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.
๐ป๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ 600 ๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ค๐๐กโ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? 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 ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, 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.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ๐ญ?
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 roomโs 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.
๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ : -
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ?
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.
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ?
Itโs better to be clear about this so that you can determine your furniture type and tastes accordingly and practically design the areas
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐?
A good space planning includes the fact of considering reutilization of old stuff (existing furniture)
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐-๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ โ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ฒ, ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ, ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐?
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
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐?
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 ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ช.๐๐ญ. well-planned space in a micro-apartment located in Taiwan.