A Hong Kong Architect Gary Chang designed a series of moveable walls to create 24 different rooms within his 330 sq. ft. Hong Kong apartment.
It sounds crazy and impossible, but once you watch the video, it makes total sense.
The sliding walls are layered like sheets of paper standing on edge. When the walls are stacked you are in the living room which converts to the master bedroom with a drop-down Murphy style bed. Slide a wall & you are in the quite functional kitchen with a fold out table that looks like it could seat 4. Slide that wall and you are in the bathroom/dressing area. Fold down the guest bed to cover the bathtub and you have a second bedroom. And its done in a very well designed fashion. It's not unattractive in the least.
Architect Chang purchased the apartment from his parents, and here's the craziest part of this story: As a child he lived in this apartment, with his parents, 3 sisters and a tenant. It was divided into 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room & a kitchen. Remember, this apartment is only 330 sq. ft. It boggles the mind.
While I think it would be difficult to live in such a small space (he lives alone), there is something very appealing about the lack of clutter. There's little space for all the stuff I think I need, but probably could get along without just fine.
Its a very "green" way to live, and that's appealing, too. And I'm inspired by his creative use of space.
Uh Oh! I feel another clutter purge coming on :o))
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Oh my.... I know factually I couldn't do it. I need space (smile). Did you notice when they were interviewing him all the clutter that was behind him? It made me giggle.
Kathy
Michelle- And I thought my first apt (725 sq ft) was small!! I'm sorry, but I'm from Texas and I need my space but it was interesting to see what an imagination can do.
OMG Kathy, I totally missed that. I was so wrapped up in how his little system worked that's all I was focusing on. Well, I guess it has to come out somewhere. He's human, after all, and we are, by nature, hunters & gatherers:o))
Linda: Agreed!
Kathy Steib: I'm not sure how big my first apartment was, but I'm guessing it was around 500 sq.ft. It was one large room for the living/sleeping area, but I had a separate kitchen, dining area and full bath with a little dressing area. But can you imagine living in a space that small with 3 adults and 4 children. Not me, no thank you.
Wow, that is pretty amazing. The sliding walls are similar to the file cabinets they use at my doctor's office.
Very creative and thanks MM for sharing this. You know..... he may be on to something, especially for single people or a couple who can't afford alot of space. I see it in big metro cities... New York might be next ;)
Lawrence: Yes, they are similar to those sliding filing systems. I wonder if that's what he used.
Kathleen: We can all probably use to do some downscaling, but its human nature to fill up the available space.
LKP: Yes, I could see it in places like NYC and Tokyo.
Facinating piece Michelle! Love the roller system which is much like a law or medical file system. We might be able to use some of the ideas in space crunched Los Angeles.
John aka OrganizingLA
Hi John: I had no idea you were on AR. Welcome! I was wondering if he actually used the mechanics of the medical office files to create a system like this. The other thing I was wondering was how he got power to things like the refrigerator and water to the kitchen sink.
Carole: There's something very appealing about the efficiency of it all. I'm not sure what it would be like in practice, but it's certainly food for thought.