Micro House Design

New Yorkers don’t really have a reputation for complaining. On the contrary, whether they’re piling up in a jam-packed subway car at rush hour, climbing a fifth-floor aisle on a summer day, or waiting in line for an hour in line for artisanal donuts, the residents of the Big Apple tend to take it all in Step and kick. If there’s one thing New Yorkers like to complain about, it’s the size of their apartments. As a surefire conversation starter, apartment sizes – especially in Manhattan – have long been a common point of compassion.

Despite New York’s reputation as a shoebox dweller, there are ways to maximize even the smallest of spaces. These microhouses are packed with tips that apply to tiny New York apartments and beyond, from ways to increase your storage to brilliant ideas for dividing your space.

Sao Paulo Micro Living

Brazilian architect Alan Chu maximized the space and storage capacity in this São Paulo apartment with a brilliant wall of built-in storage.

East Village Micro Apartment

Portland Micro Kitchen

Parisian micro-studio

Micro Living prefabricated house

Barcelona Small Space Living

Micro apartment solutions

Madrid small apartment

Shipping container apartment

Scandinavian small space living

Madrid Micro Apartment

Minnesota Micro Home

Micro Beach House

Manhattan Micro Loft

Seattle Micro Loft