NEVER TOO SMALL London Heritage Loft Apartment Conversion 54sqm/581sqft
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Located on the top floor of a Heritage listed Victorian terrace house, Camden Loft is one three apartments created by subdividing the former family home. Tasked with keeping the open plan feel but providing different spaces for privacy, Craft Design made full use of the space's volume by inserting a central joinery cube which houses the plumbing and bathroom. While also acting as a platform for a new mezzanine area that contains the bedroom and home office. A floor-to-ceiling shelving and storage unit runs the length of the loft, first appearing to be a gallery wall but on closer inspection, it also houses the hidden steps leading up to the mezzanine area, where a Japanese style bed lies cleverly concealed.
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Project Name: Camden Loft
Architect: www.craftdesign.co/
Produced by New Mac Video Agency
Creator: Colin Chee
Director: Nam Tran
Director/Camera Operator: Oliver Wilson
Producer: Lindsay Barnard
Editor: Jessica Ruasol
Music: Whorl by REW
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Entry to top floor loft
1:03 - Camden
1:43 - The floorplan & redesign
2:04 - Open plan kitchen & dining
3:17 - Living room & staircase
3:52 - Mezzanine loft bedroom & office space
4:48 - Bathroom
5:25 - How London is changing
7:25 - Credits - Jak na to + styl
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Videography: www.olivermwilson.com
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Ugh I love it
So no kids planned, clearly cant afford them!
Clever design. The bookcase is like a sculptural artwork. The integration of the staircase and the bookcase is brilliant.
Not really safe though. Here in Norway that staircase wouldn't even be legal.
came down to say exactly this. Really well thought out design, absolutely loved the loft/workspace position and the flow of the lower and upper level bookcases. Well designed interiors feel the same as having a fresh haircut, but all the time.
@@carlmathisen it's not legal in the UK either, that wouldn't pass building regulations
Yes. The bookcase is gorgeous!
I'd say it's actually the opposite - I would not have imagined it's permitted to build a staircase without a proper railing. I would seriously doubt using that staircase - imagine the consequences if you'd slip while walking in it. In worst cases they'd be lethal. Right?
It's so nice to see how the space balances minimalism and also "clutter." I really like seeing everyday bits and bops like books and decorations. It makes a space feel a lot more like a home rather than a hotel 😊
Yes same, which is why I prefer when they show actual homes on this channel. It's more practical
@@cocoacoolness yes exactly!
Beautiful! I agree. If lived in, I wondered where plates, cups, glasses and cutlery are. Maybe in the pullout section left of the washing machine?
I honestly prefer closed off storage and minimalist decor especially in areas like the kitchen where I tend to move things a lot. It would never look as clean as the displays they have here lol. I however love the stair case display, those things would never get touched and would stay pretty :)
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I'm usually very much against open shelves and all kinds of knick-knacks displayed yet this bookcase wall is a work of art. The whole apartment is visually pleasing, but also feels like home.
I’m only vehemently against them because it’s dusty where I’m from. If it wasn’t, I’d definitely have so many open shelves because it’s organized but decorative haha
Me too, especially because of Dusty :( but it could be close also! :)
I am against it too. They look fine in this video but only because the apartment is perfectly cleaned up and they have nice looking (more expensive) utensils. Let somebody life there and it gets messy, dusty and soon it will look completely cluttered. Who wants to clean that all the time. I prefer, closed closets at least bottom to hip and a few open shelves more on eye hight. I feel like that’s what the work space needs if you already have that open staircase wall.
@@Knutschelche Exactly. This video is not realistic of actual living situation. I think they overdid the open shelves, especially in the bedroom.
You must bed down in a dentists waiting room, on an evening.
The railless stair case is extremely stressful for me to consider, even as someone who does not have mobility issues...
I absolutely adore this channel and its direction but l agree railess stairs makes me pause as does open shelves all the way to a high ceiling. Cleaning in this space would require professionals unless the space is somehow dustfree?
Haha yes, every time someone went up those smooth steps in socks I screamed a little inside! After a trip to one or more of Camden's bars, I'm not sure I could be trusted on them 😅 Who wrote the risk assessment on this?!
As someone *with* mobility issues I was genuinely shook by that staircase. While not as steep as ladder rungs, those treads are way narrower than a traditional staircase. If it's a matter of keeping an open airy look they could have added a clear panel railing. Aesthetics matter but I like my neck unbroken.
let people worry about their own health and make their own choices. My builder allowed me to break code by having no railing and i was fine 23 years later.
Too many Chardonnays and you’re in trouble!
I love this. It looks like someone actually lives in it, but takes precise and excellent care of their space. The storage is very smart.
Am l just blind or is there no wardrobe or clothes storage though?
@@kismetau there is. around 2:53 mark. I on the other hand couldn't see any dishes :D
This is a terrible design for storage. It's more like for a magazine wow-factor than for actual usage. One thing in common you would see in tiny houses is that people use drawers instead of open cabinets because they are more efficient in terms of organization and storage space, which is quite a common knowledge in tiny house design.
Also, 54 sq meters is considered big for a condo or a flat in my city (and I guess most other big cities would be the same). I've seen smaller condos with more functionality and storage than this. A 54sq meter condo is typically a 2-bedroom in my city, and is typically on the higher spectrum of the price range. These open shelves make this big apartment looks smaller and more cluttered than it actually is.
@@est9949 ok
Absolutely love the look and feel of this apartment, for me personally however I would move the desk downstairs and the wardrobe upstairs
That's exactly what I thought as well!
Maybe they want to have a quiet spot without distractions to work. Particularly if the owner lives with others.
Personally I think it'd be much more convenient to have the wardrobe next to the bathroom as it is now.
Agreed. It's nice to have work and sleep spaces separated. Also, a lot more convenient to get a coffee to have at the desk while working.
@@ansonstuart8393 thought so too, and way more light to work as well!
Love this unit. The only changes I would make are to have a stair rail for safety purposes and I would probably move the television so it would be more easily seen. Thankyou for the great video.
It is a stunning space, but I feel like those stairs up to the loft are an example of prioritizing beauty over safety (and they _are_ beautiful). They should really have a railing of some sort.
This is a wonderful space! Its nice to see minimalism that still feels warm and livable
how is this minimalism? cluttered with stuff everywhere.
@@canyoudoitagain7978 it minimalist in terms of space ;)
This is a BEAUTIFUL flat.For someone who lives in London in a small space,it was great to see how this flat was designed to make the most of a small space.
The staircase at first looks like an optical illusion until you get closer to it. I love it 😍
It looks beautiful... but hard to dust!
Stylish, simple and practical. 10/10
I like the stairs up to the bedroom, looks like part of the shelves. Great layout and use of space.
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I'd say it's actually the opposite - I would not have imagined it's permitted to build a staircase without a proper railing. I would seriously doubt using that staircase - imagine the consequences if you'd slip while walking in it. In worst cases they'd be lethal. Right?
The cat is a testament to the apartment's relaxed lifestyle.
I love the elegant way that bookcase/staircase is integrated into the design, but it looks slippery and really unsafe without a handrail. Difficult to reconcile a beautiful design with safety I know, but that would concern me.
Especially in socks!!!!
@@moonloversheila8238 oh yes!
Well, you’d have the built-ins themselves to grab in an emergency, and the stairs look wide and shallow
Agree using socks or slippers I can imagine myself tripping after a night out drinking
Can't say I expected to like this, but then I loved the way each little room felt!
Little details I loved in this space:
- built-in bookshelves that completely fill the cathedral vaulted ceiling
- the dark reflective backsplash in the kitchen
- the colorful entryway shelving, and the color scheme of the apartment
- the trendy kitchen light
- the monkey hanging in the kitchen
- the owner's efficient wardrobe
- the full sized dining table
- the "temple" dedicated to something the owners love (coffee)
- the recessed, LED-lit bathroom shelf
- the rocker shell chair (I have it too, and it fits this space way better)
Things I would change if I lived here long term:
- add a minimalist white or clear railing to the stairs for safety
- separate the office from the bedroom somehow. (a) integrate it into the livingroom? (b) add pocket door covers to the office space, and have art on those cabinet doors to blend into the look of the built-in bookshelves.
- add a stool to the balcony
- create a more substantial headboard or wall design for the head of bed
- replace bathroom sink with a wider and more modern bowl
- balance out the color saturation by adding one or two large art pieces to the walls in the empty walls opposite the bookshelves
Thank you NTS as always!
Needs a simple railing for the stairs....to me a BIG safety issue.
those are great ideas!
Fabulous design but those stairs would terrify me without a rail or perhaps glass (then again I am rather old!)
Good suggestions! I would also place the TV in front of the couch, and the working desk in the extra space in front of the bathroom, but that's just me.
I agree with all of your suggestions. Also…Where do you put your phone, etc near the bed? Why not move those glass panels down a bit? I could just see my phone tumbling down to the first floor!
Very nice. It's both stylish and practical. The furniture and layout of the living room seems awkward though. Putting the flat screen on one of the long blank wall spaces (between the windows and balcony or the bathroom wall) and rearranging the existing furniture or getting new furniture more fitting to the space might help. Putting a small desk in place of the current TV table with a view out the balcony would make for a better office space than right in front of the bed upstairs. That space could instead be used for closet space for clothes and linens (something I did not see a lot of in the apartment). It could be built-in or filled with a shallow dresser, wardrobe, or vanity. At least that's what I would do were the space mine. Cheers!
The closet was shown starting at 2:52. It appears to be part of the cube wall facing the entrance staircase.
I would prefer a vanity in that current desk space also.
I agree with you 100%. Also I find a bit odd to have a closet at the entrance instead of in the bedroom(?)
I love the space except for that TV setup. Such an awkward position if you're sitting on the couch to watch something. It could be wall-mounted on the wall opposite the couch and work so much better.
@@rhemmie2825 Yes. There is a closet downstairs, but who gets dressed or even rummages through their underwear drawer in their entry hall? (And what's her phone number? 😊) There needs to be another place to store clothing--aside from coats, and away from the odd broom, and snow shovel.
The desk/workspace works better, I think, next to the balcony on the main floor anyhow, it gives you the breeze, a view, and the space to get up and have a walk around when you need it. Plus, the coffee shrine isn't down a flight of stairs.
@@B__C__ I get that. BUT, they worked with the space they had. It's a small space and sometimes, as in many tiny home videos I've watched, the closet does not always wind up in the bedroom.
(I currently get dressed in my living room every day, right near my front door. No one is here when I do, so where it happens really makes no difference.)
Also I agreed about the vanity desk thing so there wasn't a need to restate that.
I'm thinking they choose to keep that entire storage wall that goes up from the kitchen cabinets into the loft area and down the stairs into the living room as primarily open shelving for the visual impact. To have taken the area up there and enclosed some for closet space would have changed that.
This is the only tiny space I've ever seen online that's actually comfortable. I worked at the school of architecture at my local university, so I can see a few of the subtle tricks being used here.
Architects in my humble opinion seem usually to have a penchant for making things too complicated and expensive for the rest of us in these videos, as if they invent stuff just to showcase their abilities and to prove how complicated they can make things. You can make anything interesting if you throw enough money at it. But most of us can't.
I do wonder about a few things. I'd need something like a nightstand or shelf within reach, by the bedside, to store things for use in bed, and I'd need a lamp of some sort to read in bed. I see he's got the outlets and ledges for it. Maybe he just decluttered things temporarily for the camera.
Another issue I've been made acutely aware of, over time, is that I've never seen one of these living spaces that was accessible to someone disabled or older. The disabled are are least 25% of the population... and more, if one counts people that are simply elders. Everyone becomes disabled at some point in their lives, whether temporary or permanent. What I've learned from the job I had and in my own life, is that most architects exclude or ignore the disabled, unconsciously, and actually don't know much about Universal Accessibility or the ADA, unless they go out of their way to specialize in Universal Accessibility architecture, no matter which country they reside in. And that's a shame, because as I said, architects like to showcase their talents and ability to solve problems in clever ways.
That's because of the issue you touched on earlier in your comment- disabled people are more likely to be poor and so just don't factor in to the thoughts of people designing things for the ridiculously wealthy.
@@mhm9468 disabled people are not necessarily poor. You can have worked all your life and become old and disabled that way. You can be a wheelchair user and still do most office jobs any walking person can do. these are just examples. The assumption that disabled people are poor is just ignorant.
@@ginat.8064 the majority of them are, just because there are a minority of luckier people who become disabled later in life/have managed to save enough to cover the costs or who are born in to wealth, doesn't negate the facts. There are statistics to back it up. The world is disproportionately tailored towards the able bodied and for many, being disabled has a massive impact on the person and their families earning ability. Resources to help are only available to those with the ability to access them or someone to advocate. Too many people turn a blind eye to the struggles of disabled people in a society focused on what you can earn, its dehumanising and when people try to pretend there is no issue it doesn't help.
@@Ephemeral2023 I mean, its super easy to Google, the data is all there. I'm not sure what kind of hole you think I've dug myself in to; somebody was being naive about the struggles disabled people contend with and so I pointed that out. Either you're both really lucky financially or not disabled yourselves and it shows.
Well put and I too feel the disabled population is forgotten in so many aspects . Extremely wealthy or not a person may be, accessible living is important. Great comment
Love that this space utilizes a loft without a ladder. Everything is well placed in my opinion, and no folding or transforming of furniture (besides the office desk), which is a win. As with most small spaces, though, that TV is in the wrong spot :) easy fix, though.
I agree, who can watch TV when it’s perpendicular to the couch like that!
Those stairs seem treacherous though. Narrow and no railing.
@@davidfoust9767 the stairs are indeed a bit too narrow, I agree!
Those steps to the bedroom are a accident ready to happen.".. unless you have the agility of a cat and superior night vision.
Lovely space, the best addition is the cat 🐈⬛🤍✨☕️
There is a wonderful sense of spaciousness and the visual integration of the stairs to the sleep/work area is beautifully done. I would love to live here.
awesome idea of stairs & bookshelves.. love it 💕👍
“Small footprint” is such a relative term. Clever use of space. Love the practical, light filled home mixed with some pops of colour. Has a Scandi feel to it.
This is one of my favorite apartments you've featured! It manages to be sleek and clean but also cozy and full of homey touches at the same time.
This is literally my absolute dream flat!!!! Love how bright it is and every room feels airy and spacious because of that, whilst the stair-shelfs make the living room cozy. Absolutely loooooove this flat.
That illusion staircase is genius. I adore how it elongates the space while using it for all those nooks and crannies. The amount of storage in a space that size is incredibly impressive. One of my favorite small spaces I've seen.
One of my favorites 👏👏👏
London is literally my dream city and if I had an apartment like this in London I think I would actually be in heaven
Same!
In that area that flat would be easily around a million pounds, if you can afford it go for it!
@@purplerain1975 I think you are a long way off the price of something like this in Camden, I would think 5-600k at the very top.
@@luketomaszewski5530 I'd refine that estimate further to £525k-£550k. Missed out on a beautiful 2 bed set over 80m2 next to Camden Rd overground yesterday. It went for ~£590k.
Adorable! Put a banister on the stairs to the loft and it will be perfect
Exquisite ! Light and airy. Storage aplenty. Love the staircase built into the bookcase. And a proper couch ! Even the cat is sleek and refined !
I can totally see myself living in this space. It's just smart, chic and functional. Minimized without compromising storage. Love the design and of course the CAT🐱🐈
Imagine tackling that staircase after a night in Camden Town 😂
What a beautiful space!
My thoughts exactly. Not good for party goers. But there's always the couch 😁
@@ryotaarai3816 and the couch was the first thing I considered too! We think alike.
I love these series so much. This design in particular I found it very interesting. Even though the central "cube" is a bit weird at first glance, the fact that it has the bed and office on the top convinced me. this is great.
Totally doable. I've raving over the bookcase and general simplicity.
Omg, I lived in this house while I was backpacking. Oh Camden Town, how I love you.
This apartment is amazing and really thought out! Also at 2:02 and 5:50 KITTY
Cleverly and stylishly designed - as always. So happy this channel exists. Such joy!
Agreed. One of my favourites on CZcams. If only there were more episodes!
I live in a large 2 story house. I love having all the space I have. But I’d be perfectly happy in this little place. Smartly laid out, comfortable and homey, and kinda has a luxury or premium feel to it despite its small size. The cat makes it awesome!
Beautiful stairs 👌
This is brilliant. The bookcase/staircase is such a clever idea and it’s so neatly pulled off that it just blends. I’d be a little worried about falling off the stairs but otherwise loving it.
The staircase is a possibly lethal idea?
It had been a while since I was truly impressed by one of the properties you feature. This one however, takes the ball out of the park. The design and styling were impeccable. A place well ived. Great work!
huge fan of the yellow tiling in the bathroom! i love how the colour is picked up by all the reflective surfaces in the room, it feels like the sun is shining inside.
I feel that every home should have a "coffee temple"! Beautiful home. Beautiful design.
I love it by admiring, not living in it. I can't imagine all the dust and dirt accumulate on the displays and niche
Loved the bookshelves served as stairs too, so functional!
This is not Small at all!! In Serbia or France this is so normal!! Good interior design!! Bravo!! Love the stairs!!
The use of space and simplicity inspires me to live minimally and buy with a purpose, love your videos!
Great layout - allowing for 2 different areas on the lower level, so it doesn’t feel like a studio apartment. Clever integration of the stairs into the wall shelves. Love it!!
A 54sq meter condo is typically a 2-bedroom in my city, and is typically on the higher spectrum of the price range because it's considered big. 37-45 would be considered medium sized and would be 1-bedroom. Studios are typically less than 36sq meters and these are considered small. These open shelves make this big apartment looks smaller and more cluttered than it actually is.
Amazing loft. Architect's are so clever with space, love the design in my home town.
This is just amazing and very beautiful! The cat makes it perfect❤️
Hands down my favourite space to date. My husband and I have lived small for over 20 years and we have always shied away from filling the walls with art or books in the hope that clean walls with one print or artwork would make the space look bigger. This video has proven us wrong. I want to move in immediately.
But where's the litter box?
living in apartment with cats myself, im curious where the litter box is.
The cat is purely for decoration. On average they expire in about 4 to 5 days then you have to get a new display.
Really love it. Everything is so well thought out. Thank You for sharing ✨👌🙏
Apartments with a high ceiling is always nice.
Wow! Love this specious flat which doesn’t require you to pack up the furniture at the end of day! The layout is both open and beautiful, you would not feel boxed in! The staircase is perfectly hidden with the open shelves which is very clever, love how you used that bit at the star of the video! The bright yellow adds a nice kick to the whole design. I’d love to live here, but I’d turn some of the open shelves into more functional storage spaces coz I don’t have so many things to display! And get a bathtub in! Love it!
This is one of the best designs I’ve seen so far. I love the use of space and how large this small space feels. The sleeping loft is genius as is the bookcase wall that hides the staircase in plain sight! Great job!
I’d like some more color on the walls but otherwise one of the best spaces shared on this channel. I know people have said this on other videos but I don’t really like seeing “air bnb” apartments on here, please keep sharing these liveable “real people” spaces with decent storage etc. thanks for the vid!
Loved everything about it, but the bookcase/stairs is genius and beautiful at the same time!
This feels like an actual home, more than a minimalist magazine cover. I adore all the bookshelves. And while there is not a lot of storage space in the kitchen (no pantry but a big freezer?) I think this is a house that long term is still as comfortabel to live in. Wonderful job!
Good design overall, but the staircase is pretty sketchy and wouldn’t be approved in Australia without a balustrade
Aww the Kitty is Adorable.
This is my favourite one so far, the light, modern lines, brass and wood it's just incredible and very very cosy, I could quite happily live in this one forever
I love that the bathroom is a closed off space that both divides the kitchen and living room, and also creates a space for the bed to be lofted. So well designed!
Love this design! You could use the floor plan places not as expensive as London and it would works wonderfully anywhere for a smaller home. I could definitely live in it 🙌🥰
Really liked the water closet with that beautiful wall paper😊😊
I don't normally like a minimalistic approach, but this has a warmth to it that you don't usually find . Well done
The apartment is kitty approved all the way down to the fridge :)
This is hands down the best design I have seen on NTS! What a creative and beautifully simple use of space. Love!
Absolutely wonderful design and layout. So open light and airy, beautifully presented
I love that bookcase more than I can actually put into words.
I love the layout. Love the shelving. It is much needed storage that is open and can be made into a feature. Must cost about £700k though in Camden. Maybe more.
Curious if the stairs going up to the flat can or are being used as storage? They would be perfect to store extra linens, bedding, shoes etc… within the space.
I love the cat popping into a few of the shots
I love Camden ❤. What a beautifully designed apartment. Plus a cute cat! 🐈
I love not only the distribution of the apartment, how they manage the space, the little details but also the decoration, I could steal a few things 👀😂
"Guess I'll go to the restroom in the middle of the night and oops I'm dead falling down these stairs because a handrail 'cluttered the space' and oh well it was worth it to look sophisticated."
No handrail is contrary to building regulations too.
One of the most beautiful flats I've ever seen!
The kitchen wall is so fine! Actually everything is so fine in this apartment.
I'd like to see small spaces applied to families with several children. We really want to live in a minimalist way, but these apartments always seem catered to singles, or couples with no children.
Yeah, usually not the audience for spaces under 50sqm. In places like London, a significant number of units is occupied by a single person, so you can see the appeal.
Agree it's good to see some more family ones! The architects in this ep sounded like they wanted to turn all the family houses in London into tiny apartments - which actually makes the city less livable for families
@@Tashax405 Given a third of households in parts of the UK are occupied by single individuals, you can see why. There's no end to the demand for this kind of unit, specially in places like London. If the supply was anywhere close to the demand, that number would be more like 50%.
There a a couple of video's of apartments for families at the yt page of apartment therapy
IN WHAT UNIVERSE is a 54 sqm house considered SMALL???
My first apartment was a 24 sqm studio and even it was not small. 12-15 sqm would be a small apartment.
I love the statement tile in the bathroom!! SO effective
A wonderful conversion in the prettiest house, in a lovely area of London
This is one of the best homes I have seen in this channel. I wouldn't change anything. I would move into this space in a heartbeat.
Congratulations to the designer and architect.
I’m extremely curious how you hide that kitty’s litter box in such a small space! I have a whole 3-bed house and it was hard to figure it out.
It's lovely, white and bright.💗
Clean and efficient but still so practical. 👏👏👏
No way., this unit looks like 1200 sq ft, This designer is genius! Even though it is a small unit, it is very attractive like my dream home that can motivate me to work harder. So, the designer really played an important role!
Everything looks good and I like the layout very much. but stuck in the point where I believe in Buddhism In which the room has two Buddha statues that are placed on the stairs. which is clearly below the head For me, it's a huge sin. I suggest you reposition it best on the highest point of the shelf, or anywhere higher than your chest when walking.
This is the best design I've seen for never too small - great use of space, and plenty of storage for the size of the apartment, including bookshelves!
Very nice but the TV position looks like it makes for uncomfortable viewing from the couch.
It’s very beautiful. But not very small. 490 square foot has been the recommended one bed flat size for 50 years in London. This flat’s a whopper in comparison! Many new build one beds are smaller.
This tiny space is incredible...it's like living in a modern art gallery
Just beautiful! Perfect in every way!
54 sqm is not a small apartment
Its not that small tho who are you kidding? This is a decent living space with dedicated rooms...
I love the abundance of shelves!
I like that the bookcase looks like a gable.
54sqm is not small at all
A lot of the "apartments" featured on here aren't small at all. Come to NYC , and check out some of their small apartments.
Beautiful!