A dream home in just 150 sq ft? Hong Kong architects have a winning plan

As developers race to build ever tinier flats, a team of young architects are hoping to show how micro apartments can be liveable beyond their four walls.

A 150 sq ft studio flat can feel like a dream home if it has a ceiling height of 3.7 metres and an open plan living design equipped with loft bedroom, pantry, private bathroom and plenty of hidden storage space.

“The Pit Stop”, a winning design in the Hong Kong Institute of Architects’ Innovative Youth Housing Design Competition, features a bookcase that doubles as a door to allow young people to extend their living space to shared communal areas.

“Young people can enjoy a greater total living area with a co-living lifestyle,” Yannis Chan Ho-yin, one of the five winning architects, said at a media tour unveiling the life-sized show flat at the Science Park in the New Territories.

“Outdoor space is just as important as indoor living space,” he said.

The team said that not knowing who your neighbours were would be a thing of the past.