{"id":170796,"date":"2025-12-06T05:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/170796\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T05:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T05:27:17","slug":"a-tiny-apartment-in-berlin-that-is-a-lesson-in-small-space-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/170796\/","title":{"rendered":"A tiny apartment in Berlin that is a lesson in small-space design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristina Iore e Gabriele Gagliardi\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RR_Lausitzer_Platz-10.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Inside the tiny apartment in Berlin designed by Cristina Iore and Gabriele Gagliardi of COES STUDIO.<\/p>\n<p>Foto di Riccardo Rudi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">How extraordinary can it be to live in a few square meters, when every inch is carefully designed to meet every need? Often it is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/gallery\/design-ideas-small-spaces-flats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">small spaces<\/a> that stimulate creative solutions: their limitations become opportunities. Such is the case with this tiny apartment in Berlin of just 35 square meters designed by <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coes_studio\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coes_studio\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coes_studio\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">COES Studio<\/a> in collaboration with designer and owner Guillaume Vaslin. Located on the second floor of an altbau building, the apartment retained the typical irregular geometries of the early twentieth century: fragmented rooms, dimly lit corners, and inefficient circulations, features that made it difficult to use on a daily basis. The challenge of the project was not only aesthetic, but deeply functional: \u2018redefining space, creating fluid pathways, and enhancing every corner to multiply the perception of spaciousness.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Inspiration starts in Paris and Tokyo<\/p>\n<p>The architects redesigned the apartment with the aim of bringing order, light and warmth, transforming every inch into a more harmonious living experience. The project thus takes inspiration from cities like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/topic\/paris\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paris<\/a> and Tokyo, where the ability to live well in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/gallery\/design-ideas-small-spaces-flats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">small spaces<\/a> has developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/topic\/culture\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">culture<\/a> of optimisation and attention to detail. Here, every choice is designed to make the environment more welcoming and functional: from the reflective surfaces and the arrangement of furniture to the integrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/topic\/storage\" isautogenerated=\"true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">storage<\/a> systems, everything contributes to creating a balance between aesthetics and practicality. Living in 35 square meters does not mean limiting yourself: it means discovering how ingenuity and design can transform even the smallest of spaces into a generous and surprisingly liveable home.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"parete attrezzata letto a scomparsa\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RR_Lausitzer_Platz-2.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>All\u2019interno del volume trovano posto il letto, la libreria e il divano inserito su una pedana mobile. Tutto ovviamente studiato su misura.<\/p>\n<p>Foto di Riccardo Rudi.Storage walls and moving platforms<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the project is a continuous architectural volume running along the wall opposite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/gallery\/kitchen-ideas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">kitchen<\/a>, conceived as a true multifunctional element that can accommodate the main activities of daily life. With its 60 cm depth, this \u2018second layer\u2018 elegantly integrates the bed, a bookcase, and a sofa on a movable platform. The exterior is presented as a uniform wall, interrupted only by large storage spaces concealed by an ingenious \u2018push and open\u2019 system, which allows it to maintain order and visual lightness. The solution recalls Le Corbusier&#8217;s \u2018dwelling cell\u2019 and the poetic functionality of Franco Albini&#8217;s \u2018Room for a Man,\u2019 where each object has its precise place and nothing is left to chance.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Inside the tiny apartment in Berlin designed by Cristina Iore and Gabriele Gagliardi of COES STUDIO. 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