Apartment Design
Apartment design fits the most life into a fixed shell. Unlike a villa, every decision is taken from another: shortening the corridor enlarges a room, deepening a wardrobe narrows the passage. Our Ankara projects start by mapping the household's actual routine — who uses which room, and when.
The most effective way to gain area is reducing the corridor. In conventional plans it consumes a considerable share of the floor area and carries no function. Turning it from a passage into usable volume — a bookcase, a storage wall or a study niche — produces more living space from the same square metres.
The kitchen and living room relationship is the most debated decision. An open plan feels more generous and lets daylight reach deeper, but odour, noise and clutter carry into the living area. Semi-open solutions — a glazed partition, an island bar or a sliding panel — are usually the most balanced answer.
Storage is the backbone of apartment design. Custom joinery yields noticeably more capacity than ready-made furniture in the same volume, because it uses column recesses, niches and the space up to the ceiling. Full-height units keep seasonal items overhead and free the floor. Dead volumes under beds, banquettes and stairs should be assessed at plan stage.
Light is the cheapest way to make a small apartment read as large. Layered lighting — ambient, task and accent — divides the plan into zones and creates depth. Lighting inside cupboards and under shelves increases perceived volume. A correctly placed mirror multiplies light; a badly placed one only adds reflection clutter.
In colour and material, consistency is essential in small apartments. Running the same floor finish uninterrupted through the flat widens it visually rather than dividing it. Thresholds and transition profiles make every room read as a separate box.
Relocating a wet area is a mechanical decision. If the bathroom or kitchen is to move, drainage falls and shaft positions must be checked at the outset; plans drawn without that check get reworked on site.
apartment interior design ankara — What this service covers
- Space Optimisation
- Storage Solutions
- Open Plan Layout
- Custom Kitchen
- Bathroom Renovation
- Smart Lighting
Frequently asked questions
How should storage be planned in an apartment?
Custom joinery produces noticeably more capacity than ready-made furniture within the same volume, because it works into column recesses, niches and the gap up to the ceiling. Full-height units keep seasonal belongings in the upper section and free the floor area below. Dead volumes under beds, banquette seating and stairs should be identified and used at plan stage rather than afterwards.
How is usable area gained in an apartment?
The most effective single move is reducing the corridor. In conventional plans it takes up a considerable share of the floor area while carrying no function at all. Turning it into usable volume rather than pure circulation — a bookcase, a full storage wall or a study niche — produces more living space from exactly the same square metres.
Is an open kitchen the right choice in a small apartment?
An open plan brings a sense of space and lets daylight reach deeper into the flat, but odour, noise and visible clutter carry into the living area. Semi-open solutions — a glazed partition, an island bar or a sliding panel — usually give the most balanced result. The decision depends on how frequently and how intensively the kitchen is actually used.
How does lighting make an apartment feel larger?
Layered lighting — ambient, task and accent — divides the plan into zones and creates depth, which a single central fixture cannot achieve. Lighting inside cupboards and under shelves makes the boundaries of the space visible and increases perceived volume. A correctly positioned mirror multiplies available light; a badly positioned one only produces reflection clutter and glare.
Can wet areas be moved during an apartment renovation?
They can, but drainage falls and shaft positions have to be checked before anything is drawn. Without that check, plans get reworked on site and often require a change to the floor build-up to gain the fall. Existing pipework, load-bearing elements and ceiling height are surveyed first, and the layout is developed within what the building allows.
How is scope prioritised when the brief has to stay tight?
By separating items that are difficult to change later from items that can be added at any time. Wet-area layout, drainage and shaft work, electrical routing and built-in joinery are resolved first because retrofitting them means opening finished surfaces. Loose furniture, textiles, decorative lighting and accessories can follow in stages without disturbing what has already been built.