Compartment 3
Never Too Small • Documentary
Among a collection of 8 heritage listed art deco apartments, Sophie Bowers of Strutt Studios, meticulously crafted a unique, compact home. By cleverly altering the layout Strutt Studios redesigned the space to maximize both function and comfort whilst retaining it’s heritage character. Removing a single wall and manipulating the floor plate allowed Strutt Studios to triple the kitchen storage, and add a laundry and full size bathtub, amenities not found in the rest of the block.
Up Next in Never Too Small
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The Bae
Architect team Alex Nielsen and Liz Walsh repurposed and upgraded an existing 1970s bed-sit apartment into a sleek yet functional micro-home. With the wall and ceiling wrapped in plywood, insertion of 2 skylights and variation in ceiling height creating a unique vaulted volume.
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Studio 74
Cushla and Richard Thurston, utilised the extra space in their backyard to build a 36sqm studio with a unique view over Wellington. Studio 74 is oriented to efficiently collect heat from the sun during winter, with a steeply pitched roof designed to resist the ever changing elements of New Zeala...
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Man Cave
Just outside of Auckland, interior designer Karin Montgomery has transformed an above garage storage space into a bright home for a two. Maintaining the original 36sqm footprint, and still allowing full use of the double garage beneath it, Karin recessed the homes storage into the edge of the pit...
