Introduction to the Design of Small Spaces
A course by Enorme StudioArchitectural Design Studio
A course by Enorme Studio, Architectural Design Studio
Learn how to design a small space for optimal and flexible use, without compromising on style
Over the last few decades, technology, communication, and lifestyles have all changed drastically. However, when it comes to architecture, housing has largely maintained its rigid, outdated structures despite getting smaller in size. That's why architects and founders of Enorme Studio, Rocío Pina and Carmelo Rodríguez, design homes that make use of every square inch and are tailored to the daily needs of their inhabitants.
In this course, learn to approach small spaces with a different outlook and remodel them to maximum advantage without having to compromise style. Throughout the course, explore space structure, light, colors, and multi-functional fixtures and fittings.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 20 downloads
What Does It Mean to Live In a Small Space?
3 minutes, 34 seconds
Flexibility to Power: Be Flexible or Die
5 minutes, 55 seconds
How to Analyze Your Space and Its Previous Conditions
3 minutes, 14 seconds
Users and Objects: Living With Less
6 minutes, 16 seconds
Strategies to Equip the Space
18 minutes, 49 seconds
Strategies for Activating and Separating Spaces
13 minutes, 37 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start the course by getting to know your teachers Rocío Pina and Carmelo Rodríguez. Hear about their studio, main influences, idols, and their ideas about flexibility. They also discuss their signature slogan "Be Flexible or Die" before giving you a brief overview of the course.
After reflecting on what it means to live in a small house and the concept of flexibility, analyze the characteristics of the room or space to be redesigned. Identify the essential, day-to-day household items, keeping the inhabitants in mind at all times.
Discover some key strategies for equipping each space, before deciding how each new space is to be mobilized and defined using folding mechanisms where necessary. Find out what options are on the market and how to use them to their full potential.
To finish up, Rocío and Carmelo share some tips for communicating your ideas on flexibility effectively and efficiently. Learn to create the necessary documents for representing concepts such as multifunctionality, mobility, and a non-fixed layout. Finally, discover how to increase your visibility across various channels and platforms.
What is this course's project?
Design a renovation project for a room or house of your choice to improve living conditions and increase flexibility.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to learn how to approach, improve, and optimize a small space.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is required for this course, just the design tools available to you, whether paper and a pencil, or software like Sketchp and AutoCAD.
Reviews
- 3 months ago
Te ayuda a explorar un espacio multidimensional más aprovechado
- 1 year ago
Muy buen curso, te hace mirar más allá de las estrategias de diseño convencionales.
- 2 years ago
muito "out of the box" e inspirador!
- 2 years ago
Muy buen curso, da la información de manera muy objetiva y focalizada. Me sirvió mucho para realizar una propuesta dentro de mi tesis de pregrado.
- 2 years ago
Excelente para ampliar la mirada del quehacer arquitectonico
Their designs explore space structure, light, color, and multifunctional fixtures and fittings to achieve flexible homes where every square inch has been optimized and adapted to the occupants' needs. Their mission is to improve quality of life allowing people to live big in small spaces.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
Living In a Small Space: Flexibility to Power
- What Does It Mean to Live In a Small Space?
- Flexibility to Power: Be Flexible or Die
- How to Analyze Your Space and Its Previous Conditions
- Users and Objects: Living With Less
- U3
How to Make Your Space Flexible
- Strategies to Equip the Space
- Strategies for Activating and Separating Spaces
- Furniture: Flexibility of Furniture That Exists in the Market
- How to Illuminate Multifunctional Spaces
- U4
How to Communicate a Flexible Space
- How to Generate Documents from a Dynamic Space
- Visibility and Communication of Your Projects
- FP
Final project
- Introduction to the Design of Small Spaces
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FAQs
This course covers strategies, examples, and tools to optimize tiny spaces, design flexible and multifunctional homes, and create transformable furniture for compact urban living.
The course is aimed at people with intermediate knowledge in design, architecture, or interior design; basic familiarity with the field is recommended.
You only need access to a computer, internet connection, and basic design or architecture knowledge; no advanced software or prior professional experience is required.
You will learn to analyze small spaces, create multifunctional proposals, select transformable furniture, and apply strategies to optimize small urban homes.
You will be able to design and outfit minimal homes, create multifunctional furniture, adapt spaces for remote work, and propose innovative solutions for small apartments.
Yes, the course includes strategies, examples, and techniques to create and select foldable, compact, and multifunctional furniture suited for small spaces.
Yes, the course integrates urban acupuncture and collaborative co-design for rehabilitating public spaces and fostering community ownership of shared areas.