This is No Small Plans, a series where we highlight some of Dwell’s best floor plans for real, practical inspiration. It’s never easy to pinpoint the origins of an enduring architectural type.

Hans Scharoun and the Development of Small Apartment Floor Plans: The Residential High-Rises Romeo and Julia 1954–1959, by Markus Peter and Ulrike Tillmann. Park Books, 232 pages, $65. October 7, 2020 ...

Chelsey Brown moved into her 450-square-foot apartment in September — but from the looks of it, you'd think she's been there for years. In fact, it only took her 48 hours to transform her bland ...

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Here's how a mother and her adult son live comfortably in a 500-square-foot apartment. Such shifts could happen on a small scale as well. In Tokyo, Japan, one son decided to move back into his ...