Vertebrae has gained an acute understanding of how to successfully integrate all needed living program and functionality into footprints smaller than 500 square feet with projects such as the award-winning Venice Micro-Apartment, Clerestory Loft, and the Breakers Studio. Vertebrae’s designs consistently achieve universal design principles for small space living including creative use of every cubic foot, high storage-to-living-space ratios and visual and acoustic separation.

Using these principles as a baseline, Vertebrae artistically employs material palettes and small but critical design details to further distinguish its micro-spaces. Vertebrae is convinced that smaller spatial housing footprints directly equate to decreased carbon emissions and reduced waste associated with the acquisition of consumables. The practice focuses on these types of spaces because it fundamentally believes they are beneficial to our planet. Vertebrae’s small space designs have appeared in publications such as the Wall Street Journal and LA Times.