MICRO APARTMENTS

Living ‘micro’: single residents embrace tiny apartments:

The below video highlights the rise in the need for single residence living spaces.

The video shows the spaces to be:

• Compact

• Multi functional

• Popular in cities such as Vancouver

• A new way to accommodate a growing population and people wanting to live alone

• Rented at an affordable rate relative to the city

• Use of technology and the need for space

• Cities want to retain young professionals and recent graduates

• However concerns are voiced that this will make neighbourhoods less stable

• Another concern is that micro apartments could replace housing for lower middle income and homeless

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‘Micro Apartment’:

The below video shows a redesigned old 1960 apartment.

With space at a premium, functionality is key. Below I have noted my key findings from watching.

• A strong divide between sleeping and living is created

• Visual seperation

• Functionality in design

• Material palette keep to a minimum

• Design for purpose