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@skmuzammilzeeshan6173 Well the whole thing is like 350sqft/m(?), so I think it'd feel claustrophobic either way. A clear shower curtain is really what "I'd" do, but to each their own. 😅
As that way you could direct the spray of the water a little bit , away from the toilet more... also Very important for helping to clean the space, too
Upstairs in the bedroom I would have added more height to the stairway wall and install mirror on it so nothing would fall off that surface, plus give person a mirror to dress in front of.
I would probably put my bed on the second floor and then use the third floor for a work at home office and maybe add a composting toilet (or something) on the top floor.
The idea of having to go down and back up 2 flights of stairs to pee overnight doesn't appeal to me. These would be a very nice situation for a student. Way better than a dorm room. But I wonder about how much the rent is compared to a dorm room?
Yes, you could put a Cinderella toilet in the ‘wardrobe’ space. I’d also hang a shower curtain under the stairs to shield the toilet when showering. Then you don’t have to wipe it down after showering. I suppose putting the toilet seat up while showering might work too.
Awesome job! You created six new homes in the city. The tiny houses are gorgeous, and the alley is beautiful which seems like a win for the entire community.
There probably won't be much daylight in those, especially in winter. Other than that, pretty decent solution for such a small footprint and challenging configuration.
I love Montreal Alley s its like being in another world would hate to see them all used up to build housing when they have so many places that are not being used
When I was a student I would have loved having a space like that to myself instead of living in the dorms with shared bedrooms and bathrooms. I think I'd outgrow the space post-college, but as a student living space I think it's great.
That is a creative solution to the old situation and definitely creates more living space in the inner city. Especially for the young target group. I would have used a Japanese staircase to the bedroom. This would have created enough space for a toilet (where the 'closet' is now). And I would have added a longer folding table in the kitchen. Attached to the wall and at the same height as the countertop. More space for prepping and eating. Thanks for sharing!
I agree. I kept staring at the table/counter in the kitchen and wondered why it was set up that way. Surely other options were available to them. Great space overall though.
Brilliant and beautiful! The one change I would make is to move the washer/dryer combo to where the bar fridge is and put in an apartment size fridge. A bar fridge is just not a living option. Other than that, the three levels seem workable to me.
@@stevemichael8458 I live in the heart of Vancouver, BC, alone, and the apartment size fridge I have is only just big enough. But I took the time to poll my office here. 8 people, ranging from singles like me to one couple with 2 children. It’s unanimous that not a one could operate with a bar fridge. No one has the time or inclination to shop daily or even every 2nd or 3rd day.
While I like the overall design, I noticed that all the tables were too high up the wall to sit comfortably at. As a wet bathroom seems the only option, they could at least put a handheld shower in it, which would make much less of a mess. As an older person who needs to go to the toilet once or twice a night, I would really hate to go down two flights to the bathroom.
Really quite nice. Definitely nicer than the dorm room i had to share when i was in college and didn't include a bathroom or kitchen. We had to use a shared one for the entire floor. Something like this looks way more comfortable for living and studying.
This is such a great idea. There are a lot of things that I personally would have wanted done differently in that 3-floor tiny home. But like I said- this is such a great idea! and I really appreciate all the work & thought & time & energy that was put into this project. And I really LOVE the whole tiny house/tiny space movement. Thank you for doing this and thank you for sharing this video this with all of us.
Your original design was so practical, cities really need to update their codes for tiny homes. Municipal codes are the enemy of tiny houses, they complain about high housing costs but do nothing to bring prices down
Not sure how much I would like having to go down two flights of stairs and through the living room to get to the toilet during the night - wouldn't be 100% sure I'd make it there on time sometimes lol 😂 But for the space that was available you did a fantastic job! The only thing I'd do is change out that bathroom door for a solid one (I hate glass doors in houses!) and put up a curtain between the shower/toilet so the toilet doesn't constantly get wet.
If they didn’t have minimum requirements and basic standards, landlords would be renting out unliveable shoeboxes for exorbitant rents - driving up cost of existing…
@@annie_charcheologist You mean exactly what they're doing any way in most places?? Like the very tiny places in this video, going for $2,000 a month which for the size IS absolutely exorbitant. Seems like those codes and regulations don't hurt landlords at all, but definitely hurt people who want to live in or build smaller places.
@@DavidStruveDesigns I completely agree. My comment was in regard to the designer’s comment about the regulations being a challenge - of course the developers would prefer they rent out sardine cans without any restrictions on them. Where I live rents have gone up 2.5x. Interstate investors that can’t afford to buy into the market down south, are buying everything here, sight unseen and then upping rents in line with rentals in capital cities. They’re vultures. Investors can afford more than most families are able to borrow (mind investors are borrowing more but banks earn more interest from these loans) and then families are left paying exorbitant rents that are far more than mortgage + insurance + rates would have cost if they bought. Meaning little chance of saving for ownership when rent is high. My regional town has seen an increase in homelessness, in particular the increase in families that are unable to find affordable rentals and there’s limited housing. For those that are fortunate enough to buy, they’re competing with the investors. That’s another factor, this town suffered two major flood events, this means insurance can be more than the mortgage at one end of the street vs a block up. As for the condition, some of the rentals available I personally wouldn’t let a stray dog sleep in. Even prisons have a better standard and minimum regulations than the rental market appears to. In regards to this video - showering with a toilet between your legs; not physical disability friendly (not that much of the built environment is and especially tiny living). People need secure housing as a basic requirement - it’s not optional like designer shoes or fancy cars. Having secure, safe, affordable housing, shouldn’t be a privilege.
@@DavidStruveDesigns If you expect prices to drop by removing regulation laws on livable spaces and standards, you are dreaming. Blaming these regulations instead of people or companies hoarding housing is ignorant.
Well done! I find your solutions to be clever. I especially like the 2’ bump out; it’s an elegant way to connect the old and new. The stair storage is smart although, life on 3 floors is best suited for the young.
Very nice reuse of existing dead space to add extra living units. I think the only thing I would have done differently would be to swap the locations of the living area and the kitchen/bath. Entering directly into the living room from the alleyway would have made more sense for having anyone come by to visit and it'd have the bonus benefit of locating the washroom more centrally on the 2nd floor. Well worth the very *slight* loss of floor space of having the plumbing stack run another floor up.
I think you’d need a shower curtain to pull in front of the toilet. Plus still need everything to be in plastic boxes. Those little decorations would get soaked too.
Its a perfect example of good dpace usage. We have alleys in our city that could benefit from this type of building. I would switch out the shower for a hand held one and install a shower curtain to kerp the toilet area separate. I would also remove that kitchen bar table and install a fold down table instead. The desk set up is good upstairs, but would not last long, those types never do. A fold down table instead there too.
I thought the same thing and I would have to put some sort of divider there dividing the kitchen in the bathroom laundry area because my germ phobia would not be able to deal with that. If the prices reason it’s a cute place.
I would rather have a living area on the first floor, kitchen on the second, and then bedroom on top (and put an actual door on the toilet...). That way you are progressing from public to private as you go up. I don't want everyone who knocks on my door seeing into my messy kitchen
@@lucieudemI don’t understand why there is such terror in North America about having a washing machine in the kitchen! It’s not a toilet for goodness sake!!
Love it. Must have been hard with all the regulations! Six people (or more when for a couple) found an additional living space. Just by being smarter. How nice that there is even some greenery at the front, to make it more into a home. 🌿
Great use of a space that would otherwise be left unused. Perfect for students are people who are just starting out on their own. I also like that it’s like a hidden little neighborhood that gives you a sense of community.
This would be great for a single student. But the only problem is the glass door to the bathroom. With that glass door, you can't ever have friends over. Nobody's gonna want to pee or poop in front of their friends.
well, you could use a little window film to change that. or a curtain from outside. But the glass prevents it from feeling claustrophobic while showering.
I think they did a great job utilizing the space they had. It's great they were able to make housing out of an area that would otherwise just be vacant and providing no real use.
You did a beautiful job. I am sure that if I were 20 years old again it would be a lot of fun to live here. I must say that at my age I feel claustrophobic just thinking about living there.
These tiny homes sure are interesting to look at, and might even be comfortably livable. But they are a symptom of ridiculous renting and owning options, and they sure are not the solution. A lot of the real estate investment and speculation needs to go away, and tiny homes are just the opposite of that: Instead of making regular houses affordable to regular people, just make smaller homes for people that can't afford to live otherwise? This is not a critique on this Video(or channel), and in particular affordable student housing is important, and I think tiny homes are "cool", but they just aren't the solution some people think they are. I'd like to own a tinyhome, but I'd rather own a regular one, but the sad reality is that neither is really an option for me(or most other people my age).
Speculation is actually pretty important because it's the anticipation of future demand. Speculation is how we know that there's enough housing in the future, somebody risks their Capital today with the idea that there's going to be more demand tomorrow. Speculators tend to make out a lot better when new supply is restricted and it's difficult to build or add density. When the price goes up, there is generally a higher incentive to build new units, unless the price to build those new units goes up as well. In many major metros this is the case because of over-regulation. You could probably do a much better job with regulation being basically done by insurance companies where the safer the building the lower the insurance policy is. Then it's a trade-off by the investors. There are no perfect solutions, only Trade-offs.
@@philipvecchio3292 That's false. Speculation is a built up system that precludes smaller, self built structures. It ensures only people rich enough to fight structural nimbyism can survive to build...
@@b_uppy No, I'm sorry but you're wrong. Speculation doesn't Have nearly the effect on the market. Smaller and self-built units Have nothing to do with speculation. You have in mind a certain type of speculation that really only exists in the planned Fascist building market we have. It's private in name only, but highly planned by city planners, which is why you can't run a commercial space on the first floor and live upstairs easily anymore. Anymore. I live in a rust belt City and every place that's mixed residential and commercial are over 100 years old, not because there hasn't been demand for them, but because zoning separated commercial and residential areas. Subsidies for highways built the suburbs. Urban planners of the '50s bulldozed vibrant communities for some government-fueled get rich quick scheme that involves new Civic structures and government endorsed businesses while destroying the organic market. Rent control benefited a few lucky tenants at the expense of all other renters. There's been this constant drumbeat for 100 Years of government intervention into the market and then when predictable outcomes happen from government intervention, it's blamed on the market because it's designed to look like it's happening in the market when it's really a function of top-down planning. And large corporations know that they want to be the last one that the alligator eats and make deals. Every regulation harms the poor self-builder over someone with a lot of money Who can take the time to comply. Something similar happened when the United States had a 90% tax rate. Nobody paid it, but a lot of people in Congress got bribes to put in special carve outs and loopholes and the accounts got rich selling compliance. Someone buying, fixing up, and renting apartments is someone who foregoes their own consumption to make sure that there is housing for somebody who needs it in the future. The use of the state to restrict the number of new units may help speculators, but it's nothing the speculators can do on their own, it's purely a function of government.
I blame property flipping as well. People with money buy the house, put a renter in it to pay the mortgage and then sell it for a profit. Especially with our interest rates being so high, lower middle class and below just can't enter the market right now. Even with good credit scores. So discouraging
a portable toilet for the bedroom then, LOL... These "projects" are interesting in theory but in the practice they have many limitations and compromises... Still cool to see. Wonder about the price how it compares to other places.
The design is good, but the thing about small homes is they tend to only be let short term, no-one really can live in them long term, they're simply not practical, so you end up turning an area into a more transitory community. There is a need for short term rentals though, I would have thought this would be way beyond a typical students budget though.
Very well designed and made. The use of space is functional and if it was just me I could definitely live here comfortably. I don’t even mind all the stairs cause that’s just a free workout for the gluts. ❤
Clever use of small spaces. Hopefully local governments can evolve to meet the needs to fit everyone where they need to fit them in cities and within affordable budgets.
You could have added a shower curtain between the shower and the toilet seat so only the floor gets we. Also, the protruding handles on the staircase drawers could trip someone. Recessed handles would have been safer.
you could give a bigger frige where the washer is, washer next to it or where the small fridge is but it is so cool, like a converted RV but better haha
I love tiny home, but this is a "No thank you!" for me, the city laws made it not as great as it could have been. I am from Montreal and I am shame by our city... Anyway, staying there, you stay in shape for sure with all the stairs! lol
I wondered if there was any scope for having a home across each level instead? That way you'd only have to climb up a few times a day. I was thinking of taking in deliveries. If you had a lie in and they rang, you could lower a basket from the top floor 😅
Thank you for showing such an interesting project! For those, who criticise - guys, this is a tiny house, what would you expect? Common, be real. Although, there's some room for improvement, the project is great and inspiring. ❤️
Would've done the layout differently. Too far to walk to the bathroom in the morning. Would change the third floor to a cozy nook study area. Need a bigger pull down table in the kitchen. Maybe a Murphy bed on the second floor. All in all though I'm glad they did this. AC on the third floor is a necessity.
These are fantastic. I could sense the frustration from the architect, in not being 'allowed' to make the space as free-flowing as envisioned, though given the restrictions imposed, has turned out six adorable, livable spaces, that any young person would be glad to be in.
Genius design! These units are so attractive and will definitely fill a niche in the market. I don’t know if they’re a long-term home solution for most people, but for students and others looking for housing short-term, they’re likely to be very popular.
My tweaks: -Half bath upstairs: put it right when you come up from the stairs under the slanted roof. Get a toilet with a sink over the water tank like they have in japan. That giant dresser really doesn't need to be there, so there's plenty of space. -Washer/dryer on second floor. Put it right where the cabinet is. Do two side-by-side front loading units so you can still have built-in storage above. The built-in should include a pullout doubled desk so two people can work. Add an aesthetic noise blocking curtain on a ceiling rail that wraps around that area in case privacy is needed. -Separate shower downstairs: with the washer/dryer on the second floor, you can now have a separate shower in its place. -Bonus: the metal extension of the building should have included a narrow terrace you can access from a door by the couch. The terrace would have the double function of covering the entrance stairs so you can store things like bikes and boots there. That whole side of the building should honestly have had frosted windows to make the place seem bigger and brighter while keeping privacy, not sure why they went with the bunker look instead. Even just a window by the kitchen table would have made that whole floor come alive.
How is the toilet paper kept dry? I didn't see any in the bathroom. Shower and toilet combined wouldn't be my first choice, but it does give you a place to sit down in the shower!
@@epsben I still don't see any toilet paper in that bathroom. Of course I understand that toilet paper is easily moved, but then do you put it back on a wet surface? Leave it somewhere else all the time? Make sure that you remember to bring it with you? I am genuinely curious, as I understand that this is a bathroom configuration that is not unheard of, and I have never seen how toilet paper is placed in this sort of facility.
Wonderful idea! It's beautiful as well. The only thing I can see being an issue is the placement of the bathroom. I would have switched out the first and second floors, making the bathroom and kitchen area centrally located on the second floor. Can you just imagine having to go down (than up) two flights of stairs in the middle of the night to just go to the bathroom? Get a glass of water? Something to eat? When you take a shower, you have to remember to take everything or risk going up and down flights of stairs several times every time you forget something. It's easy to dream up designs for a living space you aren't ever going to live in. If these were made for students than I would have gotten a consensus from students on what they thought of the design (before building) and if they could see anything that could be a problem, like having to climb up and down two flights if stairs to go to the bathroom or take a shower.
Brilliant use of an existing space. Quite ridiculous that city by-laws are restrictive in a way that this kind of small construction isn't happening all over the place, especially since in Canada we are experiencing a housing crisis. And the fact that the by-laws also made it impossible to implement the original design concept, which looks rather more interesting than what they ended up with - although it is still quite nice. So glad you featured this!
The tiny refrigerator is a deal breaker. Unless you want to spend any housing savings on eating out all the time. Better have a normal apartment size refrigerator on the other wall instead of the ridiculous counter.
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You had such a challenge! These are incredible!
Nicely done!
The fact that these are supposed to be for students but the rent is $1650 to $2000 a month is insane
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@@cloudedsky88 Canada is expensive.
Living near students is often hell
students with rich parents
wowsers yikes That's the cost of the mortgage on our townhome in Utah. We have 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.
Awesome conversion - I would change only one thing - a hand-held shower instead of a fixed one
That might work for me too. As is, I wouldn't use the toilet under the showerhead. It seems unsanitary. 🤷♂
My thought about shower in toilet area- how do you keep your toilet paper dry??
@skmuzammilzeeshan6173 Well the whole thing is like 350sqft/m(?), so I think it'd feel claustrophobic either way. A clear shower curtain is really what "I'd" do, but to each their own. 😅
As that way you could direct the spray of the water a little bit , away from the toilet more... also Very important for helping to clean the space, too
Upstairs in the bedroom I would have added more height to the stairway wall and install mirror on it so nothing would fall off that surface, plus give person a mirror to dress in front of.
I would probably put my bed on the second floor and then use the third floor for a work at home office and maybe add a composting toilet (or something) on the top floor.
A day bed can be used as a sitting space as well. Great idea.
Smart
The idea of having to go down and back up 2 flights of stairs to pee overnight doesn't appeal to me. These would be a very nice situation for a student. Way better than a dorm room. But I wonder about how much the rent is compared to a dorm room?
Yes, you could put a Cinderella toilet in the ‘wardrobe’ space. I’d also hang a shower curtain under the stairs to shield the toilet when showering. Then you don’t have to wipe it down after showering. I suppose putting the toilet seat up while showering might work too.
I would replace the staircases for an elevator and use all that space to make a proper bathroom
Awesome job! You created six new homes in the city. The tiny houses are gorgeous, and the alley is beautiful which seems like a win for the entire community.
Which city is it?
There probably won't be much daylight in those, especially in winter. Other than that, pretty decent solution for such a small footprint and challenging configuration.
@@mariansheilamansilla6431Montréal
I love Montreal Alley s its like being in another world would hate to see them all used up to build housing when they have so many places that are not being used
When I was a student I would have loved having a space like that to myself instead of living in the dorms with shared bedrooms and bathrooms. I think I'd outgrow the space post-college, but as a student living space I think it's great.
Agree 👍
I am sure they are pricey units.
Yeah i would agree but are you going to charge a student 1650 - 2000 in rent a month? That’s insane
That is a creative solution to the old situation and definitely creates more living space in the inner city. Especially for the young target group.
I would have used a Japanese staircase to the bedroom. This would have created enough space for a toilet (where the 'closet' is now).
And I would have added a longer folding table in the kitchen. Attached to the wall and at the same height as the countertop. More space for prepping and eating.
Thanks for sharing!
Great ideas.
i wonder how much it is to rent? the student's parents would have to pitch in for the rent
I agree. I kept staring at the table/counter in the kitchen and wondered why it was set up that way. Surely other options were available to them. Great space overall though.
Brilliant and beautiful! The one change I would make is to move the washer/dryer combo to where the bar fridge is and put in an apartment size fridge. A bar fridge is just not a living option. Other than that, the three levels seem workable to me.
Most of the world manages with fridges that size. In the city you shop more often and don't store nearly so much.
@@stevemichael8458 I live in the heart of Vancouver, BC, alone, and the apartment size fridge I have is only just big enough. But I took the time to poll my office here. 8 people, ranging from singles like me to one couple with 2 children. It’s unanimous that not a one could operate with a bar fridge. No one has the time or inclination to shop daily or even every 2nd or 3rd day.
The small fridge should be replaced by a dishwasher.
While I like the overall design, I noticed that all the tables were too high up the wall to sit comfortably at. As a wet bathroom seems the only option, they could at least put a handheld shower in it, which would make much less of a mess. As an older person who needs to go to the toilet once or twice a night, I would really hate to go down two flights to the bathroom.
Try being a older person who has trouble with stairs. But needs only about that size of living space.
Yeah the dining table counter looked like it'd be almost chest height.
Maybe a n elevator instead of staircase? Might allow more square footage too.
Even a curtain to stop the toilet getting wet would be nice. I'd hate to sit down only then to discover the toilet seat hasn't dried properly. Eww!
These are not made for older people.
$2000 per month. Mad.
Yeah not sure what student is living off that
@@colepedersen1923 Rich kids…
@@lizzieb6311 Rich kids probably wouldnt want to live there lmao
Really quite nice. Definitely nicer than the dorm room i had to share when i was in college and didn't include a bathroom or kitchen. We had to use a shared one for the entire floor. Something like this looks way more comfortable for living and studying.
The architect was chosen because she's only 4'6". Makes the place look huge.
For a college student this place would be heaven.
This is such a great idea. There are a lot of things that I personally would have wanted done differently in that 3-floor tiny home. But like I said- this is such a great idea! and I really appreciate all the work & thought & time & energy that was put into this project. And I really LOVE the whole tiny house/tiny space movement. Thank you for doing this and thank you for sharing this video this with all of us.
Ingenious. Truly impressive use of space helping the housing shortage. Simple, straightforward, no apologies necessary.
It's perfect for a single person and a couple if you are very loving and caring and can be respectful of each other's space needs 😂❤
Your original design was so practical, cities really need to update their codes for tiny homes. Municipal codes are the enemy of tiny houses, they complain about high housing costs but do nothing to bring prices down
Cute! I could see me and my cat living there !
The living room is beautiful. Brilliant, thoughtful design to say the least.
If I were younger, I would love it. But the stairs would be a killer right now.❤
Not sure how much I would like having to go down two flights of stairs and through the living room to get to the toilet during the night - wouldn't be 100% sure I'd make it there on time sometimes lol 😂 But for the space that was available you did a fantastic job! The only thing I'd do is change out that bathroom door for a solid one (I hate glass doors in houses!) and put up a curtain between the shower/toilet so the toilet doesn't constantly get wet.
Nice idea in general as long as someone is willing to constantly deal with the stairs.
Considering others options might be spending more in rent or living with a ton of roommates, I don't think stairs would necessarily be as bad
It sounds like Montreal's municipal codes are as frustrating as my community's. You've done an amazing job! ❤
If they didn’t have minimum requirements and basic standards, landlords would be renting out unliveable shoeboxes for exorbitant rents - driving up cost of existing…
@@annie_charcheologist You mean exactly what they're doing any way in most places?? Like the very tiny places in this video, going for $2,000 a month which for the size IS absolutely exorbitant. Seems like those codes and regulations don't hurt landlords at all, but definitely hurt people who want to live in or build smaller places.
@@DavidStruveDesigns I completely agree. My comment was in regard to the designer’s comment about the regulations being a challenge - of course the developers would prefer they rent out sardine cans without any restrictions on them. Where I live rents have gone up 2.5x. Interstate investors that can’t afford to buy into the market down south, are buying everything here, sight unseen and then upping rents in line with rentals in capital cities. They’re vultures. Investors can afford more than most families are able to borrow (mind investors are borrowing more but banks earn more interest from these loans) and then families are left paying exorbitant rents that are far more than mortgage + insurance + rates would have cost if they bought. Meaning little chance of saving for ownership when rent is high. My regional town has seen an increase in homelessness, in particular the increase in families that are unable to find affordable rentals and there’s limited housing. For those that are fortunate enough to buy, they’re competing with the investors. That’s another factor, this town suffered two major flood events, this means insurance can be more than the mortgage at one end of the street vs a block up. As for the condition, some of the rentals available I personally wouldn’t let a stray dog sleep in. Even prisons have a better standard and minimum regulations than the rental market appears to. In regards to this video - showering with a toilet between your legs; not physical disability friendly (not that much of the built environment is and especially tiny living). People need secure housing as a basic requirement - it’s not optional like designer shoes or fancy cars. Having secure, safe, affordable housing, shouldn’t be a privilege.
@@DavidStruveDesigns If you expect prices to drop by removing regulation laws on livable spaces and standards, you are dreaming. Blaming these regulations instead of people or companies hoarding housing is ignorant.
Well done! I find your solutions to be clever. I especially like the 2’ bump out; it’s an elegant way to connect the old and new. The stair storage is smart although, life on 3 floors is best suited for the young.
Very nice reuse of existing dead space to add extra living units. I think the only thing I would have done differently would be to swap the locations of the living area and the kitchen/bath. Entering directly into the living room from the alleyway would have made more sense for having anyone come by to visit and it'd have the bonus benefit of locating the washroom more centrally on the 2nd floor. Well worth the very *slight* loss of floor space of having the plumbing stack run another floor up.
Just to be a pest, where do you hide the toilet paper so it doesn't get wet during your showers?
I would have designed a little waterproof box in the wall to store it.
Folger's plastic coffee canisters work well.
I think you’d need a shower curtain to pull in front of the toilet. Plus still need everything to be in plastic boxes. Those little decorations would get soaked too.
I'd say in the nook beside the toilet but I had that concern too.
Needs a bidet
Its a perfect example of good dpace usage. We have alleys in our city that could benefit from this type of building. I would switch out the shower for a hand held one and install a shower curtain to kerp the toilet area separate. I would also remove that kitchen bar table and install a fold down table instead. The desk set up is good upstairs, but would not last long, those types never do. A fold down table instead there too.
Like the small old row homes in Philadelphia known as “trinities.” One room per floor. I always liked that simplicity.
Beautiful homes! I would use a bigger desk with smaller couch :)
I love tiny homes but not a toilet in the food prep area 🤢
I thought the same thing and I would have to put some sort of divider there dividing the kitchen in the bathroom laundry area because my germ phobia would not be able to deal with that. If the prices reason it’s a cute place.
Yes don't understand why they didn't put a pocket door to close the bathroom/washer section
I would rather have a living area on the first floor, kitchen on the second, and then bedroom on top (and put an actual door on the toilet...). That way you are progressing from public to private as you go up. I don't want everyone who knocks on my door seeing into my messy kitchen
@@jacobbailey9419Yes, privacy would be an issue if you had a couple of people staying overnight.
@@lucieudemI don’t understand why there is such terror in North America about having a washing machine in the kitchen! It’s not a toilet for goodness sake!!
The kitchen and shower room are awful! The fact they want $2,000 a month for that is insane.
Thank you for showing us around.👍🥰
You're very welcome, happy you enjoyed the tiny home tour :)
Absolutely wonderful use of space, that existed. Bravo!
Love it. Must have been hard with all the regulations!
Six people (or more when for a couple) found an additional living space. Just by being smarter. How nice that there is even some greenery at the front, to make it more into a home. 🌿
Very well designed and executed.
That's a lot of custom architecture and construction , which doesn't come cheap. I hope these aren't too expensive.
downtown Montreal? sure to be expensive
I would forgo the washer dryer in order to have a separate toilet.
Nicely done. Small, but dividing it up into multiple levels makes it seem bigger.
Nice cozy space !! Well done
I am glad they repurposed, rather than tearing them down and replacing them with something that doesn't even represent the neighborhood.
Great use of a space that would otherwise be left unused. Perfect for students are people who are just starting out on their own. I also like that it’s like a hidden little neighborhood that gives you a sense of community.
I love it! I would definitely live in one of these.
What a great use of space!
This would be great for a single student. But the only problem is the glass door to the bathroom. With that glass door, you can't ever have friends over. Nobody's gonna want to pee or poop in front of their friends.
well, you could use a little window film to change that. or a curtain from outside. But the glass prevents it from feeling claustrophobic while showering.
Bruh just buy a screen that's sticks to glass from Amazon genius.
It is already frosted. Only bottom and top are not.
Thanks for showing such a cute little tiny home and you made everything work beautifully
Beautiful.
FABulous!!! Love creative, sensible, and thoughtful solutions to problems, especially when they were overlooked problems or "opportunities."
I think they did a great job utilizing the space they had. It's great they were able to make housing out of an area that would otherwise just be vacant and providing no real use.
So creative and so innovative.
These are way better than my student accommodation that I lived in that was purpose built in the early 2000s.
So cool!! Nice job
Very impressive renovation… So stylish and cozy.
Very impressed, this could be done in Chicago with so many existing brownstones! ❤
Wow! Very well done!
this is the best tiny house/studio I've ever laid eyes on
Totally AMAZING what you did!
You did a beautiful job. I am sure that if I were 20 years old again it would be a lot of fun to live here. I must say that at my age I feel claustrophobic just thinking about living there.
These tiny homes sure are interesting to look at, and might even be comfortably livable. But they are a symptom of ridiculous renting and owning options, and they sure are not the solution. A lot of the real estate investment and speculation needs to go away, and tiny homes are just the opposite of that: Instead of making regular houses affordable to regular people, just make smaller homes for people that can't afford to live otherwise? This is not a critique on this Video(or channel), and in particular affordable student housing is important, and I think tiny homes are "cool", but they just aren't the solution some people think they are. I'd like to own a tinyhome, but I'd rather own a regular one, but the sad reality is that neither is really an option for me(or most other people my age).
And even these tiny homes are getting ridiculously expensive
Speculation is actually pretty important because it's the anticipation of future demand. Speculation is how we know that there's enough housing in the future, somebody risks their Capital today with the idea that there's going to be more demand tomorrow.
Speculators tend to make out a lot better when new supply is restricted and it's difficult to build or add density. When the price goes up, there is generally a higher incentive to build new units, unless the price to build those new units goes up as well. In many major metros this is the case because of over-regulation.
You could probably do a much better job with regulation being basically done by insurance companies where the safer the building the lower the insurance policy is. Then it's a trade-off by the investors.
There are no perfect solutions, only Trade-offs.
Also remove protectionistic codes and punitive fees that have zero to do with building safety and basic efficiency.
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That's false. Speculation is a built up system that precludes smaller, self built structures. It ensures only people rich enough to fight structural nimbyism can survive to build...
@@b_uppy No, I'm sorry but you're wrong. Speculation doesn't Have nearly the effect on the market. Smaller and self-built units Have nothing to do with speculation.
You have in mind a certain type of speculation that really only exists in the planned Fascist building market we have. It's private in name only, but highly planned by city planners, which is why you can't run a commercial space on the first floor and live upstairs easily anymore. Anymore. I live in a rust belt City and every place that's mixed residential and commercial are over 100 years old, not because there hasn't been demand for them, but because zoning separated commercial and residential areas. Subsidies for highways built the suburbs. Urban planners of the '50s bulldozed vibrant communities for some government-fueled get rich quick scheme that involves new Civic structures and government endorsed businesses while destroying the organic market. Rent control benefited a few lucky tenants at the expense of all other renters.
There's been this constant drumbeat for 100 Years of government intervention into the market and then when predictable outcomes happen from government intervention, it's blamed on the market because it's designed to look like it's happening in the market when it's really a function of top-down planning. And large corporations know that they want to be the last one that the alligator eats and make deals.
Every regulation harms the poor self-builder over someone with a lot of money Who can take the time to comply.
Something similar happened when the United States had a 90% tax rate. Nobody paid it, but a lot of people in Congress got bribes to put in special carve outs and loopholes and the accounts got rich selling compliance.
Someone buying, fixing up, and renting apartments is someone who foregoes their own consumption to make sure that there is housing for somebody who needs it in the future.
The use of the state to restrict the number of new units may help speculators, but it's nothing the speculators can do on their own, it's purely a function of government.
I love this ,congrats ❤😊
live in montreal did not know about this great idea
Nothing like getting out of the shower and being immediately in your kitchen
Wow. This is really cool. What a great idea and execution ❤🎉
Pretty cool! I‘d have done some things differently as well, but still very cool concept
Love it ❤ perfect size for students or single ppl
Brilliant use of space! THANK YOU for using it for long-term housing! Airbnb has destroyed the housing market in the US.
its a terrible use of space and resource
I blame property flipping as well. People with money buy the house, put a renter in it to pay the mortgage and then sell it for a profit. Especially with our interest rates being so high, lower middle class and below just can't enter the market right now. Even with good credit scores. So discouraging
Excellent!
going to toilet in the middle of the night gonna be a hassle
a portable toilet for the bedroom then, LOL... These "projects" are interesting in theory but in the practice they have many limitations and compromises... Still cool to see. Wonder about the price how it compares to other places.
That's honestly the only real inconvenience I see with the design.
for young students that is probably a non issue.
Yeah. Two floors away. One might not make that distance depending on the urgency.
A fire pole would be cool lol
The design is good, but the thing about small homes is they tend to only be let short term, no-one really can live in them long term, they're simply not practical, so you end up turning an area into a more transitory community. There is a need for short term rentals though, I would have thought this would be way beyond a typical students budget though.
Very well designed and made. The use of space is functional and if it was just me I could definitely live here comfortably. I don’t even mind all the stairs cause that’s just a free workout for the gluts. ❤
Clever use of small spaces. Hopefully local governments can evolve to meet the needs to fit everyone where they need to fit them in cities and within affordable budgets.
You could have added a shower curtain between the shower and the toilet seat so only the floor gets we. Also, the protruding handles on the staircase drawers could trip someone. Recessed handles would have been safer.
you could give a bigger frige where the washer is, washer next to it or where the small fridge is but it is so cool, like a converted RV but better haha
The only thing I would change is the bathroom situation. I'd put a different small shower and a toilet combined with a sink on the middle floor.
Ok, how do you keep the TP dry? 5:21
It's a camper toilet...in many older Campers, the toilet is combined with the shower i believe!👍🏼
I love tiny home, but this is a "No thank you!" for me, the city laws made it not as great as it could have been. I am from Montreal and I am shame by our city... Anyway, staying there, you stay in shape for sure with all the stairs! lol
I wondered if there was any scope for having a home across each level instead? That way you'd only have to climb up a few times a day.
I was thinking of taking in deliveries. If you had a lie in and they rang, you could lower a basket from the top floor 😅
Love this!!
Happy you enjoyed the tour, thanks for watching :)
Thank you for showing such an interesting project! For those, who criticise - guys, this is a tiny house, what would you expect? Common, be real. Although, there's some room for improvement, the project is great and inspiring. ❤️
Wonderful ❤
this project is such forward thinking....
Brilliant!
Would've done the layout differently. Too far to walk to the bathroom in the morning. Would change the third floor to a cozy nook study area. Need a bigger pull down table in the kitchen. Maybe a Murphy bed on the second floor. All in all though I'm glad they did this. AC on the third floor is a necessity.
Absolutely Stunning ❤️
My son had a 300 sq ft apartment in Portland, OR, and this layout is by far much better. Also it has a washer/dryer unit, which he did not have.
These look amazing ❤
These are fantastic. I could sense the frustration from the architect, in not being 'allowed' to make the space as free-flowing as envisioned, though given the restrictions imposed, has turned out six adorable, livable spaces, that any young person would be glad to be in.
Amazing!
Great use of space!
Thanks for your comment Stephanie, happy you enjoyed the tour :)
Genius design! These units are so attractive and will definitely fill a niche in the market. I don’t know if they’re a long-term home solution for most people, but for students and others looking for housing short-term, they’re likely to be very popular.
Interesting space
My tweaks:
-Half bath upstairs: put it right when you come up from the stairs under the slanted roof. Get a toilet with a sink over the water tank like they have in japan. That giant dresser really doesn't need to be there, so there's plenty of space.
-Washer/dryer on second floor. Put it right where the cabinet is. Do two side-by-side front loading units so you can still have built-in storage above. The built-in should include a pullout doubled desk so two people can work. Add an aesthetic noise blocking curtain on a ceiling rail that wraps around that area in case privacy is needed.
-Separate shower downstairs: with the washer/dryer on the second floor, you can now have a separate shower in its place.
-Bonus: the metal extension of the building should have included a narrow terrace you can access from a door by the couch. The terrace would have the double function of covering the entrance stairs so you can store things like bikes and boots there. That whole side of the building should honestly have had frosted windows to make the place seem bigger and brighter while keeping privacy, not sure why they went with the bunker look instead. Even just a window by the kitchen table would have made that whole floor come alive.
How is the toilet paper kept dry? I didn't see any in the bathroom.
Shower and toilet combined wouldn't be my first choice, but it does give you a place to sit down in the shower!
You can move the paper outside the bathroom while showering. Or do you whipe while showering?
@@epsben I still don't see any toilet paper in that bathroom. Of course I understand that toilet paper is easily moved, but then do you put it back on a wet surface? Leave it somewhere else all the time? Make sure that you remember to bring it with you?
I am genuinely curious, as I understand that this is a bathroom configuration that is not unheard of, and I have never seen how toilet paper is placed in this sort of facility.
Wonderful idea! It's beautiful as well. The only thing I can see being an issue is the placement of the bathroom. I would have switched out the first and second floors, making the bathroom and kitchen area centrally located on the second floor. Can you just imagine having to go down (than up) two flights of stairs in the middle of the night to just go to the bathroom? Get a glass of water? Something to eat? When you take a shower, you have to remember to take everything or risk going up and down flights of stairs several times every time you forget something. It's easy to dream up designs for a living space you aren't ever going to live in. If these were made for students than I would have gotten a consensus from students on what they thought of the design (before building) and if they could see anything that could be a problem, like having to climb up and down two flights if stairs to go to the bathroom or take a shower.
Brilliant use of an existing space. Quite ridiculous that city by-laws are restrictive in a way that this kind of small construction isn't happening all over the place, especially since in Canada we are experiencing a housing crisis. And the fact that the by-laws also made it impossible to implement the original design concept, which looks rather more interesting than what they ended up with - although it is still quite nice. So glad you featured this!
Love it beautiful
Wow 😮 Vraiment génial 😊
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Ça fait rêver de faire similaire à Granby 🤫
The tiny refrigerator is a deal breaker. Unless you want to spend any housing savings on eating out all the time. Better have a normal apartment size refrigerator on the other wall instead of the ridiculous counter.
A shared laundry in the court would add a lot of space to those tiny houses.. enough to have a separate toilet and a proper fridge.
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