Compact Luxury:
The future of urban living

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Stealth Building New York - Luxurious living on small space

By 2050, two in three people will inhabit a megacity. What can architects and interior designers do not just to optimize urban dwellings but to enhance them? To infuse them with character, meaning and soul? These are the questions AXOR explores with its Compact Luxury project.

“As younger generations reassess what luxury means – prioritizing lifestyles and access over materialism and ownership – the definition of ‘high end’, particularly in the context of city living, will continue to evolve over the next decade.”
The Future Laboratory

Stairway House by Nendo embodies Compact Luxury principles.

Compact Luxury ideas

AXOR explores a variety of approaches to the emerging Compact Luxury trend, as reflected in projects by acclaimed architects around the world. Many of these projects incorporate AXOR products as part of their bathroom planning.

Future laboratory

One of the world’s most renowned futures consultancies, The Future Laboratory worked closely with AXOR to define Compact Luxury and explore The future of urban living Commissioned by AXOR, The Future Laboratory white paper on Compact Luxury provides detailed insight on the topic.

The AXOR ‘Contemporary Industrial’ bathroom concept.

AXOR bathroom concepts

With an expertise that extends far beyond the products themselves, AXOR inspires and empowers architects, interior designers and the design-savvy public to shape water-related spaces that reflect the unique personality of the user. Embracing the principles of Compact Luxury, AXOR here provides six planning ideas for bathrooms ranging in size from small to large.

A sketch of a bathroom faucet, washbowl and countertop.

Planning contest

The AXOR Compact Planning competition awards the best design for a compact bathroom or washbasin installment using a suitable AXOR One product. AXOR invites architects and interior designers to participate, with a chance to see their work published in print and displayed at a special AXOR exhibition.