# Spatially Slender Homes This Inner City Home Features a Slim Three-Meter-Wide Design By Gurveer Brah | Published 2015-09-16 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inner-city-home References: [dezeen](http://www.dezeen.com/2015/09/02/three-metre-wide-skinny-house-seoul-south-korea-ain-group-accommodates-three-individual-residents/) & [ain-group](http://www.ain-group.com/) The architects of this inner city home made the most of the little space they were provided in a cramped city to create a home featuring modern and minimalistic design. Seoul-based architecture studio 'AIN Group' created the 'Guro-dong Mini House' as a testament to efficient design, despite having [drastic spatial constrictions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nano-micro-house). The house sits in one of the most densely populated areas in the city -- using a lot that was only three meters wide and 13 meters long. The inner city home is shared by three people -- each requiring their own personal space. With individual limitations, the architects provided a spatially efficient home that optimizes the small space for [natural lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/long-black) while still maintaining privacy for its residents. Using a "skip-floor" structure and the main staircase as a natural divider, each resident was given their own living space. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.7/10 - Popularity: 72% | Activity: 31% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Efficient Design:** Architects are creating spatially slender homes to optimize small spaces for natural lighting and privacy. - **Skip-floor Structure:** Skip-floor structures are being used in inner city homes to maximize living space while maintaining privacy for residents. - **Minimalistic Design:** Minimalistic designs are being used to create modern inner city homes that are still comfortable and functional. ### Who This Affects Most - **Architecture:** Architects are incorporating efficient design and minimalistic styles to maximise living space in inner-city areas. - **Real Estate:** Real estate developers can invest in creating functional and optimised inner-city homes to meet the demand of urban living. - **Construction:** Construction companies can use skip-floor structure to build narrow and tall inner city homes, assisting governments in tackling urban overcrowding. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Reinvented Compact Living](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affordable-housing-prototype.md) - [Compact Urban Dwellings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miami-tiny-house.md) - [Compact Residential Additions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/henville-street-house.md) - [Minimal Japanese Home Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-in-kyobate.md) - [Narrow Lot-Based Modern Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/curtain-house.md) - [Compact Urban Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stealth-house.md) - [Narrow Modern Home Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chic-vid.md) - [Narrow Urban Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/casa-ma.md) - [Compact Corner Residences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modus-architect.md)