8 Rooms in 420 square feet

[LongTomH]

Great article from Gizmodo on the new apartment designed by Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger.com. Hill has taken the usual, closet-sized New York apartment and turned it into a an attractive, comfortable living space out of science-fiction (not Dystopian SF).

When you walk in, you encounter what is, at first glance, a small studio apartment. Within that cube are actually 8 functional spaces. The living room and office become the bedroom with a tug of a bookshelf. Open one of the closets and you'll find 10 stackable chairs that go around a telescopic dining table for large dinner parties. An entire guest room with bunk-beds and a closet is revealed behind a wall that slides out on tracks. And of course, a well-equipped kitchen and bathroom await.

There's a gallery of various rooms and features, as well as a video where Hill himself takes you on a tour of his tiny, but very liveable pad.

Could this be the future as more and more of us become urban? If so, it looks very comfortable.

[Flaxbee]

1. I've been following this, too...

the Frugal and Energy Efficient Living group would like to see this if you feel like cross-posting it.

[LongTomH]

3. Done, cross-posted!

[riderinthestorm]

2. Geez, I feel messy, sloppy and have way too much stuff after seeing this video...

The ideas in this however are brilliant. Really love it all. So many clever space saving, storage and environmentally friendly ideas here.

[Gore1FL]

4. I am especially intrigued by the 420 part. n/t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. heh. me too

[sakabatou]

6. Also done in Hong Kong