Never Too Small

Inspired by the tightly designed interiors of sailing boats, llabb architecture converted this 70’s open plan studio apartment into a two-bedroom home without expanding its 35sqm footprint.

In order to maximise space in this small 44sqm apartment ATOMAA had to completely reimagine it’s floor plan, moving a troubling central bathroom that awkwardly split the home in two.

Once a cramped, dark and fragmented space, this 42sqm apartment in Buenos Aires was extensively re-designed by the talented team at Fallone

Determined not to let the limited square meterage and awkwardness of two pitched roofs affect the functional potential of this 1940’s studio apartment, Architect Pierluigi Colombo cleverly designed a few pieces of multifunctional furniture.

Once an underutilised narrow porch situated between two overlapping villas, Urban Cabin, designed by Italian architect Francesa Perani, is now a multi-purpose space that acts as a studio, retreat and guest house.

Mansfield Tiny Home Hosts, Alice and Robbie, offer guests the chance to experience life off-grid in ingeniously transformed shipping containers complete with custom-designed interiors and fold away flexibility.

Set on the 31st floor of a modern high rise, Desmond Wong meticulously designed his apartment to feel like a sanctuary amidst the bustling sounds of Hong Kong.

Gawthorne’s Hut’s hosts created a unique off-grid cabin on their 480-acre sustainable working family farm. Designed to ensure the farm remains profitable and remains in the family for future generations, this 40sqm home has been designed for paying guests to use, ensuring the owners, and any visitors can get the most out of this beautiful location. With solar power, battery storage and a rainwater tank, this home is the perfect escape for those that want to go off-grid and escape the bustle of daily life.

Set inside the heritage-listed Grand Hotel building in Melbourne CBD, the aptly named Small Grand Apartment has been meticulously transformed by the team at tsai Design into an open plan, minimalist space by the use of clever, multi-functional design.

In an inventive redesign of her 19th-century Italian apartment into a multifunctional home and office, Architect Caterina Pilar Palumbo transformed the formerly gloomy space into a bright and colourful home.

Designed by Small to feel like a New York style apartment yet appropriate for a regional setting, The Brook is a fully off-grid, transportable small house design that explores the use of recycled and restored materials.

Inspired by the Tasmanian landscape and her Danish heritage, host Alice Hansen created a simple yet elegant tiny home that heroes the local materials and products featured through-out.

With a focus on sustainability, quality and fostering a strong sense of community, 122 Roseneath is a project designed around flexible, shared spaces including a multi-purpose communal room, a bike workshop/communal laundry and an open terrace with a barbeque area and herb gardens.

Centrally located in Buenos Aires the 25sqm El Camarin apartment occupies a triangular space in a 1950’s building previously left empty due to its small size.

Airbnb Host Matt Cooper’s heritage-listed cottage was transformed from a dark and cramped space into one that is bright, airy and surprisingly spacious.

Almost completely submerged underground, this once dark and congested storage space was gutted by SOUTH architecture and transformed into a bright, comfortable and fully equipped studio apartment.

Located in a picturesque 1940’s building in the lively neighborhood of Palermo in Buenos Aires city, this spacious and elegant mezzanine apartment was previously a small and dark office space.

In search of an affordable home in Paris, Architect Matthieu Torres and his partner picked out a small, dark space with a beautiful view of the city.

Surrounded by mountains in Tai Hang, Hong Kong, the 59sqm Candy Cube residence is a warm, cozy space; designed by architect Nelson Chow to separate its owner from the bustle of the city.

Located on the 5th floor of a Parisian revolution era building, 7 MCH sits in a business district by day, and a cultural hub by night.

The leafy streets of Saavedra are among the most desirable in Buenos Aires, access to parks, recreational areas and sporting facilities means the price of a square metre is close to the highest in the Argentinian capital.

Once an uninhabited and dirty attic space, Villa Saint-Michel was transformed by Nicolas Bossard into a bright, compact and fluid space.

Located in a 19th Century Victorian building in the tree-lined cosmopolitan area of Belsize park in North London, Shoji Apartment brings it’s boho japanese brief to life with a simple structure, clean lines and flexible design.

Situated along the coast of Hong Kong, SmartZendo apartment was designed to bring Zen ideas into a small home.

This apartment is located in the downtown Athenian Quarter of Kolonaki, close to center of Greece’s capital. The 70’s style apartment complex has been carefully incorporated into the design of the interior by Lora Zampara and Michalis Saplaouras of Cluster Architects.

Introducing our very own small space, our studio. Our friends and long-time collaborators architects Ben Edwards and Nancy Beka of Studio Edwards completely redesigned our formerly open studio space, located in an existing warehouse in Collingwood, Melbourne.