Mind The Gap: New Loft Fills Space Between Buildings

Designers Ole Robin Storjohann and Mateusz Mastalski have won the first prize of roof window manufacturer FAKRO’s ‘New Vision of the Loft 2’ competition with a nifty idea to fill the narrow gaps between buildings with lofts.

Their design called Live Between Buildings proposes filling up unused gaps between buildings with light-weight spaces, based on FAKRO technology. The lofts enable a life close to nature right in the middle of the city. The micro-apartment comes with a kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom, swing, hammock and indoor garden. The in-house infrastructure consists of ladders and even a climbing wall to get to the ceiling. A wide variety of housing typologies are possible within the concept.

Live Between Buildings

In Poland people seem to be attracted by micro-living concepts. In the past we showcased the world’s smallest building that was constructed in the Polish capital Warsaw.

Related Insights

Green housing

Why We Could All Use Some More Vitamin G

Sociologist Jolanda Maas has been researching the positive effects of greenery on our health for years. Her plea for more vitamin G in the residential environment is more important than ever at a time when urban green spaces are disappearing and (mental) well-being is declining.

Karel

Rethinking Weeds in the City With Karel Hendriks

We spoke to musician, biologist and plant enthusiast Karel Hendriks while taking a stroll around the local neighbourhood in Amsterdam North to investigate some of the city’s urban wastelands, rethinking how we could look at weeds in the city.

Tiny urban forests

Tiny Urban Forests Are Popping Up on Brownfield Sites Across the Globe

Climate adaptation doesn't have to be on a massive scale. This small-scale method sees urban brownfield sites transformed into tiny urban forests by local communities, improving biodiversity and combating climate change.