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Domestic requirements for residential units are nothing more than transparent north and south, bright kitchen and bathroom, and south is king.

Single values allow developers to be "lazy" in apartment design, because even the worst apartment can sell for a good price as long as the master bedroom and living room face south.

We also summarized the routine of 15 domestic apartment, which can basically cover 80% of the apartments.

Therefore, I prefer to look at foreign apartment types. Jump out of the fixed procedure, in fact, there will be a lot of new understanding of residential and huxing.

I will find it in a moment: ah! There are so many possibilities in the world.

The most popular apartment "Horizon Building" in downtown Sydney, source: Flikr.com.

The high-grade residence at the top of the residential market can better reflect the differences of living values at home and abroad.

Specially studied some high-end apartments in Europe and America, and found many interesting findings.

South is king vs landscape is king.

The plots in Europe and America are relatively small, but the attraction of the scenery is the greatest relative to the fixed orientation. Many high-end houses are very interested in landscape. If there is no good landscape facing south, it will not sell at the same price.

432 Park Avenue, new york

20 15 completed, this building is the tallest residence in new york and the second tallest building in new york.

The tallest building in the picture, source: timehd.net.

In addition to Park Avenue in the old rich area, there are excellent scenery in all directions: the sunrise on the East River and the sunset on the Hudson River in the west; There is Central Park in the north and skyscrapers in midtown and downtown in the south.

True north scenery, source: timehd.net.

The penthouse located on the 91~ 96th floor costs $82 million and covers an area of 767㎡. Only the master bedroom suite occupies more than 1/4.

And its orientation in different rooms is also worth pondering.

Source: nynesting.com.

The living room faces south to midtown Manhattan, the dining room and kitchen face east to the East River and Brooklyn, and the master bedroom faces north to Central Park.

I can't find any general direction at all.

But this house thoroughly implements the core of luxury design: privacy.

Source: nynesting.com.

From the layout, the public area and the bedroom area are strictly separated, and the activities in the public area will not affect the bedroom area.

But the entrance of the master bedroom suite is far away from the entrance of other bedrooms, which ensures that the master bedroom will never be disturbed by anyone.

Source: Living in a selfie of a fan

And the smaller apartment downstairs has arranged the living room in the west. The direction of the upstairs living room becomes a second bedroom here.

So for this building, any direction can be regarded as the main direction.

If there is a fixed orientation, the living room downstairs should be in the same position as the upstairs. )

Because I'm used to keeping the indoor temperature comfortable by manual means, it doesn't matter whether I face south or not. Landscape and lots are the most scarce resources in the city.

North-South Transparent vs Large French Window

High-rise residential buildings in Europe and America are usually no different from office buildings in appearance, but there are many units in a building, from one floor to one, and the orientation of each household on each floor is different.

Unless there are two households on one floor or one household on one floor, it is difficult to achieve north-south connectivity.

New york Hudson Field 15.

Hudson field is near grand central station. As an urban renewal project, this house is the first house in Hudson Yard, close to the Hudson River and overlooking New Jersey across the river.

Project renderings, source: www.relatedsales.com.

15 Hudson Yard, as a standard river view plate, all the main units face the northwest of China, for fear of running away. The main theme is the magnificent sunset scenery on the Hudson River.

The following units are about 24 1㎡. In fact, the master bedroom and living room are arranged in the main direction, but because the kitchen and guests are integrated, it is equivalent to enjoying the best scenery in the whole public area.

Source: www.relatedsales.com.

There is a fairly wide hall and a cloakroom in the corridor. Each bedroom has a separate cloakroom and bathroom. The layout of the two second bedrooms is like an independent hotel standard room, and there is also a guest bathroom in the corridor.

Even the apartment with a slightly smaller area and facing east ensures the basic use of life, and the whole outward wall is a large area of floor-to-ceiling glass.

Source: www.relatedsales.com.

Similarly, the static and dynamic areas are strictly separated, and the living room also has a 90 landscape. Two-bedroom, one ***2.5 bathroom is also quite comfortable to use.

The parts without natural lighting on the inner side are arranged with less frequently used spaces such as toilets and cloakrooms.

Europe and the United States do not exclude the dark guards at all. With a good ventilation system and modern bathroom facilities, even a dark bathroom can be very comfortable.

Because I am used to relying on the fresh air system of buildings for ventilation, I don't have to rely on uncontrollable natural ventilation.

But large French windows are more transparent in lighting and vision, so they think that large windows are more important than "convection".

Open the door to see the hall vs open the door to see the corridor.

Domestic units like to enter the living room, but they don't want to see the whole house as soon as they open the door, so they need to be cut off.

But in foreign houses, foyer and gallery not only add a sense of ceremony to the space, but also are good places to show taste.

London Hyde Park 1

1 Hyde Park ***4 buildings, unique in shape, close to Hyde Park and Oriental Mandarin Hotel.

Even in London, where the rich gather, this property is a top luxury house. The unit price is 10 times higher than that of ordinary houses in London and 3 times higher than that of ordinary luxury houses.

Source: wikipedia.org.

The usable area of this duplex apartment is * * * 882. 1㎡. In 20 10, a Ukrainian oligarch bought the same apartment for 2160,000 dollars.

The apartment is symmetrical along the midline, and the entrance is an empty hall, with a public area on one side and a bedroom area on the other. Long and straight corridors at both ends lead directly to the room at the end.

On one side of the public area, each hall is interconnected.

This kind of layout seems strange, but in fact it draws lessons from the layout of traditional European palace-style buildings and has a strong sense of ceremony.

In Europe, many houses have a small hall or corridor, and the living room just appears as a room.

Therefore, the corridor undertakes the task of connecting all rooms, including the kitchen and living room.

Room Independence and Room Communication

Following the layout habit of the old palace buildings, except for a corridor, the rooms of European houses will remain connected, thus forming a migration line.

Even from one room to another, there are two ways to make the room bigger.

Neo-classical residence in the 6 th district of Paris

This 195㎡ room is a typical neoclassical residence in Paris in the19th century, located in the 6th district of Paris, quite close to the city center.

Source: parisattitudevente.com.

Rooms are connected by corridors, including living room, study room and bedroom 1.

The master bedroom suite is relatively independent, so you can enter the bedroom to rest without going through the living room after entering the room.

The kitchen is arranged in the corner according to the custom of the year, facing the inner courtyard, with a service channel, which is convenient for servants living in the attic to enter the house.

Servant's kitchen vs family's kitchen

From shabby to luxurious, the position of kitchen in domestic housing is quite low: it is crowded in the corner, next to the servant room and service passage, and it feels like the semi-basement of those cooking rooms in Shanghai.

However, after decades of conceptual innovation in post-war Europe and the United States, even the independent non-open kitchen is next to the dining room and living room in new houses.

Trump Tower in Chicago

Opened in 2009, existing homes are for sale. This building, including hotels and apartments, is the tallest building in the world at present 17. A ***486 apartment, covering floors from one bedroom and one living room to five bedrooms and one flat.

Source: wikipedia.org.

The penthouse apartment on the 89th floor was sold to the current owner in 20 14 at the price of170,000 USD.

The plane of the building is a curved parallelogram. In the design of large-sized apartment, two arc-shaped external walls are respectively provided with a master bedroom and a living room, both of which are very important spaces.

It covers an area of 6850 square feet, or 636 square meters. Source: doublespeakshow.com.

In the large-sized apartment, the ultimate area saving is no longer pursued, and the curved outer wall breaks the dullness of the indoor space and brings a strong sense of design.

In this apartment, although the kitchen is also close to the service aisle and laundry room, it is very important in terms of orientation, area and location.

The master bedroom is surrounded by a study and a private reception room, and its privacy is well protected. The host and hostess have separate cloakrooms and bathrooms.

Source: Pinterest

In another suggested decoration scheme of this apartment, it is still a four-bedroom layout, but it expands the living room area and also has a whole curved wall.

The kitchen is bigger and more open, right next to the regular big restaurant.

And even if this building is a one-story two-family apartment on the lower floor, the kitchen area has not been reduced at all.

Source: Pinterest

Custom cabinets and all closets

We are used to finding a place to fight cabinets in the room.

In European and American houses, wardrobe space will be reserved for you in advance.

These wardrobes are hidden in the wall and look neat from the outside, but if they are all opened, the storage capacity will be full!

740 Park Avenue, new york

This 19-story residential building was built in 1929 and is called "the building of power". Since its establishment, it has always been the favorite of the top rich. Previous residents include Jacqueline Kennedy, designer Wang Weiwei, and CEOs of Warner Media, Merrill Lynch, Blackstone Group and other big companies.

Source: mcny.org.

Most of this building is duplex. Take this six-bedroom apartment as an example. The dynamic and static areas are very clear. Downstairs is a public area, and upstairs is full of bedrooms.

The center of the whole apartment is also the first space after entering the door, which is a big empty hall.

All rooms, including the living room, revolve around it.

Source: Pinterest

Because the building is older, it is not as advanced as the new mansion in some concepts. The layout of the second floor is basically a corridor connecting all bedrooms, and the configuration of the master bedroom is not particularly prominent.

But every room, including corridors and servants' rooms, has a large number of "CL" closets.

Small apartment vs small apartment

If you think the above are luxury houses and have no reference value (in fact, there are), then go and see some small-sized apartments with star apartments.

Well, I'm talking about stars.

Los Angeles Ten50

This 25-story apartment is located in downtown Los Angeles. The largest apartment has only three bedrooms, and the smallest apartment has only one bedroom.

Although small, it focuses on fashionable luxury apartments with hotel-style services.

Source: la.curbed.com.

Below 1.5 bedroom, with an area of about 85㎡ and only one direction window. So the study only has indirect lighting, which can only be called 1.5.

Nevertheless, the area is not crowded at all, and its functions are quite complete.

Source: ten50.com.

Whether it is a very spacious kitchen with an island terrace or a bathroom with a bathtub, this room can be called a sparrow, although it is small and complete.

The larger two-bedroom apartment deliberately separates the two bedrooms and hides the public area behind a circuitous corridor. It will be more convenient to use the bathroom in the second bedroom.

Source: ten50.com.

However, no matter what kind of apartment, the kitchen is placed in front of the living room. Looking at the location before entering the door will enhance the importance of the kitchen and even prepare the kitchen island.

It is said that this is also a popular apartment configuration on the west coast in recent years.

In addition to the interesting findings we have listed, if you have the heart to open the big picture study, you will find many humanized details.

There are many other possibilities in the world besides the stylized routine apartments popular in China.

The next time you meet an apartment that looks less "perfect" from a secular point of view, you can also explore its unique advantages and charm.

After all, it is most important to live comfortably in a house alone. (on the premise of affordability)

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