of comfortable and cosy.
This is one of the best features on this channel. The architects did an amazing job. It's bright, colourful, and looks really functional. I LOVE that they actually incorporated a study space.
No, it's not very functional.
Beautiful apartment but tiny difficult to reach bedroom nooks with probably bad air circulation. Personally I would not have sacrificed this much space for corridor and living rooms and to keep only these tiny sleeping nooks.
In particular the bookshelf entrance area ia huge with no particular function.
My thoughts exactly - also quite a bit of unused space in the kitchen & impractical bench abutting dining table. Presumably to preserve a luxe sightline. This design feels like a quick thought experiment more than a functional living space. And even as a thought experiment alone could have used a bit more cooking.
The oven and the fridge are right beside each other. Using the oven will impact the fridge.
This might be my favorite design on this channel. Everything is so well thought through. I love how bright and open the space is, considering it’s the basement flat. The colors, the wood finishes, just wow.
Am so glad that this has colour!! And very well done!
Great design overall, but I'm not sure about the decision to create a seating/sofa area that looks about as comfortable as something you'd find in a camper van. The space isn't so small that this kind of solution was absolutely necessary
Love this unit. The colors and design are so refreshing and they've managed to maximize the space. The flow of the house is also smooth. And they've also managed to bring a lot of sunlight into this basement unit. Remarkable.
It's a well-thought-out space for two people. The only things I would rethink are the sofa area and the dining area. Everything is or seems to be open except that space. It's still a workable and open treasure of a flat. I love that an uncluttered bookcase greets you when you curve around into the entrance. Thank you for sharing.
Bookcase? There aren't even 10 books there.
@@YaaLFH 3:28 because a ton of unread reads are not there doesn't make it any. less a Bookcase.
@@startpage717 There are no books there for reading.
@@YaaLFH What are you spazzing about? Besides there are at least two to three BOOKS there. Look closely, for starters on the cover they have their arms up.
not my cup of tea, but I can certainly appreciate the huge amount of time spent in it's design and function. The living room built in sofa looks very uncomfortable. Not enough soft furnishings for my taste. Sleeping pods seems claustrophobic and how do you change bedding in that tight space?
Although I’m not a fan of the color arrangements, I love the use of the sliding doors. You also made me reflect on the fact that we don’t necessarily need windows in bedrooms and that a bedroom can be just that: a bed within a room. I liked the possibility to open up the bedroom through sliding doors !
😻😻😻😻😻 amazing! Love the pods! Like your little corner where to hide! I just really hate the stone it was used in the kitchen, that green with brown, looks so outdated, like 80s style! 😱😱😱😱
A wonderful design and fabulous use of space 😊
I really like this in many ways. My only issue with it is the typical design ego of the architects leeaving very little natural possibility for any inhabitant to personalize the space beyond a few books and a framed work of art. And removing the fireplace entirely which is an incredibly valuable feature to have in London and a walk down at that. Which seens to be done entirely as an aesthetic choice, the designers prefer that bit of bookcase that's essentially non functional, though they could have incorporated a wood burner into the design (and a small armchair in the corner there would have made it a perfect place to sit in the damp months of the year). I very much like the switched floorplan and the shoji-esque ideas with integrated sleeping nooks and storage (my favorite part here). Even in small spaces it's nice to have an extra bed, and one of them could easily doublr as a small workspace if you replaced the bed with tatami, and stored a simple futon somewhere.
I get the whole "architecture as a living-machine" idea, I just think sometimes designers are too in love with their own aesthetics and philosophy to leave room for the personality and of an occupant. So if someone actually buys it to live there, (not rent it as an expensive B&B) unless they are strictly minimalists with virtually no belongings beside a pod wardrobe, the entire scheme will be compromized in the space of a week. Too often an overlooked factor I feel. Then again, perhaps all this was commissioned by someone. That would be a different situation. That would have likely been mentioned. I do like this duo. I've seen other spaces they've created. It's a very cool layout. Love the pops of color inside the cabinets!
Love it!
Love the japanese design elements, entrance, closets, grand sliding door and even the kitchen. However I have to be honest the combination of this particular wood shade and the colors is a bit of a personal nightmare of mine, clinical, plastic and kindergarten like, very retro but no in the good way.
Very bespoke and custom, so whatever works for the person/s living there. Basement or lower ground flats can be very dark so they have really tried to keep the light all the way through. Considering the Victorian servants used to live in the basement and the family would live upstairs back in the day, basement townhouse flats are now typically the most expensive / largest sq ft area in London
Sophisticated, thoughtful and just beautiful. Love all the sculptural elements.
Only question... when can I move in? 🤣 I loved this one... and in LONDON? Yes, please!
Some great design elements, but where do you put the TV?
Absolutely love the use of colors.
Another awesome design from Studio Mama ❤
where's the TV?
Love the design, the use of space, how much light it has for such a type of flat. I lived in 1 for a time, let me tell you, it didnt have this much light at all!!
good use of space but the built-in furniture limits usage, especially for the two bedrooms
Its a lovely open space for the room you've been given. Since it's a small space, the amount of colors does makes it less spacious. Of course, everyone has their flavours.
I would've gone with max 3 colors max, to stay in the comfort zone of the mind.
I do love the bathroom, the dark wood with the light blue is very lovey ❤
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Love this!
Quite a lot to love! Just feel that a two elements are unnecessarily restricting: the sofa and the little bench behind the dining room table. If those were not there the person living there could make the space more their own. With that small tweak I would have been perfectly happy living there. Like it is, I gotta say that the sofa corner feels a bit wasted. A small sofa, a nice lamp and a cozy rug would have made the corner feels so much cozier. But again... This comment is mostly about having choice taken away unnecessarily. Still, really nice work, just wish I could make it feel more mine, more like a home.
Quirky and awesome!
Another generously sized apartment that's been converted (at great expense) to be too small for more than two people and an occasional guest.
Design for design only. Not for living
Who did I hire to build all of their built-in furniture and kitchens?
Brilliant
I love this so much!
Glad you have them back! Love their style
gorgeous work
love it !
Oh sooo niceeeee 🎉🎉🎉
Great concept, well thought out. The second entrance and the garden are magnificent. The color combo just ain't my thing though.
seems like something out of a wes anderson movie
Cool
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lmao is this considered small?? this is literally much bigger than most average apartments in high density cities (FYI this would be considered a spacious condo in downtown Toronto)
They have packed a lot in the space but it still feels spacious - very clever.
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The colors seem wrong. Not very warm or sexy. Reminds me of discarded furniture I’ve seen from old dentist offices and churches. Especially the green. It’s mold green. The pink seems so detached from everything and the deeper red is quite uninspiring. The bare bones of the design is pretty cool though. It’s just the colors. Feeling queezy
Is is possible when you guys come to film in these locations to stay until dark to show the places in a different light? (pun intended)
Cost...
I'm always curious about how is the light at night !!!
Am I the only one who doesn't like it? I mean, you have 54 sqm, which is not that small, and yet you still sleep in a box and lack proper living space, so you end up living in the kitchen!? Wtf... The garden is the best part of the apartment.
OMG I hate it 😂
The entrance space is completely waste.
No, you're not the only one. This places is creepy and cold, it doesn't look like a home but like a showroom. The sleeping spaces (you can't call that bedrooms) are suffocating and oppressive, while so much space is wasted.
@@franescadiano I see all of your points about what you guys call wasted space. I think what they wanted is the openness but compartmentalized. Colorful but minimal. It's not my preferred esthetic but I can appreciate it artistically. It feels too clean and not really lived in, like a showroom, as you stated. The homeowners love it. To each their own, yeah? 😊
The flat has been rendered of all of its historic warmth charm and now looks cold and cramped.
I love the curved edges of the entry hall closet. This is out of the ordinary and refreshing. Art in Architecture!
Yes. Its Feng Shui influenced to get rid of all sharp angles, a.k.a. "poison arrows". It gives a feeling of safety and that the space is "organic".
The curved door is absolutely gorgeous. The shelves inside would fit about a pair of knickers each or something
@@fideovilm8448 Was wondering the same thing. They could have made the shelving rounded as well right.
good idea :)@@sijoneyyan
@@fideovilm8448Indeed! But a few simple hooks and pegs would make it much more usable so it's not totally wasted.
Love the use of color to separate spaces visually and the use of curves to break up the narrowness of the apartment. So functional and yet so warm. Fantastic!!
It's beautiful and functional to me, but it doesn't look like a home to me, but like a bookstore, a kindergarten, an institution
It's not functional. Huge empty corridor to preserve the sight line, but the places where you actually spend time are tiny and uncomfortable.
One of the best transformations - love it! Love the large sliding wall in the middle to divide the space🤩🙂🤍
That sliding wall is one of my two most favourite features in this flat, as well. I wonder though how stable it is. there is no rail in the floor, so it is entirely suspended from the ceiling. Is that going to be stable enough?
@@makanimike At first I assumed while missing a rail in the floor it still would have hidden wheels for support. But from 8:15 min ish one can see the door swinging a bit. So it would be floating entirely suspended from the ceiling, yes. I guess there is hardware that can do this safely. Sure you wouldn't want to see a rail in the floor.
I dig that green kitchen.
Except that hotel sized fridge and freezer. And where on earth are the washer and dryer units?
@@1whitecottagelife770 I don't know where you're from, but those are the standard size for many homes in the UK - especially for individuals or couples living somewhere, rather than a bigger family. (Washing machine is a good qu - not many homes would have a dryer, but perhaps they're using a laundrette locally.)
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@@1whitecottagelife770 It's a good size fridge and a big freezer for a couple. They don't live in the sticks, but in central London, with shops and restaurants within a few minutes walk.
imagine crawling around on the bed - no space around it to change the sheets LOL
I would need to keep the sliding door open at night because it would feel too closed in and claustrophobic.
This!! so tricky and no airflow cavity under the bed so the mattress will get mouldy.
I would especially fear the missing ventilation within these pots...
You have a "room" that’s little more than a corridor and a shelf, and then the bedroom it’s just a big coffin. I think the space has not been used very wisely
I laughed out loud! Agree.
Totally agree. A lot of space wasted
I got a sense, I'll sleep at the sofa much more than in the claustrophobic sleeping pods.
i hate how close together the sleeping pods are. a sliding wall is not enough privacy. i think it was a mistake to have that area with the big wall with a mirror instead of giving more room to each "bedroom"
I like These two. They do a lot of upcycling art projects , also.
The design touches are beautiful, but I feel as if the space is not managed adequately. The sleeping pods are cute, but very small. It must be a nuisance to have to move things in order to get in and out when you have a relatively large space at the front of the house which looks quite empty. It looks generous, as she says, and the library is beautiful, but the whole space seems underused, and it's almost as large as the living/dining/kitchen space.
The whole space looks spacious in parts and very cluttered in others.
Still, the colors and design are absolutely beautiful!
I also find there is wasted space ( the joinery is very beautiful though). It seems they have created a very generous front-to-back corridor which makes their home feels spacious. But everywhere else - where they are actually going to spend time around - is very cramped... Unless they needed to build a showroom/workspace and the home elements such as bedrooms needed to be reduced.
"Library" with
@@YaaLFH I agree it's not much of a 'library', but there is a chair next to the window which looks like a nice spot to read in.
@@123a-o5d No, it doesn't. That's not a reading chair, doesn't have full back support so it will not be comfortable to read for more than a few minutes.
@@YaaLFH The orange/peach one? I think we're talking about different places and chairs. I'm talking about the entrance hallway with the big round mirror and wall bookshelf and chair placed next to the window. This looks like an ok place to read, though not as nice as sitting next to a window on the opposite side of the flat with views into the garden.
the flat and the couple gives me Wes Anderson! love it
I know right. It's like if Wes Anderson directed The Hobbit, this is basically The Shire.
The front area is a complete waste of space, especially in such a small basement flat.
Not being rude, but... how they managed to waste a big chunk of space with that useless corredor? I would rather have a bedroom, not just a nook... I think previous layout worked better.
The prior layout was for living in, not flaunting that you're rich enough to be a 'minimalist' - a lifestyle that requires you to have no uncertainty about replacing things you've thrown out.
They could have had a lot more storage than they've gone with...
Totally agree. It was cold and uninviting. Lots of wasted space. It wasn’t a home. It was a galley.
Might be just me, but I really don't like this one, it seems like a lot of space is dedicated to the walk through area that has little practical purpose, the "bedrooms" are both boxed in mattresses with little natural light, to spite having a long corridor, the kitchen is still in the living room as opposed to using it in the transitional space. This is design with no practicality. 53 square metres made to look like 40.
Lots of wasted space at the front of the property
This design is a Masterpiece! Wow! What amazing ideas they’ve used to have multiple different rooms in one small envelope but still keep it open and airy! One of my all time favourites on this channel!
I like the flow of this apartment. Very bright and modern. To me personally, I see some elements of Japanese design as well as Frank Lloyd Wright in the timber and green colours.
But how much did it cost? Must have been a penny or two
I felt the japanese vibe too !
Yeah, to mee it also felt like a blend of Japanese meets classic architecture of long ago. Especially the color scheme and the terrazzo backsplash blending with the color of the wood.
I did not see FLW but you are totally right, no pun intended.
I see the japanese influence as well as the danish touches. lot of danish desighns. scandi and japanese styles mesh very well.
doesnt look like they live in it though. do they rent it? airbnb or something?
I agree....2 shirts in a closet? Lots of empty spaces. Doesn't seem like they really live there....no warmth in it.
Brilliant project! One of my favorites until now! Very smaart ideas, great choices of colors, it looks fun and original. I'm fan of these two! Love love love it! Very inspiring!
"The first pod has sliding doors" and zero air circulation, no oxygen and no daylight.
These people seem so fun, and thoughtful, but for some reason I can't stand the flat design.. I feel so claustraphobic looking into the space! I wonder why the decision was made to make a portico entrance, and a whole room at the front with a bookshelf, when the flat could have entered a straight through from the front porch.. I guess the intention was creating more of an arrival into the house? I just really question the usage of that space, it seems like a lot of lost volume to the usable room of the house. I'm so sorry to criticise, and recognise that different things work for different people, but this just sets me on edge, where as individually each bit of the design seems to make sense technically - together it seems quite a cold less homely living space
sure it was expensive. all that special made furniture. personally i wouldnt prefer such an over planned layout. the loose furniture is what gives a space an more open feeling filled with life. this is planned for the owner. there is no cosiness.
Where is the washing machine and dryer? Where to hang the wet laundry to dry?
2 questions: where is the WC near the entrance? and, do people upstairs come to the garden? (I saw the stairs)
This space is astounding. I remember a previous Studio Mama project featured on this channel that was an unusually tiny space that seemed almost experimental, rather than practical. In this apartment, the way they created an open corridor with sleeping pods tucked away to focus on the big backyard windows is a truly bold and well-executed choice. Especially like the small details like the unique dining table they chose to fit their small dining area.
They traded a properly divided flat for one big hallway
What is this obsession with creating open concepts? They could have kept the room closed, to have privacy when visitors come or to have the feeling of a change of environment within the house, other than that the decoration is beautiful and aesthetic.
Agree most of these I have seen have had interior walls knocked down making everything open plan.
creative use of space, but none of the furniture looks comfortable or welcoming.
I love this apartment!! Who knew that a 'basement' apartment could be so light and airy! Love all the colors too. And the kitchen has so much storage without taking up a huge amount of space. Two things I would add: in the dining area, where they have a bench, I'd have made that a 'window seat' with padding and storage underneath. Where that stunning walled bookcase is in the front of the apartment, I'd arrange some comfy seating to sit, relax and read. Great job!
It's obviously a huge improvement from the previous space. That said, the look is a bit too monochromatic and boring for me.
Classic case of form over function. No fresh air into bedrooms, useless entry hall wall/mirror room, have to pull out stairs to access bedroom (they will either be always left out or no one will use that bedroom, and if someone is sleeping the stairs must be out), study open to kitchen, couch looks like it’s from a university public area, seperate dining table for the sake of having one, couch and dining table too big for space, both serving the same function. Kitchen and bathroom are good.
Very consistent design throughout, but the box divisions do not appeal to me- I would prefer to have more air around the bed.
Maybe it's just my impression, but overall, the space seems inconsistent and chaotic to me, which is a shame because otherwise, it would be an excellently managed reconstruction.
Both authors are obviously very creative and don't hold their fantasies back, but sometimes, especially in small spaces, less is indeed more.
It seems they had too many good, creative ideas for such a small space and didn't want to give up on any of them.
What disturbs my overall good impression the most are too many "details" visible from different angles - especially from the garden to the living room and office.
For me, there are too many colors there and also too many different shapes. That is most visible in the living/dining room.
As an example, I can point to the materialized idea of a "coffee" table vs a dining table.
I would have preferred the organic/"diamond" shape used as a coffee table, similar to the one used for the dining table. The organic shape of the dining table almost fights with the austere, rectangular shape of the coffee table.
Also, the size of the coffee table does not match the size of the sofa. It's more the size of a side table, but its practical usage could be pretty well questioned for such a long sofa. Perhaps two small tables, instead of one, could be a solution to that.
Major flaw with the length of the sleep pods. Why squeeze the lengths with a superfluous entrance wardrobe? Also the wood paneling of the second pod is prone to stubbing one's toes.
Such a beautiful flat! My only concern is about the sleeping pods ie how to change the bedding without straining backs and knees, and how prevent mold/mildew when the mattresses are laying directly on the platform. It's a shame to restrict people who are less agile from living within such a lovely design 😍😍
in regards to the mattresses getting air, I would suspect that they rest on slats? So you can always just pull out the storage drawers below them for a few hours so that it can really air out from both sides?
I have long since recognized that these small homes won’t be suitable for all. If the brief had been for me (older woman, difficult in using stairs, easy access bed, comfortable sitting area to read and watch tv) the design would be beautiful but different.
May be time to be fitter!
@@chloeuntrau4588 People get older, bodies change. Yours will, too.
@@makanimike I'm quite sure the mattresses rest on slats for comfort reasons alone. I think pulling out the drawers is possible but seems like a bugger. I mean who would want to pull out the drawers every other morning -- it's quite the compromise isn't it?. The design should consider under-mattress airflow in the first place. Maybe it does but we can't see it from the video. Imho space under the bed should never be fully covered up by drawers.
This apartment gives me the 1930s Japanese vibe. I like it, but for someone who's asthmatic, the sleeping pods with no natural ventilation are really oversized 'coffins'.
beatiful, but what about fresh air in the sleeping pods? In such a small room, oxygen runs out in 20 minutes.
It is very nice, but it is not for everyone taste just like everything in life but for me one of the problems is that there is no television area or entertaining area and the sofa is way to permanent and it looks too uncomfortable, I hate permanent furniture, but apart from that very nice according to my taste.
It doesn't appear to look like someone's actually living there.
One of my favourites. The design is sophisticated and soothing, with varying points of interest. I felt a sense that all the details had been thoughtfully taken care of.
Beautiful and very bespoke- it can't have been cheap to fit out this space. I'm totally stealing the idea for the bookshelf that incorporates the fireplace!
I'm very surprised it seems like they couldn't figure out any room for a washing machine! But it's still very pretty.
the space is well thought out. The sleeping pods feel very claustrophobic, in my view. Instead of 2 sleeping pods, perhaps one small bedroom and a sofa bed would have been better.
Am I the only person watching this video thinking, where is the small space ???
It's a beautiful space but as a tech guy I always take issue with a lot of these tiny houses for two reasons; where does the TV go???? And why is the placement and and low number of plugs always so bad???
Oh my. I didn’t stop laughing from beginning to end.. So much wasted space. Nothing private. All show. And cold and uninviting - all the charm of airport boarding area. Even the ‘standing desk’ - so in other words a shelf.
look great but just felt cold like i love the sliding doors but it just didn't feel like a home but i still can appreciate what they have done just not for me
pretty for sure, but not very practical for actual people who would live in the space.
Exceptional use of colours, space, light, curves & space from the entrance to the kitchen diner. Stunningly framed bedroom, shower, & study. All great, love it.
I should love it, however it just almost seems so dated , with a mixture of reminders towards Japan, Sweden and 70’s London, with an old colour scheme . It really is a great work, I just wish I loved it more. I can imagine this property is really polarising through its uniqueness.
What makes it Victorian?
It's mid-century modern AF