More than half of new apartments in Chile deliver kitchens where two people cannot cook and wash at the same time. We redesign compact high-rise kitchens — no plumbing moves, no wall demolition — same footprint, dramatically better layout.
When developers plan a 45-square-metre apartment, the kitchen is often the last space considered. The result is a room that looks complete on a blueprint but fails the moment two people try to use it simultaneously.
The refrigerator door blocks the passage. The single countertop strip leaves no room for food preparation. Pots compete with dishes for the same narrow shelf. These are not minor inconveniences — they are daily friction points that affect quality of life.
The good news: the layout is the problem, not the square metres. The same space, reorganised with functional criteria, can deliver a kitchen that genuinely serves the people who live there.
A clear, structured process that respects your time and your home.
We visit your apartment, photograph the existing kitchen, take precise measurements, and discuss how you currently use the space and what frustrates you most.
Our team develops alternative layout configurations, evaluating each against functional criteria: workflow logic, storage capacity, and two-person usability.
We present the proposed design with detailed drawings and explain the reasoning behind each decision. You provide feedback and we refine until the solution fits your life.
You receive a complete implementation document: technical drawings, material specifications, and a curated list of suppliers and installers familiar with compact apartment work.
No. Our entire methodology is built around working with existing connection points. The sink stays where the drain is. The stove stays near the gas outlet. What we redesign is everything around these fixed points — the cabinetry layout, the counter configuration, and the storage organisation — to make the space function far better without touching infrastructure.
That depends on your current kitchen condition. In many cases, implementation involves removing existing cabinetry and installing new configurations — a process that typically takes two to three days and generates no structural dust or noise beyond normal carpentry. In some cases, only repositioning and adding modular elements is needed, which can be done in a single day.
It depends on your rental agreement and what changes your landlord permits. Our consultancy produces a design document — what you choose to implement is entirely your decision. Some tenants implement the full redesign with landlord approval; others use the plan to inform modular, non-permanent improvements. We can also advise on which elements of the redesign are reversible if that is a consideration.
We have worked with kitchens as compact as four square metres. The smaller the space, the more important the layout logic becomes — and the more significant the improvement tends to be. There is no minimum size threshold for our consultancy, though we do conduct an initial assessment to confirm that meaningful functional improvement is achievable before proceeding to full design development.
That is precisely the goal. Two-person usability is a core design criterion in every project we undertake. This means adequate counter clearance for simultaneous tasks, logical zone separation so one person can wash while another prepares, and circulation paths that do not require constant negotiation. It is achievable in spaces that currently feel impossible for two people — the layout just needs to be rethought with this in mind from the start.
A selection of compact kitchen redesigns from Santiago high-rise apartments.
