The Domestic Transformer
February 12, 2010 11:32 AM Subscribe
This architecture student in Hong Kong turned his 330 sq. foot apartment into a modular space with moving walls that allows for 24 different living combinations. Modular living has typically implied pre-fabricated houses ranging from your typical aluminum trailer to some bizarre and more modern, eco-friendly varieties, but this represents an example of applying the transformative utility of a hide-a-bed to your entire living space.
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I always wanted to do something like that. Very cool.
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 11:45 AM on February 12, 2010
posted by mr_crash_davis mark II: Jazz Odyssey at 11:45 AM on February 12, 2010
Johnny LaRue's bedroom was a giant bed with a cushion in the middle that opened to reveal a wine cellar, so this is nothing new.
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:47 AM on February 12, 2010
posted by Astro Zombie at 11:47 AM on February 12, 2010
"Get up so I can make you breakfast in bed!"
Cool idea nonetheless. Now how do you convince your landlord to let you modify your apartment to such a degree?
posted by ODiV at 11:51 AM on February 12, 2010
Cool idea nonetheless. Now how do you convince your landlord to let you modify your apartment to such a degree?
posted by ODiV at 11:51 AM on February 12, 2010
Also, is this where I come to complain about unnecessary subtitles?
posted by ODiV at 11:52 AM on February 12, 2010
posted by ODiV at 11:52 AM on February 12, 2010
Anyone know how he gets power to the TV? Through the tracks I'm guessing.
posted by ODiV at 12:40 PM on February 12, 2010
posted by ODiV at 12:40 PM on February 12, 2010
I was wondering the same thing, but I didn't think of anything as ingenious as the tracks. I thought maybe he just has some loose cord hanging out underneath the floorboards
posted by scrutiny at 12:42 PM on February 12, 2010
posted by scrutiny at 12:42 PM on February 12, 2010
I have a friend who did something similar to this in Austin, but that was with drops of white fabric and more of a lofty type space.
posted by The Whelk at 12:45 PM on February 12, 2010
posted by The Whelk at 12:45 PM on February 12, 2010
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Yeah, you aren't fooling anybody, Gary.
posted by Pollomacho at 11:43 AM on February 12, 2010 [8 favorites]