# Compact Single Room Apartments Ambidestro Arquitetura Creates a Livable Space from 24 Sq Meters By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-04-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-single-room References: [design-milk](https://design-milk.com/studio-anita-a-small-but-smartly-designed-apartment-by-ambidestro-arquitetura/) & [ambidestro.arq.br](https://www.ambidestro.arq.br/apartamento-anita-iguatemi/5jq4ji2e9507kupl3kr6xs8e67fulh) AMBIDESTRO Arquitetura exhibits impeccable practicality and thinking outside the box with its design of this compact single room apartment in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Key pieces of furniture include a bed, a sofa and a desk that doubles up as a dining table. AMBIDESTRO Arquitetura places the furniture in the middle, as to make the most use of the space. The studio also incorporated [smart storage options](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minuet) within the plush headboard and the kitchen area, which occupies the entire wall of the room. The compact single room apartment is definitely becoming a trend, forcing architects to come up with new ways of integrating furniture and essential living components into ever-shrinking spaces. When one takes into consideration the volume of the furniture pieces and the inherent necessity for them, it is impressive how the compact single room apartment by AMBIDESTRO Arquitetura is able to house it all. Photo Credits: [Marcelo Donadussi](http://www.mdonadussi.com.br/) ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 98% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: South America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Compact Living Spaces:** There is a growing trend of designing compact living spaces to maximize use of limited available space. - **Multi-purpose Furniture:** Designers are increasingly integrating multi-purpose furniture that serves multiple functions within compact living spaces. - **Smart Storage Solutions:** Innovative storage ideas are being implemented to optimize storage space in compact living spaces. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture Manufacturing & Design:** Innovative designs of multi-purpose furniture with a small footprint and compact storage capabilities present vast opportunities for disruption in the furniture manufacturing and design industry. - **Real Estate Development:** Designing and developing affordable and livable compact single room apartments represents significant potential for disruption in the real estate development industry. - **Interior Design Services:** Designing and decorating compact living spaces as well as developing innovative storage solutions presents numerous opportunities for disruption and expansion in the interior design services industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Multifunctional Small Studio Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/studio-mescla.md) - [Thoughtful Micro Studio Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mini-studio-apartment.md) - [Cleverly Designed Micro Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cabanon.md) - [Smartly Designed Compact Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/compact-apartments2.md) - [Compact Duplex Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sbc-apartment.md) - [Reimagined Minimal Parisian Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/minimalist-cocoon.md) - [Compact Living Bright Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apartment-ann.md) - [Timeless Comfortable Bright Apartments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lvia-leite.md) - [Compact Space-Saving Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brava.md)