Francesc Zamora - 150 Best Tiny Space Ideas

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The tiny spaces included in this book range between 140 and 500 square feet in size. They are set in urban and in rural contexts. The ones in urban settings support a lifestyle that enjoys the proximity of city amenities and promote the building of communities in the heart of cities. Those set in natural settings tend to satisfy the desire for simple living away from the chaos of cities, the overstimulation of the senses, and the forces that disconnect people from meaningful values. With ideas that seem so disparate, the two types have emerged from the Tiny House Movement.

The Tiny House Movement is a global architectural and social movement that advocates living a simpler life in small spaces and has been a clarion call to address the shortage of space and affordable housing in urban areas. City authorities are rewriting zoning codes to encourage density and promote creative uses of tiny spaces such as ADUs (accessory dwelling units) and micro-apartments. The development of such living spaces might be a way to provide affordable housing to a generation of city dwellers who are more interested in living a city lifestyle than in the prospect of owning a large house with a two-car garage.

The average size of a tiny home is around 300 square feet, which is roughly the size of a one-car garage. Does this sound cramped? The examples shown in this book prove otherwise.

Graham Hill, owner and founder of LifeEdited, a design and development firm that created ), says that as cities become denser, an inventive approach to design for smaller spaces is becoming ever more important to the pursuit of a well-lived urban life.

At the same time, the force that drives urbanites to downsize and focus on a lifestyle of quality also challenges people to think about buildings in the landscape from every angle, from construction to environmental impact. According to Rupert McKelvie of British design firm Out of the Valley (see ), the popularity of small, simple dwellings reflects the need for escapism felt by many people who lead busy lives in cities. Cabins offer a space that allows their occupants to live more modestly and reconnect with simple pleasures.

Regardless of location, whether in the city or in the wild, the Tiny House Movement has been encouraging creative designs. Multifunctional furniture is often the key to making tiny spaces work. As exercises in minimal living, some of the projects included in the book achieve an extraordinary level of spatial clarity, while others display elements of complex multifunctionality. New technology has contributed greatly to the success of space-saving solutions, including convertible furniture and sliding walls that transform spaces according to different needs. The stunning solutions make tiny spaces highly desirable dwellings and demonstrate that living small doesnt require giving up on comfort.

The Tiny House Movement has received wide media coverage with shows such as Tiny House Nation. In the show, the hosts travel the North American territory in search of small dwellings and their creative owners.

The undisputable popularity of tiny living spaces continues to grow, paving the path for other forms of habitations, such as co-living, as the demographics relentlessly change.

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Carmel Place is the result of MY MICRO NY, a winning entry by Brooklyn-based nARCHITECTS and Monadnock Development in the citys 2012 adAPT NYC competition. This initiative was launched as part of former Mayor Bloombergs administrations New Housing Marketplace Plan to accommodate the citys growing small-household population. Carmel Place is one of the first micro-unit apartment buildings in New York City and also one of the first multiunit buildings to use modular construction. Its construction consisted of the fabrication, transportation, and stacking of sixty-five individual self-supporting steel-framed modules, fifty-five of which serve as residential micro-units while the remaining ten serve as the buildings core.

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