In most cities, tiny apartments are the result of subdividing previous apartments or houses, and the results can be pretty weird. Also, since their size makes them cheaper, there's usually little in the way of amenities. Not so in Tokyo, where planners are deliberately constructing tiny living spaces and making them as useful and efficient as possible.

The result is an apartment that's about 97 square feet, but comes with a kitchen, washer hookup, separate shower and toilet, loft, storage cabinets, and lots of light. That's some planning! To compare, Tokyo Lens also took look at <a href="https://youtu.be/Y9xTdu4_sgs" alt="Tokyo's cheapest apartment" class="on">Tokyo's cheapest apartment</a>. -via <a href="https://digg.com/video/this-is-the-tiniest-luxury-apartment-in-tokyo-here-are-all-the-things-theyve-tried-to-do-to-make-it-feel-more-livable">Digg</a>&nbsp;#Tokyo #microapartment #apartment #tinyhome

Tokyo's Smallest Luxury Apartment is Surprisingly Nice

Living space in Paris is tres expensive! A working architect managed to get a tiny apartment for two, only 24 square meters (258 sf). Installing a loft made it 31 square meters (344 sf), which is still tiny. But he's an architect; let's see what he can do with it.

Putting the bathroom and closet below the loft bedroom was pretty smart, considering the place didn't have a bathroom at all before! You might never need such extreme space-saving ideas, but there are design principles here that anyone can adapt.#microapartment #apartment #apartmentdesign #Paris