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The house is located in Parque Chacabuco, in the inner city capital of Buenos Aires.
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We really love the concept of the atrium home and wanted to create our own take on this.
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The house was built for us, by us.
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Both of us come from places with very cold climates, so we really enjoy the outdoor living culture here.
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This is Lindsay, our Never Too Small producer.
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We think she deserves a little recognition for all of her hard work.
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So we gifted her a little patch of land from established titles.
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When she's on this little piece of land, she goes by the title Lady Lindsay.
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And it allows her to do this.
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Along with the land, she also received a certificate with her title and unique plot number for an actual piece of land on a Scottish estate.
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Established titles also planted a tree via One Tree Planted and Trees for the Future, and they will continue to do so for every order placed.
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You can also gift a lady or lord in your life the title they deserve.
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Head to the link to shop their early Black Friday sale and use the code Never Too Small to get an additional 10% off your purchase.
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It also helps to support the channel.
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Wow, she's really good at that.
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The neighborhood is pretty classic as far as residential areas in Buenos Aires goes.
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The street, like most streets in the city, is lined with beautiful platinum trees, which provide a really nice shade in the summer months.
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This house was originally part of a bigger property, which was separated in the 1940s to make a small apartment for a family member.
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It was later sold as a separate property, and it has remained the same today.
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We lived in the original structure for about 15 months before starting the renovation.
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The apartment was completely oriented towards the central patio.
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All the rooms were accessed through the patio with no connection between each other.
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The floor plan has been almost completely changed.
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We added another half floor in between for our office, and another floor for our kitchen and dining rooms.
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From the street, you enter via the communal corridor.
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Through a sliding metal door, you enter an outdoor patio, then track to the house itself.
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The patio has a built-in bench nook.
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The drawers underneath can store our tools and gardening equipment.
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The floor and the bench are made from a local travertine, sourced from a quarry in the province of San Juan.
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From the patio, you enter directly into the living room.
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We refurbished the original floors.
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They are made from caldum wood, which is local to Argentina and South America.
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There are two custom-made storage units for the TV and books, a locally designed sofa, and a rack with some large cushions on the floor.
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Just off of the living room is the small bedroom.
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Above the patio bench, there is a great deal of storage space.
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The patio bench also has drawers that provide additional storage space for our clothes.
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The bed and the wardrobe are nestled under a low 2.1-meter ceiling.
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We added a small niche in the wall which we use as our bedside table for books and phones.
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The staircase is among the functional metal boxes containing several rooms.
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We chose this material because it is very light and takes up very little space structurally.
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Under one side of the stairs is a hidden bathroom.
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The bathroom is a long and narrow space which has enough room for a vanity, toilet, and a comfortable-sized shower.
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At the entrance to the bathroom, there is a laundry niche with space for a washing machine.
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Under the other side of the stairs is a small powder room with a vanity and a toilet for guests.
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Just off the landing of the first set of stairs is a small office.
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The floor and one of the walls are made from the same metal material as the staircase which allows us to hang things using magnets.
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The big window fills an entire end of the office and provides lots of natural light and ventilation.
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The upper level is dedicated to a spacious kitchen, a dining area, and an outdoor terrace.
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The upper story has a band of windows running the complete length of both the walls.
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The kitchen cabinets are made from Guatambu plywood which is a native tree.
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Guatambu plywood is a native tree to South America and custom-designed by us.
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Behind the doors of the floor-to-ceiling part of the kitchen is a full-sized fridge, a utility closet, and an AC unit.
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Around the corner is a large sink with a dishwasher underneath and lots of storage.
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The dining room table is made of the same Guatambu plywood and the floors have the same travertine stone as the entryway patio and terrace.
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The whole back wall is made of floor-to-ceiling sliding glass panels which allow indoor space to connect with the terrace outside.
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Metal planters for the bamboo were custom-designed by us and welded on site.
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We did the same for the windows and the staircase railing.
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We advocate a very clean and simplistic as well as functional style of architecture which we consider to be essential when designing small spaces.
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It is therefore important to focus on the basics in order to ensure an elegant and sharp result.
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We feel that small spaces are the future and by ensuring that quality small spaces are available, we help people become aware that living in a small space can be just as good as living in a big space.
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Thanks for watching.
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