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How To Take Advantage of the Space Under The Bed

José Tomás Franco — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Over the last few years, we have explored different ways of taking advantage of small spaces in residential architecture. From efficient furniture to kitchens with transformable systems to adapting essential household appliances, architects have begun looking for effective ways of optimizing scarce floor space or making spaces more flexible in multifunctional and mixed-use typologies.

House Plans Under 50 Square Meters: 30 More Helpful Examples of Small-Scale Living

María Francisca González — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Designing the interior of an apartment when you have very little space to work with is certainly a challenge. We all know that a home should be as comfortable as possible for its inhabitants, but when we have only a few square meters to work with and the essential functions of the home to distribute, finding an efficient layout is not easy. Following our popular selection of houses under 100 square meters, we've gone one better: a selection of 30 floor plans between 20 and 50 square meters to inspire you in your own spatially-challenged designs.

Fontworks Inc. Fukuoka Creative Lab / PRISM DESIGN

Hana Abdel — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0000

Fontworks renovation its Creative Lab in Fukuoka Japan. Along with this, Fontworks worked on the design of a new office with PRISM DESIGN, an international design studio in Base Shanghai and Japan. Fontworks have formulated a company tag line called “Character More Freely”.

The Laundry Room as an Unnecessary Luxury (or Where to Place the Washer in the Modern Home?)

José Tomás Franco — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 04:30:00 +0000

In residential architecture, there have always been central, indispensable spaces and peripheral spaces more easy to ignore. When designing a home, the task of the architect is essentially to configure, connect, and integrate different functions in the most efficient way possible, necessarily prioritizing some spaces over others. And although today many are designing in ways that are increasingly fluid and indeterminate, we could say that the bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen are the fundamental nucleus of every house, facilitating rest, food preparation, and personal hygiene. Then meeting spaces and other service areas appear, and with them lobbies, corridors, and stairs to connect them. Each space guides new functions, allowing its inhabitants to perform them in an easier and more comfortable way.

Storage Solution for Small Houses: Useful Examples

José Tomás Franco — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 08:30:00 +0000

Dense cities mean small homes. With more and more frequency we are forced to adapt to spaces within which some elements simply do not fit. As architects, these restrictions actually provide us with opportunities and remind us that our goal is to give precise solutions to specific problems. Designing with infinite number square meters and/or an unlimited budget is practically unheard of.

unbot China inc. / PRISM DESIGN

Hana Abdel — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 22:00:00 +0000

Unbot Inc. a web marketing business specializing in Greater China, centering on domestic and cross-border e-commerce stores and SNS operations in China. They relocated their Shanghai branch office to increase operational efficiency and organizational strength by increasing the number of employees accompanying business expansion. Unbot have formulated a tag line called of the new office is “unbot Society 5.0”. Unbot's new office space that aims to achieve both economic development and the resolution of social issues by using a system that highly integrates virtual and reality. In addition to Improving health and convenience of office worker.

Tsukiji Room H / Yuichi Yoshida & associates

Karen Valenzuela — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Originally purchased the two rooms in the building is made by assuming an office use, is renovation to live as a single residence. While ensuring the function minimum necessary to life from the client, there was that we wanted to take as large as possible where you can do anything to the external side. In addition, it was also the assumption that she moved in rent or resale After you have about 5 to 10 years to another.

Tokyo Loft / G architects

Karen Valenzuela — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 01:00:00 +0000

This unique apartment is located in the very heart of Tokyo, inside a low-rise apartment complex, one block from a major highway.