Studio Relocation for Young Woman: 3 Options

For her client, designer Anastasia Sharapova came up with ten layout options and decided to share three best ones with us. On a small area, the designer managed to fit in a full bedroom with a wardrobe, a living room, and a kitchen-dining room. Scroll through the post and tell us which option you liked best (we'll reveal a secret: the client chose the first one).

Anastasia Sharapova — an expert architect and interior designer. Graduated from MArHI

Given

Apartment area: 32 sq. m
Ceiling height: 2.8 m
Rooms: 1
Bathroom: 1
Oven: electricity
Client: young unmarried woman, planning to live alone or with a boyfriend
Wishes: keep a large window in the living room, place a bed measuring 220×180 cm in the bedroom and do not separate the entrance hall with partitions or doors.

Option 1

• The bedroom zone was separated from the living room with sliding doors. The bed was placed by the window, and a large wardrobe was created in the niche.
• In the wardrobe, a washing machine was placed on a special podium with a depression (in case of leakage).
• In the living room near the window, a sofa bed and TV were placed, and closer to the entrance hall, an L-shaped kitchen with a mini dining table.
• Space was found for a sink, toilet, and separate bathtub in the bathroom.
• The entrance hall became bright since it was not separated from the living room with partitions. A large clothing cabinet and a refrigerator were placed right next to it.

Option 2

• The bedroom was separated from the living room with sliding partitions. This time, a separate wardrobe was not made, but instead, a spacious storage system was arranged.
• To define the space, a sofa was placed next to one of the partitions in the living room.
• The main part of the kitchen was placed in a niche — here the sink, stove, and bar counter were fitted (to save space). Opposite the niche, a refrigerator and dishwasher were built-in — they form one line with the bathroom door and the built-in closet in the entrance hall.
• To save space, a shower cabin was installed in the bathroom. The sink and washing machine were placed under one countertop.

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Option 3

• A large bed and a spacious wardrobe were placed in the bedroom zone. The bedroom was isolated from the living room with a solid partition — now it’s a separate room.
• The living room, kitchen, and entrance hall now represent a single space.
• By the window, a living room zone was arranged — a sofa and TV were placed, as well as a small table that can be pulled out to the center of the room and set up.
• The kitchen was placed linearly on the right side of entering the apartment.
• There is now enough space in the entrance hall for a spacious storage system.
• A shower cabin was installed in the bathroom niche, and space was found for a washing machine.