NEVER TOO SMALL Hong Kong Walk-Up Tiny Apartment - 25sqm/269sqft 

@Jasper watching tv while cooking

I agree, it has space to walk directly back and forth, no going around a half wall, or bed, this is wonderful!! and extremely functional and roomy for the design!!

Jasper you can watch the tv from the bed without moving the tv cupboard though

Exactly, this is amazing

just stayed in one even smaller in Hong Kong, had washer, shower, toilet, sink, microwave, window, everything you need lol

Hi Bob Rogers - Me too, except that it's a walk-up. 🙁

it's a normal sized fridge

Yeah, that lack of an elevator is an issue. I wonder how long it will take to rent out that top floor.

@Beumadine Sweevy True. You'd have to look forward to going to the grocery store every 2 days, because there's no room to put anything. I saw one of these tiny apartment videos once, where the apartment literally had no kitchen. The guy dined out 3 meals a day, 7 days a week.

Me too

Vivian Lam I was thinking the same I bet it’s expensive.

How much would this probably cost? If u dun mind me asking

What's the rough cost for something like this?

imagery12 Damn...If that’s the case, the protesting makes even more sense...It must be depressing as a young person with salaries vs the cost of living coupled with an authoritarian system installing puppets and just waiting to fully take over...how does this work?

You1uji HK people don’t have taxes, this was the main failure by the British government... they’ve focused solely on economics yet not considering the welfare of the people especially when it comes to housing. This is actually better than before, back then people lived in walled cities

I agree! I think we've overbuilt in the past 150 years or so. Time to reuse, readapt and renovate...

*renovated

i think sustainable is the keyword to get like from the OP.

It is all for marketing purpouses.

Sucks when your building is nice to look at - but the others aren’t

@@ishish8816 Exactly!

thao nguyen : maybe but in such a crowded city to have your own space seems to me it would overcome that issue, especially if it was your condo not just rented space.

Seymour Butts : I didn’t see that, what am I missing? It’s a crowed but desirable place to live it looks like. What did I miss here?

@@barnesjohn7657 A ~180° view of tired-looking concrete structures is not most people's idea of desirable.

Yeah but still v little storage for one person, never mind two. Where do you put books, seasonal clothes, what if you have a past time that requires you to have kit? How is it ok to pay so much to live in such confined spaces in most cities? Sure it looks spacious, but flats like these are only for high earners on short term contracts.

@@smadm2437 Not everyone keeps a tons of stuff :) And its also a good training to have less unusefull things which people are in habit to collect and buy more and more :)

No lies

@WakinTheDeadFan Yeah you can fit an easel and a keyboard, YOU...

We've also completed a smalll apartment recently, check it out and hopefully it inspires you !

I hear you, even whenever I am staying at a big hotel I always ask for a room nearest the ground. It would be a nightmare for me to live in and apartment way up in the sky.

Imagine whole country with majority of regional apartments built in 5 story buildings with no elevators. Welcome to Soviet Russia. ;-) Actually not so bad for your cardio while you are not old. Unless you need to deliver furniture or other bulky stuff on the top floor...

It's not the "way up in the sky" that's an issue. That part is kinda nice. It's the "trudge, trudge, trudge" when you move in or any time you have to haul stuff up. I lived on 4th and 7th floor dorms. Climbing up to the 7th floor was easier when I did it because I was choosing but had no choice with the 4th.

Alexey Goltvinskiy Greetings from the Altbau, high ceiling apartments of Vienna where walking up three storey buildings feels like walking up a six storey building.

@@katehallberg7270 I moved in apartment on 14th floor during winter... and it was -35C, elevator engines froze, and I hauled most of the stuff on foot due to time constraints. Only fridge went to the garage. Later every time I bought anything bulky (Bed frame, Table top) elevators broke or was to small... So now I have more stronger legs and nice view =)

👍👍👍😅😅😅

Us true vampire sleep in our coffin, you're just a low level bat-vampire if you slept upside down

@@yoon9521 You have a lot to learn about us vampires, mortal. This isn't your chickapea Twilight nonsense. This is the real deal.

@@TumescentToucan how dare a peasant bat vampire like you call me mortal. I shall have your head

@@yoon9521 On a serious note, have you seen What We Do In The Shadows? I recommend it. One of the vampires sleeps upside down in a coat closet. I learned from the best.

I know. This apartment is super usable. When I see one without a washer/dryer I completely write it off lol. No way I'm going to a coin laundry...

Just the washer...not the dryer.

@@JudgeHill It's a combo unit

@@katelynj6110 oh, ok thanks

As someone who doesn't own a dryer I'd say it's doable to live without it, but not convenient. It depends on your space and the climate you live in. I have a balcony so I can dry my clothes on a rack outside when it's dry, but when I wash bedding, I need to hang them on my doors inside.

I live in 30 square meters flat. It's my 13th day inside. I was only at grocery shopping twice (once a week) and I am perfectly fine. I have more free space than I had in 40 square meters flat - different layout. And I am not minimalist - I got quite much staff. Also I find flat from video a little claustrophobic - too much furniture, big kitchen taking too much space and that small space that left is divided :/

I live in America in Texas ...my house is gaint and I have 20 acres of land so I can do anything I want

Global Prong ok boomer

Jose P I’m 26 😅

That's like 100 times what many have there. Some live in underground rooms with no windows or water access (shared bathrooms).

白金ヂィスコ precisely

*Everything* is "economically sustainable" for the privileged.

That's what money is for...

@@FrisbeeGirl wrong

@@cynthiarockefeller Hong Kong isn't exactly known for affordable living for the middle class.

I thought it literally couldn't get worse than London. It seems they seem to invest in a lot of international properties. Even in my hometown in Ghana they're buying up places

Damn I didnt know that

This is what happens during over population

@@sarad.8746 its not so much overpopulation, its more everyone wanting to live in the same areas. overcrowding by choice

@@RubenxWolf very true.Even in India metro cities are densely populated whereas villages and small towns are getting empty due to lack of technology.

Hold my *wine

@@MJ_Solo and cheese

@@MJ_Solo hold my *bageutte

hold my black dong

@@True21315 thats how i roll homey! lol its the internet , i can be anyone or everyone

That’s why in Montréal we have outdoor staircases.

Didnt actually LISTEN did you? He didnt build the building, its a heritage building from the 1960's.

@@KiraHunter2310 so? Not like his comment is off

Plus the staircase forced such an awkward shape on all the apartments. Not good Feng Shui. Feng Shui requires the building to have a regular (square or rectangular) shape.

@@KiraHunter2310 City Council are generally more concerned with the external parameters of heritage listed buildings, altering the internal layout is often easier to get past planning officials especially in a system where I'm sure the odd under table transactions would occur.

Is there another Guggenheim that's not in NY?

Bilbao, Spain. Designed by Frank Gerry. www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus

Flossey - I thought the same thing. Beautiful apartment, terrible view.

True veiw is terribly sad and looks broken... doesnt want to see outside...

Excatly!

But that’s the traditional old buildings in Asia

That’s exactly what I thought. When he opened the blind I thought yuck

You dont hv other choice in HK..you hv to live small, except if u r very very very rich

You are right.currently renovating my 800++ sqft 3bedroom house, I've realized you can just slapped any furniture inside it to make sure you have enough storage etc.you need to customized everything. If you have no money,means less storage for you.because cant just buy cheap ready made furniture and fit them all into the house😓

@@wahana3115803 Yeah. To achieve minimalist living, ironically need to have the money first to give that minimalist look to hide the stuff. Unless someone is indeed a true minimalist then don't really need much things

@@SuccessforLifester yeah unfortunately 1 kid and 1 cat really doesn't fit with minimalism with less money🤣

@@wahana3115803 I did buy a lot of storage cabinets from IKEA and self install. Quite a nightmarish affair. Main reason is because the public housing I am in, HDB of Singapore, the wall is not straight. I ask IKEA how their installation would be like and they gave unsatisfactory answers. Saying would not make special arrangements for such curved walls. To be on the safe side I self installed. The end result maybe was 70 percent satisfactory, due to one man job and also someone chased me to return the drill. That said, the solution was not cheap. I didn't calculate how much I spent. But it might be 10,000 SGD just for the living room. Using Besta series. I used their Effectik series for the study room. That series is no longer selling. I highly suspected that the material is proned to growing mould. I encountered it on my shelf. I also installed upper cabinets in the kitchen. All one man job with no assistance. I think the best solution is to have as little possession as possible.

It's massive for hong Kong

Putting lipstick on an pig, Hong Kong only uses 7% of land for housing, it is most expensive because the economy is over reliant on housing and land speculation

That’s sad.

by italian standards it's too small (I live in 60 sqm and consider my apartment a disgrace)

@@globalwarming5050 housing doesn't look good on HK compared to Australia but there's more than your opinions perhaps changing social structures and urbanization?

Probably, space is at a premium in Hong Kong.

About $3,500 a month

About $3,500 a month

@@johnkennamer2454 How does that compare to the salary of the person/couple who would rent it? I have absolutely no idea of salaries in HK. I presume it's aimed at professionals so with two incomes, is that reasonable?.

@@terrybaby6146 He was talking about $3,500 USD. It might be even be a bit on the low side considering that Sheung Wan is just West of Central. Even at this rate, which is just above $27K HKD. That's the salary for an average worker for the entire month. With the space, it is tough to get two people to fit even with not a lot of spaces. Certainly, they will need to pack light. It is doable but they will feel very claustrophobic in no time.

*Dr Evil voice* ONE MILLION DOLLARS

i think the series would suddenly stop being so appealing, once you hear the prices ^^

@@visionist7 Oh no, an apartment like that in hong kong would be closer to 5.

Yes but no. I watch to get creative inspiration. Thinking inside the box so to speak.

@@jo-annel.wright2975 Europe is heading in that direction abject poverty for the masses it means trouble e.g. trump

He could have used a swivel arm and hide those cable "hanging"

Then I don't want to make it in Hong Kong. Why anyone who has the means to leave would still want to live in Hong Kong knowing this, is a mystery to me. No city is cool and fun enough to have me live in a small box

Azius oh shut up

😂

Western Alliance hk sucks and you are right and I don’t want to live in here but I got no fking choice so pathetic

@Azius he made some good points. I grew up in Hong Kong and now study in Australia. I thought that having a living space the size of a one bedroom unit for 4 people was common until I came here. I would never consider working and living in Hong Kong; it is far too claustrophobic.

Better then looking at suburbs

Clark Kent lol wtf I’d rather look at suburbs any day than a concrete jungle

Clark Kent lmao yeah sure

Some people don’t have the choice tho

Spray paint the windows green!

Me too huhu.. i have claustrophobic also.. and all i want my house or apartment should have a window

True the view makes me feel my claustrophobic

I think it's a beautiful view

People walkin up those stairs their whole life... Knees@60: *How YOU doin?*

This apartment is Agist!!!!

@@czos9239 People who walk instead of using elevators have healthier knees because they use them more in the way they should be used.

Red Pill Yeah, OK...

Oh yes!

Where I don't see it ??

Where ????

@@samgulao Top floor window of the building (kitchen area).

Wow you should become a detective or something haha.

The designers should come to Chicago. Their ideas on the small space would be welcome and we have a lot more to work with.

Problem is it will not really decrease money spent but open possibilities for investors to make same or more money for less space. Sorry not the best outlook for the future.

@@guybrushthreepwood7612 how is that even possible? You cannot just make a claim and then expect people to believe? Please give a logical reasoning.

@@islandsunset Well I can only speak about the western capital I am living in. There is a massive missbalance between amount of people looking for a flat and the offer of payable appartments. One of the most profitable business is here to take e.g. a 3 room flat and create 3 one room studios out of it. Relatively the people pay then more for this smaller flats then. It is a good business for the owner. Same with the tiny appartments...more people per space = means more profit. It goes so far that here people in their 40s start to live again in shared flat like when they were Students. They "market" this as alternative and new lifestyle but to sum up it is just a reactions to the ridculous market prices!!! Also as soon as you have a partner or kids this whole thing is not working. Then we are going in the directions like in the US where people live in trailer parks. Can you imagine living in a trailer would be advertised as "Cool and Trendy"?