NEVER TOO SMALL Sydney Student Micro Apartment & Co Living Space - 19sqm/205sqft
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 8 дек 2019
- Click skl.sh/nevertoosmall to get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE!
UKO is Australia's first co-living space in Stanmore, in the inner-west of Sydney, Australia. Architect Ashkan Mostaghim from Mostaghim and Associates presents the smallest of UKO's footprints, a 19sqm Micro Apartment. Including a small bathroom and kitchen, a flexible layout is made possible by cleverly designed joinery that maximises floor space by ensuring essentials, including a dining table and sofa is able to be packed away under a queen bed when not required.
#microapartment #architecture #interiordesign
Music: Everything is moving but the time by Dario Lupo. Start your free trial subscription on Musicbed by using the link here share.mscbd.fm/nvtsmall
Website www.nevertoosmall.com
Instagram / nvtsmall
Facebook / nvtsmall
Produced by newmac.co
Creator: Colin Chee
Director: Colin Chee
Producer: Lindsay Barnard/Luke Clark
Camera: Colin Chee
Editor: Louise Mullins 
Хобби
this would make an amazing design for university dorm rooms
I agree, I was going to comment the same thing, would be an incredible dorm
It wouldn’t even be that much more expensive to make.
I would love it if they added the ability to add shelfs/storage in the cabinets under the bed if you decided that you liked the sofa in a certain place in the apartment.
Yes, more shelf just under the ceiling would be a plus. And the cupboard in the kitchen is to high on the wall.
@@hakonericson6279 i suspect is is quite expensive
As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement ruclips.net/user/postUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!
Imagine if dorms were like this...
He said that a lot is custom designed which might be a pain to replace even at scale. Also a dorm houses only students which are probably better off to trade in some flexibility for more and bigger shelf-space and a better desk rather than the awesome moveability of everything
@@paulb4334 well yeah obviously but the ingenuity of the space is not that hard to replicate even if it's less extensive, also considering the millions students pay colleges creating a better living space for them doesn't seem unviable.
@@arcisvar4863 As I mentioned for me the best part is the flexibility of the room which you dont necessarily need as a student with more fixed requirements. Though I agree that the feel and ingenious storage solutions are well worth immitating especially for cramped student dorms
dorms SHOULD be like this! what a great idea!! now go talk to a university and make it happen.
they are in the uk. i literally thought student housing first thing lmao
to all the people commenting that you wouln't put away the sofa: Then don't! I think its awesome that on a day to day basis the sofa can stay out, but if i want to do e.g. a home-workout I stilll have the option for floor space! Or have more room for the dining table when I've invited friends over. Of course you can leafe out the sofa, if that is what you like. The module is there to adapt to different needs, not to tuck everything away neatly at the end of the day.
THANK YOU!! Jesus people complain about the dumbest stuff. Personally, I would put everything away cuz i like the extra space. But I know I don’t HAVE to!
If there's anything I've learned from living in a small studio, it's that daily tasks of moving furniture (i.e., pulling out your couch whenever you want to sit down) are just not worth it. You don't want to have to pack your apartment up at the end of the night.
Neighbours complain all the time as well eve though you're not making much noise
there was really no need to keep hiding a god damn sofa or dining table. someone wanted to play creative designs, then put his work in a museum. No one has to live in a another man’s creative cum.
Absolutely. I love the couch on wheels. But why would you want to put it in a cupboard. Keep that and have another pull out hanging rack where the cupboard was.
The roll away dining table again seems like a waste of all the cupboard space that is created under the awesome raised bed.
I have lived in a studio for many years and I have find that with a functional design you don’t have to. Personally even with a Murphy shelf I feel this design could be different. This for me has too many movements and seem very hollow and not much of a homely feeling
"I need my jacket, let me just pack the sofa so I can open the closet"
This looks like a dream, as long as you don’t have a partner! I would definitely keep the couch out at all time and use the extra closet space
Yeah, except to get a good angle to the tv you'd still have to move the sofa each time you needed to get to the closet. But perhaps the tv could be put elsewhere.
almost no storage space, but it feels spacious
Josef K. Concerned about storage. Where would you put a broom, mop or suitcase?
@@meganforness3046 I think i'll just let out the sofa all the time and stuff all these items in...XD
@@user-nk9ck6ze3z truueee
@@meganforness3046 in the balcony
Maybe in the cellar ?
Boy, I love this channel. Every space is so interesting and thoughtfully designed. just amazing. keep it up!
Yeah. I liked it so much that even if I become a millionaire someday, I would prefer a Micro Apartment.
Ah! I wish the wardrobe was a little taller, some of those clothes were dragging on the floor. You don’t need so much headspace above your bed anyway. Also a screen that you can pull up and down would be nice to conceal the “bedroom”. Other than that, a really lovely space.
I was thinking about raising the sideboard a bit, but a screen actually is a much better and probably cheaper idea
Agree. You wouldn't be able to hang dresses.
I think it could probably go up a few inches & not disturb the person's headspace. Idk. I think so. I love your idea of a screen for the bed space! There's so many different kinds to choose from. It could be partially see through or solidly, not see through. :) I think there would be some tall space, maybe at the end of the unit but before the bathroom door... To put a taller closet section. I can't tell for sure, but I think so. Yes, I really like this. Even as an idea for a tiny house or a very small bedroom, etcetera. :)
@@finnantobin you also could make the side railing, much shorter where you could swing your legs over the edge just while you got awake enough, to come down the steps, at least part of the ways. Its not terribly high. Unless of course there's a child up there too. Then you'd want the full railing, top to bottom & wider too.
@@TheEmzies Please read my first 2 replies in this thread if you really intend to try this out. 👍 I really like their ideas in making this space.
That shelf/desk snatched my wig. 💖👏
Alexis Angulo “snatched my wig” 😆
I know right?? Like where can i get one???
I cant find a diy of that 😅
Alisa Perez it’s TWOFOLD Wandsekretär
@@alisaperez3716 SECONDED!
I wanted to see the communal spaces :(
BeedleNeedle
Yeah, me too!
Watch it again. They are shown at the beginning, about :30 in. Atrium living area, communal dining table, kitchen facility.
Just look up uko co living on RUclips, duh
They showed it. I looked at that place. The green space and kitchen are the spaces
So this is basically dorms. I’ve noticed this type of co-living in Seattle too and it makes me worried for the future of housing. It feels like a person’s home is becoming less and less theirs and more designed to fit the most amount of people as profitably as possible. These micro studio apartments also presume that you will only use your home for sleeping, and never for living, entertaining, cooking. My concern isn’t about this building in particular, in fact I think it’s beautifully designed, just an example of a trend I’ve been noticing.
katie definitely. It’s all about young, “modern”, wealthy city-dwellers. Same in SF too, for the more temporary tech type people.
In the future, there will be much more people, and most of them want to live in big cities. Even today there aren't enough single apartments
Isa Ultra true. I think the problem is not the population of the world, it’s that too many people have to live and work in the same place.
I'd never want to heat and pay extra rent/taxes for a dining room that I would use once a month and a guest bedroom that would be used two times a year. That's just wasteful. This place provides communal spaces, so you can entertain others, and you have opportunities to connect with people - which you don't have if you pay for a regular self-contained apartment, where you can have all the privacy you want, and end up with all the isolation, you didn't need.
And ur absolutely right to be concerned. Micro homes are cool but they shouldnt be the norm and they should never be the only option for people to even afford
The shelf-desk is absolutely genius 😍
This is sort of what I did in my small apartment with no closets. Found old wooden dining tables to make a platform for my bed; one has a drop-down leaf, it became the door to my storage crawlspace. My long dresser is underneath the bed, facing outwards so I can easily access my most needed stuff.Then I have an armoire, a settee with storage underneath, and a sturdy wooden storage trunk with shoes underneath, that acts as the step up to my bed. I have a metal rack that allows drying dishes above the sink; maximizes kitchen counter space.
one of the most minimalistic but gorgeous designs i ever see. Bravo
Agreeing with some of the other comments, this is a wonderful design and would make such a fantastic short term living space! Whether it be a nightly hotel, or monthly, this is a perfect little temporary residence. Long term I'd at least need a real kitchen, haha.
You do get access to a shared real kitchen you know. For some a kitchenette wouldn’t cut it, but for some (I’ve esp heard of this in cities) that’s all they want bc of eating out. They do pitch co-living more for the young people, but I could see it as a hotel suite like you said
If the apartment is larger by 100 sq ft, then there can be a real kitchen incorporated to its design.
"Ok, you have to get off the sofa now."
"Why?"
"I need to put it away so I can unpack the dining table for dinner. Then I'll have to pack the dining table away and get the sofa back out if we watch a movie. Can you just stand in the kitchen so you aren't in the way of the cupboards that hold my furniture?"
😂😂
@@milec6799 you can take the dining table out even when the sofa is out
Let's be honest, if it's just you - you won't be taking the dining table out anyway, maybe only for instragram photos.
the thing is... I think this solution allows you to do whatever you want... If you want the sofa to be permanent. that's not a problem, but if you want to be able to stove it away and have game night around a larger table. That's not a problem. Perhaps you will commonly eat your dinner at the small table. And that's the thing. it's about flexibility. I made my kitchenette on wheels (with safety lock). not because I move it from day to day. but If I want to do indoor exercise or play VR games I can move it away from my main area resulting in tons of space. my next step is to create a murphy bed. not because I will tuck it away everyday... but at least the possibility exists. and perhaps I will do it once or twice a week.
Clever design, but the green colour is overpowering.
Could be, but I like it. Adds personality.
Maybe the other apartments have other colours?
It is, I hate it. I like pastel colors better.
Macy George so what?
Lol that's my favorite part
I personally love this design, they fit so much in such a small space
0:44 every moment that brick wall is not covered in green is another bruise on my soul
I love the layout and design of the place. It seems so spacious once everything is tucked underneath the bed!
*We put guide trails for easy tucking in sofa*
Everybody loved that!🙌
Edit: thank you ! I've never this many likes!
Dear Nevertoosmall, I know that many of the comments on your channel are about the design of individual units (and we are a highly opinionated community! Grin), but i wanted to thank you for what you do. I really enjoy seeing the ingenuity and imagination that goes into these designs. Even when I don't particularly like the plan I can still appreciate the work these architects are doing. It's amazing! It's inspiring! Thank you.
Very original and practical design!
That's absolutely stunning incorporated, sweet, practical and fancy! One of my biggest dreams is to become an interior designer for homeless and people that can't afford a place to stay, and just do this sort of thing with any space❤❤❤
Interesting thought but it has a hotel feel to it. “We didn’t design this with a specific person in mind.” That’s exactly why it doesn’t come across as an effective dwelling. All good home design should be personal.
Difficult to design personally in a huge building with as much apartment modules as possible
"We didn't design this with a specific person in mind." I read this as "We can tweak things to accommodate, to suit a particular person/group as best as possible."
It is possible that someone may find this very suitable, if not close to perfect, for his/her lifestyle, or potential lifestyle. The balcony is a bonus to this tiny apartment, but appears to be able to serve well, very user friendly. And this one is in Australia. There are some balconies that are not desirable to use, or necessary, but balconies are usually desirable, or a selling point, to most people.
That’s the appeal for folks that work in one location for several months and then must move. It’s more personal than a hotel room and has the benefit of being able to personalize it by whoever is occupying it at the time. Traveling nurses would love this space, construction workers probably wouldn’t.
The shelf desk blew me away!
That's probably the best project I have ever seen here. I would probably change something (adding courtain in bed area so second person could still use rest of the flat; choose foldable table and hooks on the wall beneath TV - so you could only see table top - if green or with some form of pattern it would be like a painting, and sofa would be outside of the box: with all that I would have great storage under bed) but that's the point of design like that - you have to do them yours. That shelf-desk is pure genius for small spaces ♥
I like this design a lot. I need my desk out all the time due to work and don't use the sofa often unless I have friends coming over. Therefore having the ability to just hide/ roll the sofa somewhere is fantastic. Flats in Berlin are getting more and more expensive and only 10-15m2 rooms are affordable at the moment so I wish I could buy that "queen bed" here.
I looked into the co housing ethos many years ago and think it has great merit. Australian people have been spoiled with lots of space and dont understand sharing very well, as can be seen by some comments. Really hope this project is successful.
It’s remarkable. What a clever design.
Absolutely loved it, small yet spacious for a single person with ample of natural light and air.👌🏻👍🏻
I love watching videos like this! It makes me love architecture more!
This is not architecture. This is design, and perhaps planning, depending on how extensive is your role.
This is probably my favorite among all the other apartments! I love how every space is maximized for all needs. I'd definitely take this one. The bookshelf/desk is a clever idea!
Crucial combination--being part of a community but still having your own space. And a "small space" that seems to keep in mind mid-to-lower income brackets. Terrific.
All that storage space is awesome.
More like a clever dorm room than anything else.
A clever dorm style apartment is better than an inept house/luxury big apartment. Of course, location and near-to amenities/essentials must be considered. If you live here with the tiny fridge and the closest store is a mile away or out of the way, then this can only be short term occupancy...like a hotel/motel in which case most meals are eaten out.
A lot of people wouldn't want to be moving a table and sofa in and out of storage or having to pull out the wardrobe.
Those storage spaces would just end up filled with other stuff.
Just like ppl don't put their cars in the garage and the garage ended up as storage space for junks? 🤭😅
No time for that. You come home sick and in a rush - no way do you want to pull on furniture and put it in place.
Good point . I agree . I dont have a lot of stuff but there isn't much room for storage there .
@@vicc.1446 or maybe they dont have one . ( But I do so I'm screwed).
Would that really be an issue?
That's fabulous. Looks like such a clever use of space, light too.
THE DEST/BOOKSHELF OMG GENIUS!!!!!!!
That's an awesome living concept. I like the community-style housing that still retains individuality.
This is a pre-exist. The model can improve. By a little, or by a lot to rival luxury residences. Anywhere in between is the place to start...a trend.
This is my favorite home so far. What a dream!
I LOVE the desk, it feels really smart and I love that you can actually leave stuff on there while still "concealing" the actual desk. The closet would be a bit too small for me but it's great that you not only have a sofa but also a full dining table in the apartment. I love this channel, watching your videos relaxes me to no end. Thank you for sharing! :)
Ok that shelf-desk idea was so cool! I'm OBSESSED.
The bookshelves that turns to the desk. Where did u buy it? Can I make it for myself? Is that a copyrighted design or open source? I wish I could make such for myself. Is there any info how to make such? Thanks
This should be easy to copy. You'll find the right stuff at the hardware store
It’s lovely. The hidden compartments, & you can add your own personal touch.
This is terrific!!! Now NYC and LA need to do this!
I love that whole alternative concept of living. Sign me up.
I absolutely love intelligent design like how the shelf opens out into a small desk space.
Isn't "intelligent design" a different thing...?
Very cool, I would have loved to have seen more of the kitchen
This is the best 200sqft design I have come across.
That drop hits when the shelf becomes the desk
I love this apartment !
Actually, my favorite feature was the steps that doubled as drawers, all upside without any downside.
love this idea and the court yard. The table Gould fold allowing room for suitcases and stoarge bins.
I really love the ideas that the furniture is movable. Brilliant 👏
The couch seems like a hospital couch withe wheels.
BRING UKO LIVING TO EUROPE! Love this so much!!
I love the space saving ideas in these videos! So creative and innovative.
This video is a perfect example of space saving design! Redefining small space into a livable design!
Apartment design in a whole new level!!!
idk where this was suggested, but now i want a comedy series of the various tenants in an apartment building interacting
This is PERFECTION. I'd love to buy one of these. I travel a lot and I think it's time for me to buy a crash pad but a cozy one. This is absolutely lovely.
You actually want to invest in this for yourself, so you, unlike many, don't see this as a dorm. Good!
It is indeed cozy and lovely, and the balcony in Australia is a big plus.
I think most people on this channel do not understand what co-living is for. This kind of housing is mostly for young working professionals in big, crowded cities. In US, I have seen co-living spaces like these in cities like NYC, SFO, etc where loads of young ppl work for intense jobs like investment banking, consultancies, software engineering, research, etc. They get paid well, but barely stay in their apartments, and apart from their office colleagues might not have any other friends. This can lead some of them to feel socially isolated. The rent there is already high for worse planned studios and roommate/shared housing. I feel this apartment is a great combination of having a personal space while being part of a community and for living a more social life while having an intense job. These are not meant for permanent living usually, though there are loads of ppl who would definitely prefer this kind of nomadic living over a large suburban house filled with kids.
Anindita Roy
Yeah, many of the comments here seem to have no idea about co-living.
This guy is not an architect, yet a magician!
Man, that colour is woeful, takes away the modern feel, makes it look like something for the 70
LMAO, I love the color! My bedroom in my parent's house has a similar look, except it's in purple! Now when I visit, I can't imagine what was going through my head. 😂 Green is a much better color IMO. To each their own. I am hoping they have different colored apartments though, or ppl are allowed to use temporary solutions to make the room more their own. But this place still allows more personalization than I have seen in most co-living spaces.
I actually love the green and the overall colour palette...
Such an inspiring channel. Thank you!
I've rented a lot of places that have tried to imitate this sort of look without the budget or the smart architecture, most commonly buying one of those giant box sort of beds and trying to cut a space underneath. It often fails because they cut half way and realise the structure will collapse if you don't buy new materials so they turn it in to a storage cupboard for the mop/broom and put a massive mirror on the outside to help the room look bigger
green is my favourite colour and OMG THIS IS HEAVEN FOR ME
The limit to design is your imagination and your wallet. I would like to see a video also taking cost into consideration and see what design is most effective for the cost.
Monetary cost is all in the mind. It has no true or real staying power...to fuel progress.
Design would be better if they move the front door to the left (where the current kitchen is) and have the L shape kitchen on the right towards the wall.. that way they will have more space to cook and more storage
The building was already mostly built, and he said that they had to work around the pre-existing walls.
I presume the room was designed that way before UKA.
Nice place, though.
@Coni Glione yes they could actually.. infact they could even make the door disappeared and make it a wall.. people renovated their house just to move the position of their doors and take down a wall.. if they design the doors on the left side, they would have more space on the right for the kitchen
That's true. I agree with you! 👍
I think the design is trading off on the fully stocked communal kitchen... but I did find it odd that they thought a hot plate is more necessary than a microwave.
You clearly don’t know what it’s like to design in Australia, we’re mostly caught up in building laws that take an absolute nightmare of time to make small changes i.e moving a door. Also the building was mostly built already which means it’s been approved, the client most likely would not have liked to go through another approval process to “move a door.” This is an exercise in doing the best with what you have.
This is simply simple and on point.
That shade of green 😍
Love that drawer/table design idea. Really neat!
Not sure about the colour choice of the apartment- that green just does not feel right to me..
"We decided to raise the bed and put everything except for the bathroom and the kitchen underneath the bed" XD, now I'm thinking about the bathroom and the kitchen being in that tiny closet under the bed
This is genius!! Perfect especially for a communal building like this where the goal is for you not to be cooped up in you room too much.
The bookshelf is very clever!!
I’d love to live there!
Prices start from $420 per week. Really expensive, I'd rather stay in a share house
Go rent a dorm in the middle of europe XD, 420 $ its ok i think
@@FreeDay997 Per week? No, it isn't. I'd say, 420$ for two months, that's how I would price this.
@@u.v.s.5583 for Sydney Australia $420 AUD sounds right
Per month, sure. Per week, holy shit. I pay €433/month including utilities for my room (same size) in the city centre.
very clever design for a 19 sqm that looks like a huge space! a very good place for college studes
What a beautiful and simple design
Here so fast the video wont load.
Id love to live in this space just would need a better pc table
Rei零 I was thinking the same , may be a broader one would do for me 😄
a bedchill would do fine here :)
I will love this space if I was a student. However, the green colour could be changed to black/grey/pine for a more sophisticated look for single professionals.
Back To Basics totally agree. If you created something like this for students especially in the UK that would be great. so much better than the dorm room I had in my first year.
Great Ideas, Wiselly used of the Space. Congratulations!!
This channel is awesome. When I'll have to design my own apartment, I'll definitely get inspiration from your videos.
This apartment is beautiful!! Wish I could live in something like that.
Its done really nicely but at 19sqm you can feel the tightness and lack of privacy with nothing hiding the bedroom
I think the bed could be easily hidden with a track of a curtain, it's cozier that way 😊
@@vicc.1446 that's a great idea! sure it wouldn't make it soundproof but it'd make it cozier and would help split the 'rooms' a little
You should try building something like this in Singapore -- this will be beneficial for solo/single foreigners working in SG. Minimalist, efficient and hopefully affordable.
This kind of video gave me a lots of idea for my future house! Thank you guys
Cant wait to pull out the sofa in front of the tv, the table on the kitchen, and fully roll out the closet, to Never put any of them back, and use the underbed space to store shit i dont need, and Never go out to the common areas.
Yeeeah thats the 90s mess living style.
You can ban me of this channel just with that comment
I looked up their website. Great location, pretty quick access to centre of Sydney. Is it currently being rented as BnB/short term accommodation or is some of it long term?
It looks and feelmore like student accomodation. It would feel more homely if the room be able to transfer into different spaces, like if you were able to hide kitchen and convert it into living area and then another part would have a bedroom space that can transer into office for example.
Beautiful Project. Congrats to the architect
To me it rather looks like a children's room....
lol
To me it lookslike a room in a mental hospital. Literally the opposite of cozy.
I feel like I'm romantically attracted to this apartment
It is very cozy. I wish the communal model could offer more, or be improved. But the apartment itself is really good and nice enough for many people.
I like the idea of the elevated bed with storage beneath, but I would have put the sofa in the room itself to increase storage space.
No pudo escoger colores más espantosos? El diseño, dos dos. El.baño se llevó los aplausos.
I was like “this is missing a sofa” ahah, great space
I like the co-living idea but obviously when it comes to a pandemic, there are a number of issues with sharing facilities.
You inevitably have to be closer to humans.
Your groceries were touched by humans.
@@KBS_ar Buying groceries and sharing a kitchen and living space are two separate things.
@@kismetau
A pandemic won’t last forever we inevitably have to come and interact with each other.
While I don’t like the apartment as a whole, I love many of the details! The sofa on wheels with brakes (such a great idea!) is really clever. The sofa itself, though, takes up a lot of visual space and I would have opted for a slimmer design. I love the tracks in the cabinet where everything can easily glide into! It’s SO much better than just having the wheels without tracks. I also like the hooks above the bed!
This is HEAVEN for introverts like me.