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 However, when it comes to architecture, housing has largely maintained its rigid, outdated structures despite getting smaller in size.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.
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.
