Never Too Small

Never Too Small

Never Too Small is a video channel dedicated to small footprint design and living; featuring award-winning designers and their tiny / micro apartments, studios and self-contained projects.

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  • Gradient Space

    Nothing was removed by the design team in the creation of this apartment in Bukit Panjang, Singapore. Instead, Architect Woon Chung Yen from METRE Architects opted to add several custom elements. The most prominent new piece being a single sloped gradient containing a bed, a sofa, a working/ dini...

  • Jackie Winter Waters

    Located in the small coastal village of Walkerville, 2.5hours south east of Melbourne, architect Imogen Puller has designed a simple 30sqm beach shack with adaptable spaces, multifunctional furniture, and ample storage.

  • Alex

    Spending a considerable amount on an apartment in Singapore’s highly competitive property market and handing over complete control to an architect to interpret your vision into a home you’re prepared to live in for the foreseeable future takes a lot of trust.

  • Bayside

    Set inside a 1970’s building and untouched for 50 years, Nicholas Gurney and his clients wanted to create something open, light and airy whilst retaining the 1960’s and early 1970’s retro sensibility.

  • Haut Marais

    Located on the second floor of a 14th-century historic mansion, first converted into apartments in 1722, the 50sqm Apartment ‘Haut Marais’ is home to architect Thomas Fournier of Concina architecture et intérieurs who completely redesigned the apartment, restoring it to its former heritage glory.

  • Tiny Loft Amsterdam

    Located inside a former public housing block in the quiet but central neighbourhood of Spaarndammer in Amsterdam, Tiny Loft is home to owner/architects Peter Canisius and Eline Degenaar of Studio Canisius Degenaar.

  • Project #13

    Set on the top floor of a 34-year-old low-rise Singaporean public housing block, Project #13 by STUDIO WILLS + Architects is a creative reinterpretation of an original shophouse, splitting the unit down the middle instead of keeping the office at street level and the home above.

  • The Ryokan

    The Ryokan is located in the heart of Manly, right in front of the famous Manly Beach, an iconic Australian beach frequented by tourists, surfers, and volleyballers.

  • Aginitou

    Unchanged since it was first built in the ’70s, Aiginitou Street apartment, located in the popular east Athens suburb of Ilisia, was entirely remodelled by Do Designers into a practical, inviting, and contemporary home, with lots of storage space, custom-built furniture, and a cozy Scandinavian f...

  • Waterloo

    Set inside a 1978 high-rise Housing Development Board building in Singapore, this once dark and segmented Waterloo Street apartment has been transformed by a multi-disciplinary design studio three-d conceptwerke into a bright, comfortable, and flexible space where the owners can live, work and play.

  • Paris Duplex Extension

    Located near Paris’ Porte D’Ivry, Architect Olivier Menard of Archibien wanted additional space for his growing family without needing to relocate.

  • Little Black Cabin

    It was love at first sight for Stewart Smith of Smith Architects when he saw this late 1800s workers’ cottage in Black Heath, in the Blue Mountains of NSW.

  • Ilioupoli

    In Ilioupoli, a quiet, residential district south of Athens in Greece, Point Supreme Architects were tasked with converting a cold basement storage space into a functional studio apartment.

  • Tidy Space

    Taking inspiration from the 18th Century Shaker movement’s belief in maintaining tidiness in their spaces, Raimana Jones of Atelier Jones Design created the aptly named Tidy Space using intuitive, meticulously crafted built-in furniture.

  • House in Newtown

    Once narrow and dark, this 1930’s workers’ cottage was reimagined by Dean Williams of Architect George, maintaining its heritage charm and expanding the home from a tiny 30sqm to 60sqm with the addition of a second story.

  • 13m2 House

    Nina Tolstrup and Jack Mama, of Studiomama, discovered this unique 13 sqm space as a part of a series of projects exploring the potential for small-footprint living.

  • Crussol

    Looking for a new home for themselves and their baby, architects Ophélie and Edouard, found Crussol apartment; a 54sqm mid-century home in the center of Paris, surrounded by shops, restaurants and historic buildings.

  • Pinkyellow

    The apartment is located in a new modern residential complex called Fayna Town, in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.

  • Villa Montserrat

    One of 6 small houses located inside a 19th Century villa in a peaceful neighbourhood of Barcelona.

  • Pink Apartment

    In the oldest neighbourhood in Athens, Plaka, just minutes away from the Acropolis, Elena Zabeli and Katerina Chryssanthopoulou from Architectural firm MoY Studio have created a splendid 50sqm home with two bedrooms, a living room, a dining space, a kitchen and a comfortable bathroom.

  • Camden Loft

    This 42sqm heritage-listed property is located near Camden Square, a conservation area close to Londons Regent’s canal and Camden Market. The area is famous for its bars, music culture, and entertainment, a vibrant suburb loved by Londoners.

  • Upper West Side Apartment

    Formerly a hotel built in the early 1900, this Upper West Side studio has been completely transformed into a bright and stylish contemporary home full of space-saving design tricks where a couple can comfortably cook and entertain.

  • Kolonaki

    This apartment is located in the downtown Athenian Quarter of Kolonaki, close to center of Greece’s capital. The 70’s style apartment complex has been carefully incorporated into the design of the interior by Lora Zampara and Michalis Saplaouras of Cluster Architects.

    In designing this home, the...

  • Smart Zendo

    Situated along the coast of Hong Kong, Smart Zendo apartment was designed to bring Zen ideas into a small home.