How To Make a 140 Square Foot Apartment Functional

• August 4th 2015

by Tianna Mañón

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Welcome to UrbanTurf’s Property Week, a week-long series devoted to some of the most intriguing residential properties in the DC area and beyond. From a train station-turned-brothel-turned home to a clever way of making 140 square feet livable, this week is all about cool residences. Enjoy.

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Most of the micro units planned for DC bottom out at about 250 square feet. That seems downright spacious to designer Szymon Hanczar, who has managed to not only make a 140-square foot apartment in Poland functional, but also beautiful.

Hanczar, a lecturer at Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts & Design, aimed to make the space feel like home with a lofted bedroom, a small office area, a hammock, a small bathroom and a closet that holds a washing machine in addition to his clothing, according to dezeen.

He used a minimalist color scheme, hip elements like a lamp-shaped lighting feature, an animal-shaped rug and clever storage tricks such as a slide out cutting board to give it flavor. Most renters of small apartments steer clear of extra design elements because they’re worried it’ll add clutter. Hanczar’s design shows a potential approach to adding personality to a small space.

“Extremely small flats are great for people who are Minimalist, who want to enjoy the city life,” he told dezeen.

Here are more photos of the small apartment:

This article originally published at https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/designer_tackles_140_square_foot_apartment/10142.