Tiny living
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about tiny living
Project • By miogui • Apartments
Gambetta
The real estate market in big cities like Paris is more and more tense. Rents shoot up whereas surface areas decrease. In this context, people are more and more obliged to live in small spaces. Especially for students or low incomes, studios from 10 to 15m² are becoming the norm. For architects, this new Type of living is challenging because it forces us to maximize the feeling of space and the quality of living.
Philippe Billard
Our young architectural atelier, miogui, had to refurbish a micro-studio, Gambetta, of 12.75m² in Paris, located in a former hotel. The existing situations are banal, a bathroom too big for the space, one window in the bathroom, one other in the main space, a little kitchen, a big wardrobe, a bed. T... More
Project • By miogui • Apartments
Stendhal
After refurbishing a first studio in Paris 20e, our office miogui was asked for a second one in the same building. It’s almost the same space, with some little differences, that create a different plan, with the same concept. The existing situation is banal, a bathroom too big for the space, one window in the bathroom, one other in the main space, a little kitchen, a big wardrobe, a bed. The main question we want to answer is: How can the space look bigger ?
Philippe Billard
FEELING OF A BIGGER SPACE Our first action was to destroy the bathroom’s wall to give back the second window for the living space. It is important for us to give the maximum space and light to the living room by compacting as much as we could technical... More
News • News • 9 Mar 2021
Latvian wellness resort keeps tradition alive with a contemporary architectural concept
Situated in the richly forested Gauja National Park in Latvia, the Ziedlejas Latvian nature spa and wellness resort by Open AD is informed by local customs, services and materials, while incorporating modern standards to appeal to a wider audience.
Alvis Rozenbergs
The wellness resort includes three new corten steel and glass cabins alongside two renovated sauna buildings. Further plans include a third sauna along with additional cabins and an events space.
Alvis Rozenbergs
The two current sauna buildings remain honest to the tradition of Latvian sauna and the cleansing of the body, mind and soul. The traditional saunas however have been enhanced by the architects in terms of aesthetics and functionality. The Glass Sauna, for ex... More