Micro Apartment

In bustling cities throughout the United States and the world, space is a premium, and renters complain about high prices. Many believe that micro-apartments answer this complaint and are looking at this growing trend as a possible solution. The micro-apartment offers a new option to young professionals living in city centers unwilling to pay top dollar to live with multiple roommates. Similarly, homeowners find that a well-designed layout can make up for the lack of space while keeping costs significantly lower than a traditional home.

WAKE was retained to explore this possibility for a young couple that recently grew into a small family.

Presenting four options, WAKE explores the overlapping and nesting of programmatic spaces through semi-permanent and dynamic architecture to maximize functionality

Project Name: Micro Apartment

Typology: Residential, Interior, Unbuilt

Location: New York, NY

Year: 2017

Status: Unbuilt

Size: 450 sqft

Client: Undisclosed

Collaborotors: None at this time

Design Team: Nathan Minett, RA