A modern compact apartment interior with a bed elevated above a storage area and a kitchen area behind a divider. The kitchen includes cabinetry, a refrigerator, and a woman preparing food. The decor is minimalistic and neutral in color.
Modern kitchen with white cabinets, black sink, and kitchen appliances; living room with person sitting on a couch by large windows with curtains.

Quiet

Type: Residential Apartment

Location : West Jakarta, Indonesia

Year : 2021

“Quiet Compact Living.”

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Co+in Collaborative Lab has reshaped a 27sqm apartment in the city of Jakarta, Indonesia, transforming two small rooms into a compact open plan studio.

The Client put a requirement to make the most of the limited floor space by knocking down the partition and elevate the bed to the corner of the room, before commencing us.

Squeezed into the apartment are a foyer, full-size kitchen, a living-dining-guest area, wardrobe, storage room, and a queen-sized bed.

The design approached is to declutter the space with a chosen muted neutral palette material of white, grey, and wood, to evokes tranquility.

The space is equipped with a smart home system, combine with multifunctional storage cabinetry are doubled as stair for access to the bed area, the sofa is transformable as an extra bed,
while the dining table is detachable from the TV cabinetry, allowing space-saving configuration.

The apartment is concentrated towards a fabricated elevated bed platform that consists of a wardrobe, stairs, big storage access underneath,
With an open display cabinet that semi-concealed the bed area, crafting a mini gallery experience, which creates a boundary between the private and public area for the guest inside this micro-apartment.

The materials such as Horizontal wood grain on the bed platform helps to layer the minimalist space, the vertical grain and millwork details maximize the depth, while
Acid glass is used to hide bulky daily use items in the kitchen and electronics in the living area.

Modern kitchen with marble countertops, black sink, black faucet, and open shelving with cups, jars, and a potted plant.
A modern living space with a small kitchen area, black refrigerator, gray sofa with decorative pillows, white side table with a cup, white shelves with decor, and an air conditioning unit on the wall.
Minimalist living room with a light wood and white TV stand, flat-screen TV, decorative objects, open shelves with lighting, and slippers on the floor.
Living room with gray sofa, white shelves, decorative bowls on a white table, wooden stools, and a tall green plant in a corner
Close-up of a modern bathroom corner with black grout tiles, a black hook on the wall, white shelves with decorative items, and a white toilet with a toilet paper holder.
Living room with gray sectional sofa decorated with throw pillows, a white side table with a cup and a book, and sheer curtains on the window. White shelves with decorative items and a framed artwork on the wall.