https://youtu.be/grwHG9SDkRs
This is my new favorite YouTube channel. I discovered it last night and it's called "Never Too Small." The focus is on beautifully designed small spaces. And all of the videos are meticulously crafted -- they have a calming feel to them.
The first video that I watched was the one above (click here if you can't see the embed) about Desmond Wong's 31st floor apartment in Hong Kong. At 52 square meters, it's actually one of the larger spaces on the channel. But it is perhaps important to keep in mind that this was a 2-bedroom flat before Desmond renovated it.
Floor plans are an interesting thing (and something I enjoy working through for work) because there are lots of nuances to consider, some of which are entirely local. For example, in this flat you'll see that the kitchen is off in its own little room and furnished with a window.
That is common in many of the HK apartments that I have seen, but it is not how we would typically lay things out in a new build of this scale here in Toronto. The kitchen would likely be a galley kitchen adjacent to the living/dining room to create more of an open concept plan.
I'm looking forward to watching their other episodes. For more about NTS, you can also check out their website. They recently published a book which, from what I can tell, looks equally beautiful.
