00:00The design of the apartment was all about containing the amenities for life to the
00:04smallest possible area to provide a bigger space for living.
00:15The apartment's located in a building called Ballina which is an art deco 1920s heritage
00:21listed property. There's 27 units in this block. I first moved into this apartment at the beginning
00:29of 2014. When I got the apartment there was a little kitchen in its own separate nook. We decided
00:36it would be a good idea to put the kitchen in a living space and a bedroom where the kitchen
00:39was.
00:41The apartment was really designed for two people so the idea was that it would function like a
00:46one-bedroom apartment so the bedroom can be completely closed off. We have this little
00:51pocket window integrated into the storage wall so the idea is when you walk in the front door
00:57and that window's open you can still see out to the view and the apartment's significantly wider
01:02than just the width of the living space. We built the bedroom on a platform to delineate the space
01:09between the living and the sleeping area. That also allowed us to get plumbing to where it needed to go
01:15and install some shoe drawers. There's storage underneath the bed, there's storage on top of
01:21the bed and there's a little recess shelf which acts as a bedside table and has lights and power points.
01:28And those windows along with the windows in the living space were left in their original condition
01:33so the external facade remains untouched. Below the TV there's a little desk which can fold up
01:41and allows you to use the TV as a second monitor.
01:47And we included a 24 bottle wine storage cupboard. So we didn't want the kitchen to feel like a kitchen.
01:56We hid all the appliances including the oven behind a little pocket door. We put a drying rack above the
02:02sink so that you can put your dishes away to dry. We've got a blade wall which is made out
02:08of joinery
02:09and integrates a spice rack on the kitchen side. And as you come into the apartment that's got
02:14the intercom hidden away inside a little key shelf to put stuff on.
02:19So we completely hid the bathroom behind one of the sliding doors on the main wall.
02:24When we first got it there was a massive bath which we ripped out and was replaced with a shower
02:30and a washing machine.
02:32Good design is not only about making a smaller footprint work harder but it's also
02:38creating a really great quality of life and a sense of luxury in the tighter space.
02:44And inevitably that provides sustainable solutions for our cities.
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