Paris home-within-home: metal core adds space to modern loft

To preserve the open, industrial feel of a 1920s industrial loft in Paris' 11th arrondissement, architect Alex Delaunay inserted a pre-fab island into the center. The golden aluminum-clad home-within-a-home adds bedrooms and a bathroom without the need for adding walls to the stripped-down, raw concrete space.
Twelve of the 40 tall aluminum panels are operable shutters or doors mounted on metal frames and rails allowing for natural light to enter the bedroom and bathroom filtered through slats in the polycarbonate panels.
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[@alexisnadal1486]

A large module in a hard to construct space. :) Without major construction of inserting metal beams and without separating functions of spaces with the floor to the ceiling drywalls. It should cost a fraction of the typical “loft conversion.” It seems European cities are more tune to concept of modularizing space functions without construction to save serious conversion construction money and spend more in aesthetic (finishes and unique materials). I am not fan of this particular aesthetic (neither finishes or materials), but I am fan of the fundamental idea that the whoever did this project knows exactly what to spend money on. :) Thank you very much for sharing.

[@AlphaMachina]

My thoughts exactly. I do, however, enjoy the effect of the slots milled into the paneling along with the textured clear panels and how that creates a kind of light/image echo when someone walks by. The gold color of the paneling and the storage system that they used in the kitchen area are definitely not to my tastes. For the island, I would have gone with a wood finish instead of the aluminum panels, perhaps bamboo paneling or something like what is depicted here (#1, #2, #4 or #5). The wood would look fantastic with that light pattern milled into it. www.damarals.com/18688/floor/unique-types-of-wood-floor-finishes-25-best-ideas-about-wood-floor-finishes-on-pinterest-plank-of/ With muted blue or green accents (maybe this "sassy green" but a bit less bold): i.pinimg.com/736x/bb/97/9f/bb979fc1a81673747c9bc0fb79a0561d--hallway-paint-colors-brown-paint-colors.jpg

[@alexisnadal1486]

Alpha Machina I have worked for engineering (not construction) company so I can see the benefits of aluminum application (light weight, easier to cut and bend and its strength) , but as you mentioned it’s not everyone’s cup of tea for sure. If they use regular wooden panels instead of aluminum, I am pretty sure that 1) they will start to sag sooner because of the sheer size of the panels (weight) and weight down the module structure. Also 2) wood will kill the creator’s intension to “corporate different materials.” Since this is “industrial structure” (loft) to begin with, I can see the intension of keeping integrity (this isn’t a typical residential setting) of the construction.

[@jasonatkins6111]

Im all for tiny house so not to waste space, but this is just stupid right?

[@connorcscott]

Agreed. Love the concept but the Palette is really lacking in my opinion. The space speaks for itself, but with regards to the personalities inhabiting the space, it is silent.

[@ophrim]

Im european I live an european city I dont give shit for this sort of overated tin house. I would love an american house lol

[@busTedOaS]

To me it looks like people were overthinking it here. Why the metal core? It breaks up the huge open space, and makes it dark and cramped.

[@076657]

It's obviously awful. Who wants to live in a metal box

[@thexvault]

turns a studio into a 2 bedroom

[@sebastianjames7423]

I think the idea comes from deciding what the person living here wants, they decided to sacrifice a fairly small amount of space with no privacy, no bedroom and no bathroom for much more. 3 hallways, a bathroom, a bedroom and a loft and with a lot of storage while keeping natural light throughout the apartment. I think you're taking private space for granted if you don't like this design.

[@nyahanan]

Good concept!

[@Londerland]

i would have put the box thing in the far left close to the window. it makes sense to have sections, but this way it would actually look outside and ruin the rest of the apartment that seems pretty functional.

[@ER-yq1lc]

The more homes I design, the more I realize that hallways are the biggest waste of space. The fewer the hallways, the more useful and livable the space. This turns the space into living in a box surrounded by a giant hallway.

[@anastassiaroucine2507]

In this case, the hallways are used as storage spaces. I actually liked it !! But 2 things : 1) I know they wanted to keep the industrial aesthetic but the pillars and the celling are a big no-no for me, they need to be colored or something 2)I would have made the kitchen in the same golden-leaves colors

[@JIROHirokawa]

The reason why they made it this way is they don't want to touch the space that much. Meaning they want to use it as a living space now but it may change someday. I think this is brilliant honestly. A home within a home is a good concept. Specially for people who have studio-type properties, wants to somehow live in it but doesnt want to entirely change anything.

[@Ethan7s]

By manipulating a panel you get into the bathroom. You mean by opening a door?

[@A143NA]

😂

[@schuuichiminamino]

Not a fan of the big metal box in the middle of the loft. I think an opened space concept would've been better. But that's just my taste. You do you.

[@trevl8955]

Exactly! This defeats the purpose of having an open space. If the guy is an architect, surely he could have done something more practical than dumping a UFO in the middle of the room.

[@devilindisguise2667]

schuuichiminamino omg yes I find it so gross

[@kingdomcome1617]

I like it. The sense of separation is needed (for me anyways) when having guests or others living with you. This also gives a feeling of the place being larger than it is when you can't see through from wall to wall (while you are going up the stairs or in the loft or bedroom). With all of the metal doors open it does give an open feel to the "ufo" lol. Like you said to each their own.

[@OscarGGL]

Trev L I disagree, I think this is more practical. Instead of building walls they managed space very efficiently in term of storage, shower, beds etc. There still is an open area with kitchen, dinning place etc. The design and the colors of the rounded box may not please everyone but the next owner can put it away as easily as it was installed. Needs, space, tastes, projection... A lot of factors go into building and filling our little homes. I personaly find this idea very interesting, I would have opted for more wood instead of so much metal :p

[@Alfredo91997]

He could use another material, for me it's a good idea, and the most important is that is what he wanted

[@jim191185]

How to turn a lovely studio apartment into a poorly lit, claustrophobic eyesore.

[@iamtenrose7479]

Some people love closed spaces. I know I do

[@brickman409]

One thing that's kind of dumb is how the shutters covering the bathroom window can only be opened and closed from outside of the bathroom. So anyone could open them while you're taking a shower, but you can't close them!

[@brickman409]

Same thing with the bedroom. If you want to close or open the shutters, you have to leave the room and walk around that thing.

[@steardoll]

I can definitely see siblings doing this to another each other haha

[@ChristeenLim]

Ikr. Same here.

[@brickman409]

L S Yeah, anyone. Hopefully you live with people that aren't assholes, but even if you don't, it would.still just feel very uncomfortable not being able to control your own privacy. Also, I could see that happening by accident alot.

[@j-mobi9209]

The circulation corridor around the metal capsule is a brilliant space, it makes the apartment seem larger by creating an infinite trail . Love the shower! Showering “semi-public” and the sense of how we used to do in nature ‘millennium’ years ago must be refreshing. A lot of thoughts and rationals have gone into this home. Thumbs up! 😁👍

[@VirginiaC]

I lived in 70 sqm with 2 bedrooms a living room and a big bathroom... I think that they didn't manage spaces properly

[@mystarmach]

Where's the toilet?

[@VAX1970]

I would pee in the sink

[@andreawisner7358]

in the bathroom

[@VAX1970]

Where? i didn't see one

[@johanbruijnooge6818]

Just open the window.

[@chairwood]

U just have to squish the poop down in the shower

[@jonathanpear7361]

Epic failure of that cage in the middle of the apartment. I think that while the living, dining and kitchen are nicely done, I don't like the metal covering or the loft on how low the concrete ceiling is to the "guest bedroom" The space looks like it's not large enough to have 2 sleeping areas. I think that if you're going to have a sleeping area, I would allocate the space for one space not two. The bathroom doesn't have a toilet from what I saw. I do like the concept of the glass, but I think the execution was poor. Other than the major problem with that ugly box, I like the apartment.

[@DianeBanks1]

I love the view from the bedroom looking down into the living room / kitchen area with lots of beautiful natural light. Overall, way to claustrophobic for me, lol, but I really appreciate how much of the original structure they kept intact.

[@jmancill]

The toilet people! The toilet?

[@Mrs.Katiex0x]

Thats what I want to know!

[@plcumming]

Exactly... anyone figures it out?

[@boomerangsruckflug8513]

@@plcumming someone wrote here that French don't shit... 😂😂😂

[@PartisanGamer]

The comments are kinda unfair, many of them are formulated in a way that reads "I dont like it therefore it is/must be terrible" - try to keep an open mind once in a while lads.

[@SMGJohn]

Some of us might not like the minimalist aesthetic that keeps polluting the world. Some of us actually LIKES wood and old aesthetic. If the man who built this likes it, that is perfectly good for him and I salute him, he made something that he likes that he can live comfortable in, but I lived in minimalist houses and apartments, its not nice its mentally draining.

[@076657]

PartisanGamer an open mind? That's for women who have to accept being penetrated.

[@boomerangsruckflug8513]

@@076657?? Did you forget taking your pills?

[@076657]

What? You don't agree?

[@annastarr2043]

@@076657 go incel

[@mitylat]

I need to put labels on the cabinets

[@ideoformsun5806]

I like how they left the natural surface of the concrete. I like that they balanced the cool tone rough surface with warm tone smooth surface. And the round corners balance out all the angles. Materials: Stone, metal, .... they need more wood, although the leafy cutouts might count for that. I like the hallways, my kids would have loved that; they would go running 'round and round it. I like houses that have a circular traffic pattern inside. With all those windows, I envision a herb garden and viny plants someday. I love how the natural light penetrates the entire home. If I owned this, I would add a small wood burning stove. And mosquito netting or burlap curtains on a track hung from the ceiling around the upper bedroom, as an option.

[@ravent3016]

i Like much of the material used, but it needs more soft furnishings to warm up the color palette.

[@Where_Is_Ja]

Not a fan of this, the artificial "hallways" in the back and sides seem to take away a bunch of space for no reason. This place without this island thing is ideal for an artist or young couple, just put a bed in the corner, bathroom in other corner and keep the middle open!! It has beautiful light beaming from all those windows

[@boomerangsruckflug8513]

Yes, this is exactly what I think. A loft is great because it has space and if you don't like it as a loft in this case here they have enough space to build normal rooms. Furthermore I am afraid that living in a metal box is not healthy due to electrical rays etc.

[@contrarian2496]

Agreed. It's an ugly house. Never liked the rustic designs.

[@sebastianjames7423]

@@boomerangsruckflug8513 I'd love to hear more about how 'electrical rays etc' are created from metal with no electrical current and how you live in a home made with no metal and with no metal belongings or electricity

[@WillOneZeroZeroTwoFour]

Well, this way he has 2 bedrooms instead of only one! Personally I would have put the stairway the other way around it would cut this big block into two smaller ones and give more light in the stairway.

[@GuitarSamurai17]

Interesting idea, the beautiful thing about big spaces is the ability to do whatever suites you in style!

[@juangrimaldi100]

He built a large doghouse inside his apartment. Not a fan.

[@catonamushroom1019]

Calling the loft a 2nd bedroom is an insult!

[@AvailableUsernameTed]

I like this. It would be neat to have the island easy to take apart and reassemble, for more frequent moving. That way one could always bring their home wherever they end up. Maybe even to that forest - in the summer though.

[@Dashingdiva73]

Click 🖒if your eyes rolled when he says the wall has a dialogue with the beam. And where's the toilet! Ugh!

[@SeymoreButtss]

Yep. And he seemed so pretentious about the "panels". Guy, they are just bifold closet doors. The "island" is just a big closet.

[@Boomer112]

No toilet in the bathroom? :o Only shower? Never seen that before.

[@warmfuzzy1]

I was just about to comment the same thing. There must be a toilet somewhere that we didn't see.

[@soilofk]

When I was in Paris, II noticed that in many apartments the toilet is separate from the shower/sink...

[@quitteriedharcourt4447]

Yes french people often keep them separate

[@stephaniefiedler1619]

The french way. And very convenient if you're more than one person in the house.

[@peacefuldaizy5717]

France has what are called "WC," or a water closet. It's a room with just a toilet separate from the tub and sink.

[@katerinadicamella]

I absolutely agreed with him the reason of curved corner!! I think the same when I do my designs!!

[@howlingwoolf3]

BRILLIANT, SOPHISTICATED, INSPIRATIONAL, HIGHLY CREATIVE, VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED. THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING ARTICLE.

[@ta-zm7tg]

Its just an Ikea version of construction it works saves the building but I hate the idea of it, I don't want a giant box in the middle of my loft.

[@sarahholland1375]

A big metal box rather than partitions must be very expensive and makes it dark. It looks kind of strange, but whatever floats your boat. It would be beautifully airy & look huge with partitioned wall or white screens.

[@jn___livecast6449]

I personally don't like it. Seems like an unnecessary amount of walls. And a hallway all the way around it just seems like wasted space.

[@Wingedmagician]

Yeah but it's interesting. Not everything has to fit the value of saved space. Not to say it's a bad value obviously. It's one of the kind of pillars of this movement for a reason. Imagine this idea being taken to its logical conclusion. Many small homes within a larger living space for a small community. It's beautiful I think.

[@Monsterpala]

they waste only space with the less light and gain easy access between bed and bathrooms and create the feeling of a walk in closet. Besides this walls are probably less than 10 cm they waste only littel and give an definition of space. what use would the saved hallway space have? The living and cooking aerea seems big enough to me.

[@GabrieleJackson]

Actually there's more space, not wasted. If you smack that unit directly on the wall, you have not wall left to create storage cabinets. The stairs would be visible and therefor you would have to spent more money to pretty it up.

[@harveythepooka]

You could have the cabinets open from the inside and have the stairs face the front door or the window and just put a panel on them.

[@ale347baker]

It allows for storage and a feeling that there are separate spaces. I like it.

[@tyrem]

It was a pretty ugly room from the beginning. I don´t understand why you would like to preserve it. First thing I would do is throw these terrible windows "out of the window". I understand that space in Paris is a very expenisve place but this is not a flat that i would like to stay in.

[@andthesunsets]

A very strange approach

[@Tobiraco]

Don't really like this one, it's really cold and miss intimacy.

[@sinsouhouse9453]

Love this, so unconventional and so much hidden space. I love the use of an island, and not walls. Cheers

[@Bandare]

Not a fan of the space at all. I'd really hate sleeping in what's called the main bedroom. It comes across as trying to be too many things but not really working out the best as any.

[@tigermoon44]

It's not my cup of tea and pretty much would depress me if I lived there. It's too concrete, nothing natural around. It's actually non descrpt. To each his or her own.

[@kiddiestorytvNOW]

Little jail like those walls and boards

[@lumenlights3384]

idk i like it, i think it makes the space seem bigger than it would adding walls for a bathroom and then making a bedroom space that isn't really separated. i think it's really nice.

[@v1m30]

Sounds horrible, like an echo box.

[@mlconnors6117]

From an open concept to multiple narrow hallways feeling like a long coffin. I got anxiety looking at the narrow hallways. I understand the bedroom dividers maybe but besides that you have sacrificed the limited square footage by putting up 3 unnecessary hallways while blocking out the one wall with natural light coming in.

[@doreendaykin6693]

For my money, the cube is brilliant, just sorry it is destroying the beautiful space it is parked in. Very nice dog house for humans....but each to their own....

[@trekadouble757]

I don't like personally how it looks. It's like you put a cube into a room, it makes the actual flat looks smaller, and it looks like you have a wall that closes the room and nothing behind it. Also, furnitures work also as decoration, I you have beautiful furniture you can make your room looks bigger, or cosier, or warmer, or simplistic. It's my opinion, this man seems to like it a lot so as long as he likes it, everything is great ^^

[@affair111]

Horrible, cold and too plain, like an office storage, bedroom no oxygen , but those holes in those panels are too energetic "nervous". Rubbish

[@LazyDIY1]

Interesting idea but I would definitely add handrails, LED lighting and/or non-slip traction for those stairs at night.

[@chadatchison145]

This is neither innovative nor aesthetically pleasing, it's just compartmentalizing done wrong imo.

[@maunster3414]

8:35, it seems big, but it's ONLY 69 square metres. No wonder they have room for The Corridor to Nowhere. Damn! I'd switch that out for a freakin' tub in the bathroom.

[@exortus359]

Why complicate the space when u have a open space, impractical concept....

[@Monsterpala]

well that si architekture. In this part the job was to define different spaces ad estetics and maintain functunality. This was archived. many people don t like it and it wouldn t be my choise of colors either and I don t like some of the furniture but the conept itself is solid.

[@darrenc2721]

I agree, it feels poorly thought out. what a waste of space. If your going to preserve something, make some effort to blend it to the building your trying to preserve. Feels more like a cell than living space. Too closed for my taste. I like open spaces and I would definately say I am open minded in terms of concept.

[@a.ashley5292]

it's really horrible. this is the first time a design has made my stomach ache. he might as well design a brady bunch house if he wants to make almost everything look so old.

[@eydiegarcelon8889]

I really like this!!! I love that the main structure was untouched.... the ceiling, the row of windows, etc. Great job! This turned out beautiful!

[@m.w.6526]

This is terrible. Really butchering a potentially beautiful apartment. Zero culture here

[@chiaral.7150]

@@m.w.6526 I agree with you My Lord, people who like something you don't clearly don't have any culture. Peasants...

[@m.w.6526]

You're absolutley right, Kiara 1001. I am glad someone gets it.

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

So discordant with the original. So much wasted space. So unsafe.

[@kyotra]

I really like this idea, it's a cool way to subdivide a limited space. The only issue I have is with the deliberate decision to create a object that contrasts with the surrounding architecture rather than something that blends in with it. The shapes and materials chosen make this feel like a giant object taking up the space rather than adding to it. Overall, this idea can go places, especially in historical buildings and as a way to save construction costs.

[@TheNinanina555]

I see the bathroom but where is the toilet? Where do they go potty? So many vids like this that forget to show the toilet.

[@n5k07]

Looks like you have a big box in the living room; Don’t like it, but.

[@Funes5]

Not a fan of this. Except for the bathroom, I would keep that loft as open as possible. I would use floor to ceiling curtains that would close off the bedrooms at night and open in the daytime. That box starring me in the face all day would drive me nuts!

[@a.ashley5292]

yes, he made the entire space twice as small. he's weird.

[@misterosc]

Clear case of design over function, poor use of space, creates 3 tiny corridors around that island, that's wasted space, and the upstairs bedroom with no privacy and the ceiling being so low, kinda useless

[@andreawisner7358]

misterOsc A bedroom is for sleeping, not standing up. It's totally functional.

[@zrinchyy]

That ceiling is making me anxious

[@harveythepooka]

I don't mind the loft, but it's just for guests, even if it was to be lived in I still wouldn't mind the loft, but I don't like the way the loft was set up. I agree it's a huge waste of space.

[@tyrem]

depends on the sex life! :D

[@marisolgarcia9186]

Hermoso. Futurista y bello. Admirable como aún con las paredes y estructuras de metal y de cemento logró un diseño tan sutil ,acogedor y elegante !

[@Smudgie33]

I quite like it. I personally wouldn’t wanna live in it but I can see how it would suit a professional couple.

[@Jen1112111]

They lucky they have high ceilings in Europe

[@DiScoHiPPiEChiCK]

you have another vid at least a year old of the same design concept- it was a couple in Europe who had a small child. imitation is the sincerest from of flattery!

[@cassiekay8633]

I absolutely loved this space. I thought the ingenuity and creativity was extraordinary . The way the metal seemed almost soft was genius and the light 'flickering through leaves effect' in the metal shutters was mind blowing ! I couldn't really fault anything ! I loved it. If I had to change something it would be just to lower the ceiling space of the island module holding the main bedroom & bathroom to give a little more height & head-space for the loft bedroom ....maybe I would have had a slightly different colour for the cupboards in the kitchen section just to make it easier to find things .This home is amazing unique ,daring, intelligent ,clever and surprisingly beautiful !

[@rr7firefly]

Where in Paris is the location at the beginning (the large arched openings over the street)?

[@katerinadicamella]

Kirsten, out of all the tiny apartment/houses you videoed, you should make a video of your personal top ten and why for us. Please!!😆

[@kirstendirksen]

Hm. I'm not sure my opinions should count so much. I'm not in any way an expert in architecture and I like to let people, and the designs, speak for themselves. Though I do try to do documentary-length videos from time to time. I'd like to carve out time to edit something longer in the next year and those tend to have more personal commentary.

[@mijni]

i personally like it. thanks for sharing.

[@daredevil7442AUTOMOTIVE]

No toilet or poop in shower drain? Sometimes shower and toilet are separate rooms but, I missed another room or is there a toilet? Otherwise, very cool pad.

[@GianlucaAlbera]

I am wondering how many times a year are they actually using the second sleeping room overall, it just seems a giant waste of space: how to live tiny inside a huge space

[@chopin65]

I couldn't live this way. Yet it is fascinating. Not enough room for my books, LOL. And I could never be so neat. I am a slob. I love your channel, however!

[@santosmara7103]

trop de compartiments pas simple trop sombre

[@desmondtutu7916]

I don't say this too often, but this is awesome!!!!! Some drawbacks but they have created rooms with no need to comply with building codes because the structure is merely furniture. Brilliant!!!!!!

[@charlenesantos4082]

It's different that's for sure! It's almost like a minimalist boxed in. Clean and simplified. Perhaps you need to add a pop of bright colors? The bedroom upstairs made me feel dizzy! I'm afraid of heights and I would probably have nightmares of me falling out of the sky just being in a space like that!😲!!!! You're so tall that I think you may eventually develop a hunched over posture. I am short and I started to have neck and shoulder pain. Mentally disturbing thinking about you in that space. I'm not even being mean. Just saying. Other than that, I love how you incorporated storage spaces in your home. 😊 P.S......where is your toilet? Just curious, too🤔

[@Commentator541]

for 69 square meters they totally wasted space. That being said, the look is fantastic.

[@frankfromupstateny3796]

Hard, not 2 like good engineering, like this'n. Smart,...one could probably put together in a day or2, with minimal fanfare and basic tools...within or between columns - ad this 1 did...then have some conventional space 2 be well opened with light. This will become our future city scenario; probably by mandated, efficient need. Humans just don't need very much room...when efficiency is designed in. Another good "Kirsten" video

[@WhoIsTechFour]

This seems wildly inconvenient. Just my opinion

[@chramec]

This is an interesting concept and it's stylish as well. But if I'm in the bedroom or bathroom and want to let natural light in, I have to walk all the way around to the outside of the structure? Why not the ability to open the shutters from inside? Doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. But it looks cool.

[@VIPEFFECT]

Great video, cool space! What I don’t like is the go pro fish eye lenses

[@jrucker1356]

I’ve been wanting to do something a little bit like this for years. I would probably choose a wood slat exterior but the way it problem solves privacy in an open space is magnificent

[@BreannaBaozi]

I'm not a fan of the metal core not going all the way to the ceiling. I feel like it would look more finished if it went all the way up and then maybe had shutters or curtains that you could easily open to let light in from the rest of the studio. I love the concept and i think it works! But the "guest bedroom" probably would feel more finished and more like a guest bedroom if the walls of the core went all the way up to the ceiling. I think if i were to do this, i would also make it white instead of that color so that i could change accents in the space and have different styles if i wanted to. It would cost less money that way too. But that's what i would have done. I also don't know how i feel about the shutters opening up from the outside instead of the inside. It makes more sense to me to open them up from the inside so the user in the space can control it from the comfort of the room instead of having to walk out of the core and then opening them up.

[@BillRalens]

I've got no problem with the design and execution but knock it off with the, "space," bullshit. Over here is the toilet space and over here is the shower space, and from here you can see the kitchen space... Space space space sounds pretentious and look in the sidebar, more space space space.

[@cestquoica]

Can anyone briefly explain this to me, Does everyone doing this space renovation thing-y own the place? or they rent them but has some kind of protection that they won't get kicked out by landlords saying that they'll increase the rent or you're out? I wonder because it is very likely that landlords increase your rent after 2-3 years in my country especially when they think this kind of remodeling increased the value of the place, and we have to make 2 year contract if the landlords say so, which means this renovation is only good for 2 years and no one makes huge investment but some interior design we can take away with.

[@angerock49]

I would be surprised if they were renters

[@sevenhenson3926]

Yeah I've the same feeling that the design allows u to take everything apart quite easily and move

[@BRAVENEWORDERFILMS]

Interesting and very well fabricated. Definitely expensive, and unfortunately, I'm still confused on the layout, haha...

[@TechnicaPost]

love it when someone open the aluminium panels while im taking shower!

[@Monsterpala]

Like the see through wall idea. this material is very intresting. wanted to use it in my own home but dind t found any use... perhaps there will be doors out of it in the future.

[@allkindsofgroove]

Very nice-looking space but that ceiling needs some finishing touches. Sorry, but rough-looking surfaces in a house turn me off and make me think of it being unfinished.

[@7spiritualcompass706]

Dang!! This place is filled with storage spaces! Clever designing. Thank you for sharing.

[@geetahaal3842]

one dent and it's ruined

[@sandramullikin5088]

What a cool idea! I love that it has a few designed holes in it to for a little light still while it’s closed up. Looks great, too. You could probably do something like that in various different colors, styles, and even materials. Tyfs!

[@MonaLisa-pn9bu]

742 square feet is NOT a small space for two bedrooms! My chalet in the woods is just under 800 square feet and we've managed to squeeze a family of 5 in here, each of us having our own private space (even tho they're small). 69 sq meters in Paris is GIGANTIC.

[@076657]

Pretentious. Furniture and walls don't have "dialogues".

[@Kimeesunshine]

You have to take in consideration that's not his first language..

[@Dashingdiva73]

My eyes rolled when be said that!

[@stefm601]

i can't see the toilet

[@HausnChook]

I love the transformation made as i love small bedrooms and a large living area. Love the shower with view. I am wondering if they treated the concrete walls and beams after stripping...otherwise it would be quite dusty...

[@chegeuvera]

This is the worst episode ever. Don't like it at all.

[@Fandango541]

'My Life in a Parisian Canning Factory' After 6 seconds of starting this video I hit pause and put on a sweater. Suddenly, I felt very cold and out of touch with sensuality. Aaaaah, c'est bon, n'est-ce pas? Non, je regret.

[@dlg7555]

Great Idea and nice spatial planning, BUT, bad taste. Those gold aluminium with those ugly perforations and chamfered corners. I just can't. I still love the spaces it has created though, with minimum intervention with the existing envelope.

[@MonaLisa-pn9bu]

I would add, however, that giant box in the middle of the apartment is very clever! Esp with storage space. I would have chosen a different colour for mine, but I think it's quite cute and I would definitely enjoy living with it.

[@warbabe81]

Why do people try and justify this as something special. The rough with the smooth for example. It’s bollocks. They’re trying to squeeze as much as possible in to a very small space.

[@gaIexy]

It's a neat idea to have a module, but in my opinion, the materials its made of just kills it for me. : / It looks like they plopped a giant tub in the middle of the condo. I don't think it compliments the space at all, nor do I feel like it has an interesting dynamic with the original structure. It looks and feels like a bunker; cold, cramped, dark, unwelcoming. I think if they used different materials (perhaps wood to bring in the warmth instead of having the module be gold; the gold colour alone is not making it warm-it looks cheap, and the little "sprinkle" shaped holes makes it reminiscent of the Memphis design of the 80s, where rounded windows and accents were really popular, but you see them today and they just feel so outdated and sad). And I feel it would be more welcoming if it had a different design for how each space opens up or lets in light, instead of this slat-like design that brings to mind sliding slat closet doors found in cheap apartments. Also not a fan of the window screens that look identical to those plastic ones found in outdated 90s interiors. I know things from old come back in fashion and they took a creative risk in trying to redefine how people feel about the designs present in this space, but I feel it isn't quite effective; the way it was built creates associations that are too strong for people to see it in a new light. For it to be more effective, the elements should have a more cohesive blend with elements that people currently have positive associations with (eg. pale wood with white walls is typically associated with a clean, warm, minimal and modern home. Perhaps having the module made of wood would create the sense of it looking more like actual walls instead of it feeling like the walls of a metal tub). All in all, this is just my opinion as a designer.

[@abc2662]

Interesting, but no, thank you. It seems to me there was plenty of space to do better, cheaper.

[@jjpp2216]

I would find the metal most unpleasant, like living in a locker. Why not use wood, which feels and sounds far more pleasant to interact with? But...like others, I can imagine far simpler ways to get a bedroom, a bathroom and a loft into this space without blocking the light and creating an elephant as the room’s unwanted focal point.

[@addiomondo4493]

This space is huge

[@notallwhowanderarelost7577]

I'm sorry but this is butt ugly. It's very dark and I would not like metal walls. I dont want the appearance, feel, or sound of metal walls. If anything they shouldve put the bedrooms and bathroom in a corner and had partition walls.

[@patrickkeller2193]

Hmm, I like the design visually, but not a fan of the layout, so much wasted space in the Hallways. I would have done two such pods in the corners with a T shaped ground floor.

[@F-J.]

It's big enough to have a two bedroom without the upper bedroom. That walkway and stairs would give you enough footprint of a 2nd bedroom. It's not small.

[@robertjackson4121]

Would make it modular so it can be relocated to another building. You should be able to roll into an elevator and load into a truck with a lift gate. Should have modulars for off season storage or hobbies. As children grow up. Can accomodate their needs baby, toddler, grade school jr high high school college dorm. A box truck rv

[@MurphyArtPrints]

Interesting. But I don't get why he calls it furniture. It's more like a temporary wall setup. I would say putting up actual temporary walls would save way more space given the long hallways.

[@viajer2011]

When I see this KZbin channel, I am always impressed but the expensive equipment they use to record their videos but how bad they are at recording and editing their videos...it is like a person getting a Ferrari to learn to drive...and after time it seems that they haven’t learn how to properly use the equipment they have...

[@IAMN0TGAY]

That is honestly one of the shittiest designs I have ever seen. To see this man look proud of it is almost insulting to modern design.

[@Maradnus]

Personally I don't like it. I can see its appeal but I dislike the colour, the way he's explaining it all is way to artsy that is putting me off even the things i like about the place. I don't like the idea of an island, its wasting so much space that is only used for a minute amount of time. I Prefer to have a larger space available to me that can be modulated with screen doors. The second bedroom up there is a great idea! I would have just built the island in to a corner giving more storage to the bedroom/s.