Compact Luxury by AXOR answers the question of how to fit luxury into an increasingly compact and urbanised world. Find out more by downloading the Compact Luxury whitepaper...

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Discover the future of urban living with AXOR and The Future Project using the Compact Luxury project as an example

What does the term ‘luxury’ mean in an increasingly urbanised world? Is luxury something tangible? Is it measured in the number of square metres or abstract financial equivalents? These questions form the basis of a whitepaper titled ‘Compact Luxury’, which was produced by AXOR in cooperation with London-based consultancy The Future Laboratory.

Luxury can't be packed into small spaces? Against the backdrop of global urbanisation, AXOR and The Future Laboratory have written a white paper that explores new values and demands

Compact Luxury: AXOR | Architecture

Luxury can't be packed into small spaces? Against the backdrop of global urbanisation, AXOR and The Future Laboratory have written a white paper that explores new values and demands

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With the approximately 30-page document, AXOR ventures a look into the future of urban life. Its relevance can be seen in the population forecast by the United Nations for the year 2050: in all likelihood, two-thirds of the world’s population will by then live in cities, many of them in megacities, and the currently observable trend towards more compact living spaces has been forecasted to increase even more dramatically.

In collaboration with Christopher Sanderson, Martin Raymond and their team from The Future Laboratory, AXOR took a new look at the concept of luxury

Compact Luxury: AXOR | Architecture

In collaboration with Christopher Sanderson, Martin Raymond and their team from The Future Laboratory, AXOR took a new look at the concept of luxury

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Making cities livable is just one important challenge facing us in the coming decades. Equally important for us to consider is the concept of the home as both a social space as well as an individual sanctuary that puts personal well-being sharply into focus. What can architects and interior designers do to optimise and enhance living spaces – in particular, the bathroom as a realm for revitalisation?

‘Affluent consumers are more responsible than ever,’ explains the Lab. Products need take this into account to help support awareness among people on global social issues

Compact Luxury: AXOR | Architecture

‘Affluent consumers are more responsible than ever,’ explains the Lab. Products need take this into account to help support awareness among people on global social issues

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The Compact Luxury whitepaper provides clues to this, formulating three clear trends: flexible living, immaterial luxury and conscious well-being. It describes how the desire for holistic and harmonious living is reflected in archetypal designs, why co-living has a great future ahead of it and how younger generations are becoming the drivers of a new minimalism.

An idea of future offices (above) as well as presentations are part of the Compact Luxury project by AXOR and The Future Laboratory

Compact Luxury: AXOR | Architecture

An idea of future offices (above) as well as presentations are part of the Compact Luxury project by AXOR and The Future Laboratory

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Download the Compact Luxury whitepaper free of charge and draw inspiration from its numerous real-world case studies and examples.

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