16/11/2020
Came across this fascinating topic with my girlfriend about space planning today.
* PS, she's an interior designer.
Our conversation started off with people of all ages purchasing properties in KL, getting a property that's 600 square feet and under as properties in KL are so overpriced - that's the square footage that we could afford with our salary-ratio.
𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 600 𝑠𝑞𝑓𝑡 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒𝑒? Doesn't it defeat the purpose of getting a home when it doesn't feel that comfortable at all?
Don't we all want a spacious condo built in the heart of KL? YES! Do we have the financial capabilities to get it? NO! LOL!
So it drills down to 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, something that a lot of us neglect when it comes to furnishing our units once getting the keys. We are so darn excited getting the keys, sounds exciting picking out the furniture in Ikea, try making your apt look super aesthetic, fancy BUT don't you EVER forget you're living in a 600 sqft apartment, a sculpture that you think might look expensive in your house might just make your house look 100 sqft smaller.
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐩𝐭?
It can have a very strong impact on the success of our home. Without proper planning, a room can end up looking awkward. Knowledge of furniture sizes and space allowances, some imagination and a sense of composition really help too.
In a well-planned room space is used to its utmost effect. The room’s needs and functions are taken into consideration. Your goal is to accomplish this beautifully, comfortably, tastefully, and so gracefully that the placement of all the objects in the room seems both obvious and surprising.
𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 : -
𝟏. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦?
Now, we can use one room for many purposes or have one space sectioned enough to collaborate different space usages. For example, a drawing space being connected to dining by providing small partition.
𝟐. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬?
It’s better to be clear about this so that you can determine your furniture type and tastes accordingly and practically design the areas
𝟑. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?
A good space planning includes the fact of considering reutilization of old stuff (existing furniture)
𝟒. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥, 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞-𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐞 – 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲, 𝐜𝐨𝐳𝐲, 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞?
We all have tastes of our own and a lot depends on the surroundings also. So, think about it as your home reflects your mood and taste
𝟓. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝?
The provision of natural light is must and having it fully utilized, even better! But at times that does not seem feasible or acts as a hindrance in planning. So, try to make the most of it or decide what type and kind of lighting you prefer.
We hope this post helps you with planning your space in your new apartment!
Enjoy these pictures of a 𝟏𝟖𝟗 𝐬𝐪.𝐟𝐭. well-planned space in a micro-apartment located in Taiwan.
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