Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces
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- čas přidán 24. 04. 2011
- Christian's hotel inspired by LEGO flat: • Creator of praised LEG...
When Christian Schallert isn't cooking, dressing, sleeping or eating, his 24 square meter (258 square feet) apartment looks like an empty cube. To use a piece of furniture, he has to build it.
Located in Barcelona's hip Born district, the tiny apartment is a remodeled pigeon loft. Designed by architect Barbara Appolloni, Christian says the space was inspired by the space-saving furniture aboard boats, as well as the clean lines of a small Japanese home.
Christian sold his apartment and has reinvested his money and small space design ideas in opening a small hotel in Barcelona: www.hotelbrummell.com
Christian Schallert, photographer: christianschallert
Spanish-version tour with architect Barbara Appolloni: faircompanies.com/videos/view/...
Architect Barbara Appolloni: www.barbaraappolloni.com/works...
Original story here: faircompanies.com/videos/view/... - Jak na to + styl
I love how pleased he looks with what he's made.
literallyawerewolf I would be pleased as well, it’s super cool
Exactly! His teeth were just all over the place.
Right?? He probably wanted to fuck his kitchen.
@@gale2673 wøť
Jordeux why are you gay
When he opened all the cupboards I’m like: where’s the bed?
Then he pulls it out from the balcony.
Mind blown.
myself thanks for spoiling the surprise hope ur happy champ
Appicon yeah in addicted to CZcams comments. Thanks Mark Zuckerberg
I don’t care if this place is actually comfortable or not, I’m just happy to see how this man is proud of himself and his masterpiece. He’s so precious, please protect him at all costs
Jake Sangria like 99.9% of the internet.
Gettin BeyWay ,Yeah...Im Confused Too,lol
@Jake Sangria
Two different things.
I'm so tired of this "protect him/her at all cost" bullshit. You are just copying! I have seen it so many places. Lame
Izena STFU
Out of all the tiny apartments I've seen from this binge I've been on, this one is the best.
Same!
Agreed!
Agree! I like that when you are cooking, you can protect the rest of the place from the smell and fumes just by closing them away. And hiding everything makes it so neat and yet I saw he still has empty shelves which means it's more than enough for one person leaving. And a real fridge with dishwasher and what a balcony. It's really delightful.
One person "living" not leaving btw
Absolutely! I watched this video years ago and had been looking for it. This doesn't feel shut in. It's actually enough space you need and the view is the best view I've seen for any tiny homes and I've seen a bunch of them.
Makes me happy how happy he is
Luna Lovegood * Christian is so cute! I love his smile and enthusiasm!
Its called gay
@@qwertyuiopasdfghjkl2556100+ years ago they would actually just say "Makes me gay how gay he is" and it would mean the same thing as the og comment 😂
You can watch TV while you take a shower... GENIUS!
And if it's a smart TV, the CIA can watch you too!
I dont see any tv on the video
Well.. wait until the electricity bill arrives...lol
@@giaminhhoang7382it was towards the end when he was talking about the bed
It's great that he has roof access so it's even more space.
Crappy to penthouse!
His pride is infectious; I found myself being really pleased for him.The designs are so clever (I did have a little giggle when he jumped out of the way of the folding out kitchen compartment).....the glass shower in the living space was a bit too much for me, but if he is happy who cares how I feel ! :)When he talks about his "little nest" ;so sweet !!!!
i loved dat shower, it remined me at my first job hotel hotel le meriden in vienna, they had that as an feature xD
Light ‘
excellent use of space. it's true that boat owners have mastered use of small spaces.
40 people in that apartment?! I don't even have 40 friends
That would be a fire code violation
Well now you do. You got more than 40 likes.
You call up people from the street...
Same
🤣🤣🤣 u so silly!
He turned a dilapidated room into a minimalist luxury home. It's beautiful but I do wonder if the renovation workers had to carry the wooden material up the 100 stairs. I enjoyed this video!
They always ask how many people they've had in the room... and it's always some outrageous number...
...has 17 sq. ft apartment... "Yea I've had 600 people in here before"
i thought he said 14 lol.
Whoever moved/moves into that apartment after him is going to be so confused initially
I wish I could
imaigne showering while he watches you lol
@@mitza420 lmaoo
'Hey dude, can I take a shower?'
''Yeah sure, go ahead''
'Uhm.. you're just gonna sit there..?'
Other then that, this is one of the most epic appartments I've ever seen!
Roy Wardenaar lol thinking same. Should made glass not see through for examplehave one of those pictures with eyes so see who in the house lol.
Roy Wardenaar so does he own this apartment?
How often do you ask to take a shower while hanging at your friends house?? o_O
my friends shower at my house way too much... I feel like Tracy Ullman at the end of her TV show back in the 80, "Go home!"
who cares if they see you naked? It's natural
The solution for the bed/sofa/stairs in combination with the terrace is remarkable!The absolut highlight in this smart flat!
Opens door
Me: Oh thats pretty stylish
Shows original photos
Me: Oh sweet lord no
I thought it was gonna be made out of legos.........
same
ikr
*lego
yep
me to xD
For the shower, they should've tinted the glass. So you can only see out, not in
@@supermasterfighter yes!
HavokDJ or you know, privacy
Great idea!! He still can :)
@@supermasterfighter not female ...male.
or have a curtain that stores in between the sink and shower and pulls out around it for some privacy
I'd rather hide my shower and expose my kitchen.
Me too
Yes
All you would need are some Asian styled drapes to hang
Same thought here
Me too haha. Actually it would have been better if he made it frosted glass instead of clear glass for the cube
I don't know why I'm just seeing this in 2020, but I'm impressed!
Probably the best use of a small space i've ever seen, great design.
not gonna lie, this is LITERALLY THE BEST apartment idea i've ever seen on CZcams so far! Such an inspiration!! Thank you so much for this video :)
You could literally kit out a single room in your house like this and have a self contained suite for guests
He's adorable. Such genius building this place, east to clean is a plus. Love the balcony. I've seen this before, can't remember where.
the good part is that man really love his house and I enjoyed too...
2:27 It is **really** important to have your cornflakes!
Yea, I didn't realize having cabinets was such a revolutionary idea.
MrWhiteman TV x
Noodles
They're Grrrrrreeeaaatt!
You didn't mean KHORNE flakes, did you? The Blood God loves some nice cereals, but of course!
this is has to be one of the top ten tiny house. you should make top ten.
you won't say it top ten if u ever visited hk or tokyo.....
JOHN 2014 Even Paris and London have smaller 'apartments'. But this is what I'd consider a tiny, but luxury apartment. It feels spacious even though it is really small. It's the perfect bachelor pad.
Paul Lorenzo tiny houses are smaller
Agree. Top quality everything
This guy is a genius designer. His design was so inspiring.
"Christian's hotel inspired by LEGO flat"
He says himself inspired by boats.
I'd be a little nervous about the fold away bed because it's under the deck which has outside exposure to the elements. In the end, it works for him.
I'm the type of person who loves small and quiet spaces so this is something I'd love to live in OMg
Naomi xo1 can i move in w you? 😘☺
Reminds me of the apt. The Bruce Willis character lived in, in the movie “5th element”.
I think Bruce's character loved in a nicer area than this guy though. Thos place looked like a glorified garbage heap.
@Jake Sangria lol not me. I'm gonna buy up 40 acres in Alaska. I need space and I dont want to live in a city.
That apartment would be perfect with a projector! The wooden doors make a perfect wall to display something on!
I m happy to see how happy he is when showing his home
I'm super jelly of his place
Super Jelly?
+MrWhiteman TV jealous
It's a douche way of saying jealous, like peanut butter and jelly. I just felt like one in the moment. But he does have a really awesome flat.
itd be fun after like a month. then its super cramped. im fine living in my 3000 sq ft. house
Magical Croissant l
This guy is absolutely amazing, he's so happy :)
+Aramba223 an other word for happy is gay, no really, it is
+chris7jakarta it isn't anymore, it was a little while ago hehe
Agreed!
Oh he's, happy alright.
Hanabahtah why is he stupid?
I found this video 6 years ago or so and I still love looking for it from time to time because I really enjoy how this man made such a spectacular apartment in a minimum space. greetings in this 2023
Imagine him coming home late at night drunk af getting knocked out by a kitchen board uppercut
😂
this man is genius and you can tell down to earth and a nice man to be friends with. Wonderful use of space
People in New York would probably pay 5,000 a month for this lol
Rad Rose I live in New York City and some would pay $5,000 or a little less because yuppies and their wealthy counterparts would love the idea.
People in NY like ‘dude, you could fit two apartments in this space!’
This is quite literally the best tiny apartment idea I've seen!!!
I recognize this apartment from a magazine article, from when the space was just finished. I like that this guy is still happy with his home.
Once, in my younger days, I lived in an apartment where you pulled down the murphy bed and then didn't have room in the apartment to walk around it. THAT was a tiny space.
Me too.
A really good use of the space.
Its amazing !
Not really. He gets in about the same functionality as one would in a conventionally furnished appartment of the same size.
The main reason for this is that a pathway between things leaves less useless floorspace.
Tim Vine Yeah, I watched it first, then I read 250 sqft, I couldn't believe it!
I would jam my fingers and bump my head on something for sure
I love how he looked so happy and proud. His space is amazing and it really fits his lifestyle. 😊
You're a genius, I will not challenge you at tetris. Well done. Two thumbs up.
this is the kind of apartment i would love to stay after i graduate but with way more better toilet and baths :)
With that shower, I was expecting the toilet to be in the middle of the room. I'm glad I was wrong.
Getting on the bed with shoes on !!! Oh no
+Mireille Read my mind.
+Mireille I dont understand why you would even be inside your home with shoes on.
***** I would hope so, otherwise they would be plain stupid. Maybe they like cleaning dirt of their floors and carpets all day long.
+Nurul Bird as a black American i can honestly say i've NEVER been allowed to wear shoes in my house or even in any of my friend's homes either. it just seems both weird and gross to me
+Niklas Forsman this guy is from spain. why would americans have anything to do with this guys behavior?
I wouldnt mind living in a small space except I like to cook so.. if I cook smth, my bed, clothes, bathroom is all gonna smell like food. I'd hate that.
A good extractor will solve that for you.
Except there's no washing machine. You'd have to carry every load of your laundry up and down 100 steps to the laundromat. Or wear them in the shower...
Yes! I hate the idea of my bed smelling like food too! That’s why I made a 5sqm(~50sqf) alcove into a separate room with a door to be the kitchen in my tiny apartment.
Is that a bad thing to smell like bacon?
@@Noa-hs6qy good luck running a duct in a rental unit
That multifunctional wall is genius! I think I'd want a fold-down counter for food prep adjacent to the "kitchen", although the fold-down table isn't terribly far away. Outdoor living is practical in Barcelona, but in colder or more rainy climates he'd need more indoor living space for this design.
I really love this actually, and I live in a fairly large house... it must be so easy to clean, cheap to own, yet at the same time it doesn’t at all look cheap, and it must also be really convenient to have everything only a step away near enough
The space is cheap to own.
The installation on the other hand.... If you have to hire that out it's big bucks lol
What you don't get from these videos is the smell.
Try cooking in your closet sometime.
I'm glad my tiny house days are behind me.
This video decided that I will study Interior Architecture!
Thank you so much for inspiring.
NikaKiwipi hope its going well
Do you know what is the name, he used for the walls and floor¿
Holy Cow - you can start over at any age, be like water. I did it 4 times {science studies}
@HOLY COW just do it when you want to do it.
All those stairs would deter a burgular.
Just the smallness of it with everything folded away would make it look like there's nothing to take anyway
Anita Bonhit yeah i can see them getting half way up and going "fuck this .." and turning around lol.
ozzycarnut going ups easy, carrying the loot back down would be risky. Might have to make several trips
Yes! A solid, heavy, folding table. I love it. Usually tiny apartments like this showcase tables that I'd feel scared to rest my elbows on.
He looks like a kid opening Xmas gifts when he's opening all cabinets with a big grin!
as an American I couldn't help but laugh when he said that he needed a full sized refrigerator, because compared to the monster fridges in the U.S. that one he has is tiny
Hannah J. its because of the fact that in most european cities markets and grocery store are behind the corner, and in the U.S. you need to drive approx 15 minutes to get there
Jovan Mitrovic that was really insightful thank you :)
Hannah Johansen even for a European fridge it is a little on the small side. for one person it is fine though :)
We don't eat a shitton of garbage either.
Hannah Banana, as fellow American, I have to have my huge fridge. My brother has a fridge in his house that is 6ft wide and if I had a house big enough I would want that too😂. I know a Hannah Banana near me too🍌🍌🍌😎
Tiny little appartment, huge living ... i could live like this.
I found this video in 2012 and I was 13-ish at the time. This opened my eyes for tiny living and smart living spaces. Now I'm obsessed with tiny houses, RV/van life. This might be irrelevant to every one but it actually influenced how I now live. Less clutter, less things to be mindful of. 😂
Me: I can’t come into work today
Boss: why?
Me: my kitchen uppercutted me
Jajajjaajajakakjajaja. 😒😒😒😒😒
One of the best "action homes" I have seen! Love that it allows so many possibilities...would love to have something like this
OMG. ITS THE BEST HOUSE EVER. Wanna know why? YOU CAN GRAB YOUR FOOD OR DRINK WITHOUT GETTING OUT OF BED YAS
🙌👍
+Sherman Da Sugoi Unicorn i actually hide food/drinks in my room :)
Same concept but no hidden compartments XD
Got to wonder if he still feels the same when he's stuck in here alone during the Covid19 lockdown?
He has a roof
@@tsippyhadass897 I'm fairly sure most homes have a roof, don't they?
Roof....terrace ☺️
That balcony is his saving grace.
The perfect little home! Ingenious design! Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Minimalist attitude with surprise storage spaces.
I would kill to have something like this in Orange County
Paxton Pill Please don't kill..we already have enough violence in this world
+Paxton Pill I'm great at building things and I have a "problem" I need taken care of.
Let's make a deal :)
I live in a house down the street from Knotts Berry Farm
Except it would cost 1 million dollars even in Garden Grove LOL
There is nothing this charming in Orange County, CA.
This is so far the coolest transforming apartment I've seen!
This is absolutely amazing. I have watched this video more then 10 times and absolutely love it. The simplicity and usefulness in a perfect marriage for a single person. Love the idea! It's so well though through. And how happy he is living there! Stunning little piece of heaven 😍
Wow- incredible! What a wonderfully simplistic and epically functional place to live! Wow.
This is likely the most amazing apartment I've ever seen.. The only thing I don't understand is why he hasn't made the table out of glass. He'd have another permanent window, no?
all fun and games till u go home drunk
lol
Arber Gashi or until you bring someone over and has to pull out the bed
I'm pretty sure if he could make it up the 100 steps to get to the apartment, he's sober enough at that point to pee, pull the bed out, and sleep.
lol he would come home and panic because he thinks he was robbed
hahahaha
Brilliant ideas, Brilliant personality, with a childlike joy and pride in his accomplishment. Very inspiring
This video and the Jay Shafer tiny home video is what made me fall in love with small unconventional spaces 10 years ago. I’m 25 now going from one 370 sqft studio to a 324 sqft studio and I’m so happy with the choices I’ve made. Constantly inspired by this channel. Thanks Kirsten for the great content always. 🙏🏽
That is a great job, just don't wear shoes in the bed.
This is such a beautiful space! The outdoor space and being able to go on the roof is also just wonderful.
I love how happy he was showing us around his masterpiece😀
Not my personal taste, but I appreciate the apartment because he loves it so much. He’s got a great personality.
Where is his PC????
Could just be a phone. Not everyone needs a PC.
Laptop, bro. Laptop. I don't even use my PC. I love my laptop. This guy could use a Laptop as a TV too!
sealand000 what do you mean? how can one live without a PC? :s
djeskolive if by PC you mean the huge 1990's monstrosity ...not many use that anymore when you have high end fablets and laptops that do just about everything....just needs to go into a little bag...
gay doesn't need internet porn to fap
So, he invites a friend, and he tells him: -Come on in, I'll take a shower in the meantime.
Sounds noice to me 🙈😅😂✨😂🙆🏼♂️
Get switchable glass, or smart glass.
All he would need is one of those foldable screens and use it in front of the shower as needed. Other times he can store it away in one of his cubby holes.
guys stop 😂😁😁
I don't think he would mind having a friend over. I mean the one in the video. And the friend would not mind him taking a shower in his presence... They' re both.... well, friends. I mean extremely good friends.
I absolutely love this this was hands down my favorite of all time I seen a lot of videos about people with smaller you know tiny homes or smaller apartments or minimalist this is the best design I've ever seen and he did it on his own I would live in this God bless you
I have never forgotten the awe I felt seeing this video back years ago. It is a perfect every time I look at it. a haven of quiet.
Did it bother anyone else how long he left the fridge open?
Yes!! I was like OMG CLOSE THE FRIDGE.
No, I never close mine. The leaking cold helps combat global warming 😜
no
Yes
Your comment probably cost Google's servers more energy than him leaving the fridge open, so ... nope!
Cool design mate.
Cob building using clay earth and straw is the most eco friendly form of building I've come across. Nothing seems to beat cob when it comes to artistic beauty.
I love this space. The clean lines, the warm feeling with the colors and materials he used. I don’t remember him showing the shower but I believe it was the glass box you see in the room. I enjoy climbing stairs and always had two floors or multi level houses. The only problem that I see with the 5 flight of stairs is carrying up bundles.
Yeah it's more the stairs keeping him fit than fiddling with the apartment features lol
Shower door that opens inward looks really annoying. It's like a struggle to get in and out every time.
my thoughts exactly!
and it touches your diddly everytime you go in and out!
Yess!
Size really doesn’t matter. Niiice
That's what she said 😏
My all time favorite of all the small homes that you have shown!! Really love his hotel video as well! I find myself comparing all the other homes to this one!
EXCELLENT! These days we read and hear so much about tiny homes but this is possibly the BEST example. Many people live in motorhomes or trailers (some big/some small) but this works just as well.
when he steals....and police search his house...
I was thinking that he could lock things up so if someone broke in they wouldn't get anything.
I like the cozy toilet. A quiet private space to do "business".
Plus a cool balcony.
With reading material handy.
You are truly happy in your space...and hope you always will be
The Lego Apt.... Unbelievably beautiful. I love it💞what view....from inside/great window...
Even a terrace... stunning beauty & comfort 😘
i think it would be better if the kitchen was not hidden
i like how it looks
christina anastasia skroutz ii
I do agree he could leave that kitchen area open it looks really nice
This apartment is good to have for ones a month visit (somewhere in New York City), but not for everyday life.
Just curious, why?
I see..Thank you for enlightening me!
Vinnytsia It is liberating to be relieved of the responsibilities of maintaining a large home, and from storing loads of stuff you rarely ever use. I wonder how many people would be happier in smaller spaces but they worry about class or status or dignity. Luxurious materials can be used quite lavishly in a small space. Too much space and too much stuff lead to too much responsibility. Excess stuff just bogs you down. What you own owns you.
Hyurin Bae I think I already answered why.
J DV Maybe you are right. But still living space has to be bigger than this apartment. Ones again, it is cool apartment, but not for everyday use.
This was the best. Lighting ans airy. The beauty was the natural light. And that wood work was so great
Incredible solution for such a small space!
I loved it , I so wanna have this kind of an apartment I love how the balcony is just above the bed what a great idea
I wonder what kind of insulation issues this creates. That makes a pretty big "hole" to the outside that seems to lack insulation.
Good lord i would need to write on all of them
"Crap that is my closet not fridge. ALL I WANT IS A MIDNIGHT SNACK"
I really like this kind of house very clean and so coozy one.
Beautiful appartement, smart and creative use of space and furniture, the owner is adorable
WOW. This space is gorgeous. I would still consider it borderline inconvenient, but the proportions just work.