How an Architect Fit 4 Rooms Into a 74-Square-Foot Rotterdam Studio | Architectural Digest

Today, AD joins architect Beatriz Ramo (STAR strategies + architecture) in Rotterdam to tour The Cabanon, a space that claims to be the biggest smallest apartment in the world. When Beatriz and her husband, Bernd Upmeyer (BOARD), discovered that a tiny 74-square-foot storage room had become available in their apartment building, they knew it was the start of their next design project. The couple envisioned fitting a whole apartment comprising four rooms into the tiny space. Through the construction of an ingenious wooden insert the couple managed to fit a bathroom, bedroom, kitchen/living space, and even a spa into such a tiny space–compartments fold out when needed and slot perfectly back into place when the resident’s activity changes. 00:00 Intro 00:57 Design Concept 03:37 Living Room/Kitchen 06:08 Bathroom 07:44 Spa 09:22 Bedroom Director: Skylar Economy Field Directors: Laurens Peek; Tim Treurniet Director of Photography: David van der Meijde Editor: Letícia Villarinho Producer: Skylar Economy Field Producer: Laurens Peek Line Producer: Joe Buscemi Associate Producer: Amanda Broll Production Manager: Melissa Heber Production Coordinator: Tanía Jones Assistant Camera: Daniel Bos; Roy van Anraat Sound Recordist: Ton Spruit Director of Creative Development: Morgan Crossley Director of Content: Keleigh Nealon Senior Producer: Alyssa Marino Williams Associate Director, Post Production: Nicholas Ascanio Post Production Supervisor: Andrew Montague Post Production Coordinator: Holly Frew Supervising Editor: Christina Mankellow Assistant Editor: Fynn Lithgow Senior Motion Graphics Designer: Sam Fuller Colorist: Oliver Eid Design: STAR strategies + architecture and BOARD (Bureau of Architecture, Research, and Design) STAR - https://www.instagram.com/star_strategies_architecture/ BOARD – https://www.instagram.com/bureau_of_architecture_r_d/ Architects: Beatriz Ramo López de Angulo and Bernd Upmeyer Team: Geoffrey Clamour; Images: Efraín Pérez del Barrio, Ivan Guerrero Jiménez; Communication: Danae Zachariaki Thanks to: Ana Beatriz López- Angulo, Javier Ramo, Ana Ramo Photography: Ossip van Duivenbode Construction: Midwinter - Timmerwerk & Decoratie : Arjen van Caspel and Mirjam Groenendijk Want even more AD? Subscribe to the magazine and get a free tote ►► https://bit.ly/3Oh8McU Still haven’t subscribed to Architectural Digest on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/2zl7s34 ABOUT ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST The leading international design authority, Architectural Digest features articles and videos of the best in architecture, style, culture, travel, and shopping.