Adaptable apartments
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Adaptable apartments featuring sliding partitions, clever storage and reconfigurable living spaces from around the world on Dezeen magazine.
Spinmolenplein penthouse is arranged around three blocks of furniture
A "bed-cabinet", kitchen island and boxed-in bathroom help organise the floor plan of the Spinmolenplein penthouse in Ghent designed by Jürgen Vandewalle.
Delvendahl Martin Architects adds studio flat with jagged roof to artists' workshop
Delvendahl Martin Architects adds studio flat with jagged roof to artists' workshop
Escolano + Steegmann creates apartment that recalls rooftops of Barcelona
Bold geometric shapes and terracotta tiles are used to reference the city rooftops in Escolano + Steegmann's renovation of an apartment in Barcelona.
Parasitic extensions to Paris apartment building could reduce energy consumption
Our latest Dezeen x MINI Living video features a proposal to attach parasitic extensions to the exterior of a Parisian apartment building.
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects divides up tiny apartment with sliding screens
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects have renovated a room inside a reinforced concrete building in Tokyo to create a 34-square-metre studio apartment.
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects divides up tiny apartment with sliding screens
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects have renovated a room inside a reinforced concrete building in Tokyo to create a 34-square-metre studio apartment.
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects divides up tiny apartment with sliding screens
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects have renovated a room inside a reinforced concrete building in Tokyo to create a 34-square-metre studio apartment.
Abandoned trailer converted into garden hideaway by Karel Verstraeten
Belgian architect Karel Verstraeten has transformed an abandoned construction-site trailer into a quiet retreat at the end of a family garden in Ghent.
Local firm COBE was invited by the building's owners Klaus Kastbjerg and NRE Denmark to oversee the transformation of the 17-storey building into 38 unique residential units, ranging in size from 106 to 401 square metres.
Design Eight Five Two use sliding furniture to create flexible Hong Kong apartment
Adjustable furniture and sliding partitions maximise the limited plan of an apartment in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay for a photographer and his pet cat.
Design Eight Five Two use sliding furniture to create flexible Hong Kong apartment
Adjustable furniture and sliding partitions maximise the limited plan of an apartment in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay for a photographer and his pet cat.
Design Eight Five Two use sliding furniture to create flexible Hong Kong apartment
Adjustable furniture and sliding partitions maximise the limited plan of an apartment in Hong Kong's Kowloon Bay for a photographer and his pet cat.
Weston Williamson proposes incremental building for Palestinian housing shortage
Weston Williamson has revealed a housing concept that could help solve a lack of affordable housing in Palestine.
Studio Bazi's tiny self-designed home features a wooden "sleeping box"
To make the most of space in this micro apartment in Moscow, Studio Bazi added a raised wooden volume that contains the sleeping quarters and storage space
Studio Bazi's tiny self-designed home features a wooden "sleeping box"
To make the most of space in this micro apartment in Moscow, Studio Bazi added a raised wooden volume that contains the sleeping quarters and storage space
Studio Bazi's tiny self-designed home features a wooden "sleeping box"
To make the most of space in this micro apartment in Moscow, Studio Bazi added a raised wooden volume that contains the sleeping quarters and storage space