Gary Chang, a talented architect from Hong Kong, has equipped his tiny 330 square foot apartment with a sliding wall system that allows him to create 24 different room configurations.
As the suspended wall units are shifted around, the apartment transforms into a kitchen, library, laundry room, dressing room, an enclosed dining area or a lounge with a hammock. [images via AFP, NT]
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That is awesome.
I would live there.
Apr 28th, 2010
Joel
That is so cool
Apr 29th, 2010
DeniSmartBox
That is just amazing! very, very nice!
Apr 29th, 2010
Blaine
this is awesome, but even as interesting and innovative as it is, over a million dollars for a tenement apartment is absurd
Apr 29th, 2010
jacqueline ratliff
I am absolutely amazed at this …i showed it to all my friends.This is so phenomenal an idea i wish more people thought this way.You have everything that you need.
Apr 29th, 2010
Moburkhardt
real nice but i wouldnt wanna live in that little space
Apr 29th, 2010
cosmin
and if you have guests how can they watch tv while you make them some popcorn or something, or if they need to go to toilet?
Apr 29th, 2010
Critical Eye
Incredible design. If he could do all that with a 330 sq. ft. studio, just think what could be done with a larger space!
Apr 29th, 2010
Vlad Iepure
i want one ^_^
Apr 29th, 2010
Moo
sooooo cool! Still, if you have enough money to install all that really expensive looking stuff, don’t you have enough money to just get a bigger place?
Apr 29th, 2010
De Stijl
Gerit Reitveld did this in Holland in 1920’s with the Schroeder House… cool modern take on it though
Apr 29th, 2010
Final
@Moo in hongkong if you are only slightly richer, its still hard to get a big house. unless if you are freaking rich den thats a different story.
Apr 29th, 2010
latincrow
@blaine
actually is pretty cheap considering it’s hong kong and the design is really nice, also those are HKD (hong kong dollars) about 167372 USD
Apr 29th, 2010
deekomoose
Awesome!
But, I can’t imagine more than one person living there, what if one person wants to cook while the other wants to watch TV?
Or the guest is jet-lagged an needs to sleep and the other needs a good soak in the bath?
Apr 29th, 2010
sandi
awesome!
Apr 29th, 2010
Josemi
He is a very clever architect. I like the illusion of more space with the mirrors.
Apr 29th, 2010
John
Wow, maybe I also have to transform my auntie home in hk just like this too
Apr 29th, 2010
Peter
Amazing!
Apr 29th, 2010
Spanki
This is amazing!
it obvious for single or justa couple you couldn’e handle much more
but a great idea for hong kong
no where else really tho
Apr 29th, 2010
Jun
What a nice design.. but I still wouldnt live in this kind of space… reason was still too small..
Apr 29th, 2010
AnitaG
Awesome design, pretty smart and clever but what this is really showing is these people’s lives reducing themselves to a minimum space…they are packed, how sad is that?
Apr 29th, 2010
enav
terrible place to live…. is just insane
Apr 29th, 2010
Karin L.
This is amazing!!!
Apr 29th, 2010
MMM
Really inspiring! Beautiful and functional.
Apr 29th, 2010
delere
Great for one maybe two if the two have similar schedules/habits. As a long time huge fan of alternative residential architecture I love it.
Apr 29th, 2010
Aoki-chan
Wow! Amazing! I liked it! Very COOL
Apr 29th, 2010
Various
@Blaine its 1.3m HONG KONG thats around 200, 000 USD
pretty amazing what people can do with small spaces
Apr 29th, 2010
gord286
actually, you can watch TV and have someone in the kitchen at the same time, notice in the video he pulls the TV close to watch it.
Apr 29th, 2010
Chen
cool ，i am chinese , i like it
Apr 29th, 2010
AN
That’s AMAZING! I think our future will more or less be like this. The world is so crowded!
Apr 29th, 2010
Bert
simply brilliant
Apr 30th, 2010
Bilal
Bilal.
this is very interestting but space is always 330sf. you have to move in boundry.
Apr 30th, 2010
panubo
@ deekomoose
its awesome, and yes, some sacrifices are made, but is very clever, this is going to be a problem i the future: space
-panubo-
Apr 30th, 2010
panubo
totally agree with AN
Apr 30th, 2010
ioni
Feels a little bit claustrophobic, no?
Apr 30th, 2010
anna
i like this house and i would like to live there i just love it!
Apr 30th, 2010
Dimpu Ning
an amazing innovative idea. its just a thought that creates a big difference to the world we live in. Lets make the world even greener!!!!!! cheers…..
May 2nd, 2010
Chetan Haria
Amazing Innovation. If he can transform 330 sq.ft space in such a amazing way then he can do miracles in a normal appartments.
May 3rd, 2010
surita
maybe he sits enough at work he doesn’t need to sit at home, there are no chairs!
May 5th, 2010
Ankita
that’s innovative, awesome, incredible amazing! a wonderful piece of creativity….. i envy you for having such an amazing home.
May 6th, 2010
Amy
O.M.G.
He is one genius. WOW!
May 6th, 2010
Bo Kalvslund
Amazing.
Love the design and the ligth.
Very talented architect.
May 24th, 2010
Al bob
To whoever said this flat was a waste of 1.6 million:
thats hong kong dollars, silly! that translates to roughly $167,000 US dollars. (source: http://www.xe.com)
and this is a BA flat!!!
Jun 26th, 2010
k prabhakar rao
simply brilliant
Aug 17th, 2010
Bobb
If it was cheaper, any student would live here!
Sep 8th, 2010
jacobpaige
@deekomoose: You can watch TV while someone else cooks, you’ll just be closer to the TV than would be normal. Also, you can take a bath while you’re guest sleeps if you’re willing to sleep on the guest bed or in the hammock and let them have the main bed.
Jan 18th, 2011
IrMa
Oh my God!! He has a brilliant idea… Amazing. But, that design I think not suitable for bigger family..
Mar 17th, 2011
Euto Lau
So proud of you , Gary Chang !
Nov 24th, 2011
rad.
Nice and smart. Appreciate the idea but 330 square foot is… large space for many people.
Warsaw, Poland – there are 170-230 sq ft apartments, inhabited by 1-2 people and no access for so innovative technologies like sliding walls.
Jan 4th, 2012