How to Maximize Space in a Small Studio: 2 Layout Options

Before Nikita Zub was a challenging task. The apartment owner asked to fit all functional zones on just 35 square meters, while also leaving space for creativity and gatherings with friends and clients. What solutions did he propose? We tell you.

Nikita Zub is a designer and founder of the studio "CUCCKINI", an expert in designing small apartments.

Given

Apartment area: 35 sq. m. without balcony
Rooms: 1
Bathroom: 1 (not involved in the layout, as it was already built)
Oven: electric
Client: woman working in the art field
Wishes: separate a small kitchen, provide a living room zone, leave space for a full-size bed and place a piano, as well as find a spot for an antique collection.

• A small wardrobe was made in the hallway.
  
• The kitchen was moved and combined with the living room zone, placed in a line, with space for a dishwasher, oven, and microwave.
  
• A two-burner stove was chosen to leave more room for the work zone.
  
• The dining table was placed against the wall between the windows.
  
• The bed was placed in a niche where the kitchen once stood. To make this zone more private, curtains were installed.
  
• The piano was placed next to the sofa along the wall.

• The kitchen remained in the spot where it was planned by the developer, made even more compact, replaced the dining table with a bar counter. They opted out of a dishwasher.
  
• The bedroom zone was moved closer to the window, separating it from the kitchen with a 1.2-meter-high partition (ceiling height is 2.7 meters).
• The bed was placed in a built-in niche, with access to it only from one side.
  
• The sofa and TV were swapped, placing the latter on the wall opposite the bed.
  
• A cabinet was placed in the hallway to compensate for the lack of a proper wardrobe.
  
• The piano was placed next to a small partition separating the hallway from the living room.

On the cover: Design project by Nikita Zub