A Micro Apartment Design with pet integration

1. PROJECT 1 – MICRO APARTMENT
Courtney Johnson
March 1, 2017
ID 2543
University of Oklahoma

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
• About……………………………………………………………………………………………………...3
• Problem Statement………………………………………………………………………………………..4
• Concept Statement……………………………………………………………………………………….5
• Research………………………………………………………………………………………………..6-9
• Human Needs and Behavior……………………………………………………………………………………….7
• Amenities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
• Micro Apartments………………………………………………………………………………………………….9
• Ideation Images………………………………………………………………………………………10-14
• Concept Stage………………………………………………………………………………………..15-19
• Bubble…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….16
• Block……………………………………………………………………………………………………………...17
• Criteria Matrix…………………………………………………………………………………………………....18
• Concept Sketches………………………………………………………………………………………………...19
• Floor Plans, Rendered Floor Plans, and Furniture Schedule…………………………………………20-26
• Rendered Views……………………………………………………………………………………27-30
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3. ABOUT
• Micro Apartments are a
type of housing that are
smaller in scale than the
typical apartment design.
• They provide a solution to
the affordable housing
crisis.
• Often designed with
younger renters in mind.
• They have a maximum of
500 SQ FT.
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4. PROBLEM STATEMENT
While Micro Apartments are designed to make the most out of a
small space, most are not designed with the idea of pets being
involved in home living. In the United States alone, “approximately
37-47% of all households in the United States have a dog, and 30-
37% have a cat” (Source: APPA). This shows a good amount of
people own pets and either let them live indoors with them or
close by. If a micro apartment design went out of its way to
accommodate for pet owners, then it would be able to garner
more attention from the group of people who would appreciate
smaller living while being able to retain their pets.
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5. CONCEPT STATEMENT
The design will be developed with small to medium sized cats in
mind while still retaining the aspects of a micro apartment that
draw people to renting the apartments. Including, but not limited
to, the need for less material items due to smallness of space, the
convenience of all amenities within close range, and the ability to
be a self-sustained unit. While the design will emphasize the ability
to house cats within it and their needs, it will also focus on the
needs of a micro apartment tenant.
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6. RESEARCH
Personal and Team Initial Research
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7. HUMAN NEEDS AND BEHAVIOR
• Privacy
• Security
• Resting Place
• Functionality
• Pleasing
aesthetics
• Sustainability
• Minimalism
• Familiar Spaces
• Affordability
• Smaller Spaces
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8. AMENITIES APPRECIATED
• Close by street or street access from
apartment.
• Café within building or close by.
• Gym within or close by.
• Public Meeting Area
• Laundry within apartment or apartment
building.
• Room for bike holding.
• Rooftop gardens
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9. MICRO APARTMENTS
• Various Designs all over the globe.
• The smallest can be found in China, at just
40 SQ FT.
• “Number of one person households are up
by 10% since 1970.”*
• Japan is the leader for micro units in the
world.
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10. IDEATION IMAGES
From Design Aesthetics to Functional Items
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11. FULL SIZE AMENITIES IN SMALL SPACE
The luxury of a full kitchen in a micro
space.
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12. FULL SIZE AMENITIES IN SMALL SPACE
The luxury of a full bathroom in a micro
space.
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13. PET AND HUMANS
Furniture that not only works for humans, but also holds
another use for pets. This gives the pet and the owner a
space they can coexist in.
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14. PET AND HUMANS
Furniture that not only works for humans, but also holds
another use for pets. This gives the pet and the owner a
space they can coexist in.
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15. CONCEPT STAGE
From Bubble Diagrams to Block Plans
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16. BUBBLE DIAGRAMS
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17. BLOCK DIAGRAMS
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18. CRITERIA MATRIX
Spaces SQ. FT. Needed Adjacencies Public Access Dayligh Privacy
1 Living 102 2,3 Yes Yes No
2 Kitchen 90 1,3,5 Yes Yes No
3 Office 28 1,2 Not Necessary Yes No
4 Bedroom 130 5 No Yes Yes
5 Bathroom 57 4 Yes No Yes
Total SQ FT 407
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19. CONCEPT SKETCHES
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20. FLOOR PLANS
Dimensioned and Rendered Floor Plans
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24. RENDERED FLOOR PLANS
First Floor Rendered
Plan
Scale: ¼” = 1’ - 0”
Second Floor Rendered
Plan
Scale: ¼” = 1’ - 0”
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25. FIRST FLOOR FURNITURE SCHEDULE
FURN-1
FURN-2
FURN-3
FURN-4
FURN-5
FURN-6
Symbol Material Vendor
Pattern /
Finish
Color
Location
(Space #)
Notes (this
would include
special install.
Requ.)
FURN-1
MDF +
Synthetic
Fiber
Cust. Paint
BM - 1627
Manor Blue
LIV
Specially built couch,
that transforms into
bed. On wheels
FURN-2
MDF +
Synthetic
Fiber
Cust. Paint
BM - 1627
Manor Blue
LIV
Specially built, to
cat litter and other
storage items.
FURN-3 Quartz Caesarstone Quartz
5131 Calacatta
Nuvo
KIT
FURN-4 MDF Ikea Painted
BM - 1627
Manor Blue
LIV
Ikea shelf, painted to
match other furniture.
FURN-5 Wood
Herman
Miller
Stain LIV Mattiazzi Solo Chair
FURN-6 Wood
Herman
Miller
Stain KIT Mattiazzi Solo Stools
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26. SECOND FLOOR FURNITURE SCHEDULE
First Floor Rendered
Plan
Scale: ¼” = 1’ - 0”
FURN-7
Symbol Material Vendor
Pattern /
Finish
Color
Location
(Space #)
Notes (this
would include
special install.
Requ.)
FURN-7
MDF +
Synthetic
Cust. Paint
BM - OC-
66 Snow
White
BED Specially built
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27. RENDERED VIEWS
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28. LIVING SPACE
Rendering of the living space, with
alternate view points.
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29. KITCHEN
Rendering of the kitchen, with alternate
view point.
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30. BEDROOM
Rendering of the bedroom, with alternate
view point.
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