# Doorless Apartment Designs The One Apartment Design Project Takes Open-Concept to the Next Level By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2016-09-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartment-design-project References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2016/09/27/sweet-suite/) The [open-concept movement in home design](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-cocoon) can be observed in a variety of different spaces around the world, and the One Apartment design project is one of the latest. Designed by Herman Haydin and Yana Soban, the One Apartment is a design project created for a [housing complex situated in Kiev, Ukraine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mirzoyan-studio). The One Apartment focuses on being open-concept, but to the next level by eliminating doors to increase floorspace and help enhance the overall flow of the space. Housing complexes have become the new norm for many inhabitants of large cities around the world. As such, designers are taking it upon themselves to create new solutions to help make [small spaces feel and appear larger](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabanon) without adding additional floorspace as is observed with the One Apartment design project. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 99% | Activity: 93% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Open-concept Apartment Living:** Open-concept apartment designs that eliminate doors are becoming increasingly popular, providing an opportunity for designers to improve flow and maximize space. - **Maximizing Small Spaces:** Designers are finding innovative ways to maximize small spaces in housing complexes, such as eliminating doors and creating open-concept living areas. - **Doorless Design:** Eliminating doors in apartment design is a growing trend, allowing for more open spaces and improved flow throughout the space. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture and Interior Design:** Architects and interior designers can capitalize on the trend of doorless apartment designs to create innovative and functional living spaces that maximize floor space and flow. - **Real Estate:** Real estate professionals can market doorless apartment designs as a unique selling point, attracting younger generations who value open-concept living and maximizing small spaces. - **Furniture and Home Decor:** As doorless apartment designs become increasingly popular, there is a growing need for functional and stylish furniture that complements this type of living space. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Curved Translucent Experimental Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sculptors-apartment.md) - [Modern Minimalism Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oldnew.md) - [Kerala-Based Modern Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-next-door-project.md) - [Smartly Designed Compact Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-apartments2.md) - [Reflective Surface German Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kier-apartment.md) - [Modern Minimal Lviv Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/km-home.md) - [Ultra-Slick Modern Apartment Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modern-apartment-interior.md) - [Box-Like Innovative Apartment Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/innovative-apartment-design.md) - [Compact Living Bright Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartment-ann.md)