Here’s a reclaimed 500-square-foot small apartment conversion in the East Village Manhattan area of New York City covered by SpacesTV on YouTube. When the owner first got the apartment it was in bad condition. It was unfinished, had holes in the floor, framing was exposed, and there was a lot of cleaning up to do. The [...]
Tiny Apartments
Brilliantly Designed Small Apartment Has Everything You Need to Live and Work
Now here’s a brilliantly designed small apartment in East Village area of Manhattan in New York City. Michael, the apartment owner, uses the space as both home and office which makes the 500-square-feet all that much tighter. I also work and live out of my apartment which is about 450-square-feet while sharing it with my girlfriend as [...]
78 Square Foot Manhattan Micro Apartment: Architect’s Live-Work Space Tour
Architect Luke Clark Tyler lives and works in a 78 square foot micro apartment in Midtown Manhattan, potentially America’s smallest apartment. The space features a custom-built couch that converts to a bed, maximizing the multi-functional use of every square inch in this extreme example of urban micro living. Micro Apartment Specifications Location: Midtown Manhattan, New [...]
Apartments versus Tiny Houses and Small Homes
By Laura LaVoie Someone asked me the other day what the advantages were of small houses versus apartment living? Why, she asked, would someone prefer living in a small house rather than renting an apartment? Certainly one is not superior over the other. The simple answer comes down to preference, but here are some other [...]
Tiny Apartment Tour in South Korea
When you think of a tiny apartment, what comes to mind? This particular apartment is like a mesh between a studio apartment, loft, and a tiny house. It takes advantage of square footage with a loft bedroom, so you sleep upstairs just like in most tiny houses. The main room serves as a living room, [...]
Designer Turns Rundown 500-square-foot Apartment into Luxurious Home
Article by Laura LaVoie Off Beat Spaces shows how designer James Hong took a 500 square foot New York aparatment from rundown to luxury by repurposing items and reimagining spaces. This video shows in only a couple of minutes what one designer could do to create an amazingly modern space while staying within what he [...]
NYC Asking Developers to Build 300-square-foot Apartments (USA Today)
Today on USA Today the Associated Press announced that New York City is requesting developers to design studio apartments 300 square feet or smaller. The city believes these tiny homes could be a solution to growing population and the need for affordable housing, especially for singles and two-person households, according to the article. The mayor, [...]