Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1 | Tokyo
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Gary Chang has lived in the same 32 square meters (344 square feet) for nearly his entire life. Nearly 40 years ago, he moved into the tiny apartment with not only his parents and 3 younger sisters, but they rented a room to a tenant. During his childhood the space was divided into several small rooms- kitchen, bathrooms and 3 bedrooms (Chang slept on the couch). In 1988 when his family moved out (into something bigger), Chang bought the place from the landlord for $45,000 and began his experiments in small space design. Today, at first glance, the small space appears a fairly average open studio, but with pulls on handles, walls slide across steel tracks, Chang can have a "maximum kitchen", a guest bedroom, a library, dining room, laundry-room and even a spa: one walls slides to reveal an extra-large Duravit bathtub. His home is tricked out with a wall-sized movie screen, a shower with color therapy and massage that doubles as a steam room, but Chang argues that the moving walls are fairly low-tech. And while he can control his appliances with his smartphone he usually prefers the manual option. Chang is now an architect (Edge Design) with a focus on micro-apartments. *Cameraman Johnny Sanphillippo also films for the site Strong Towns: http://www.strongtowns.org/ Gary Chang's Edge Design: http://www.edgedesign.com.hk Original story: http://faircompanies.com/videos/view/extreme-transformer-in-hong-kong-gary-changs-24-rooms-in-1/
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i like the yellow windows
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is this earthquacke proof? Good Game earthquake?
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This is amazing
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i love these ideas but my only concern is how do they hold up lets say during an earthquake or something? will the walls get stuck possibly become a hazard and you cant escape? not to be negative but these are things i think about... :P
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im sorry but i have to point this out. if you turn on the English subtitle and watch it gives you a whole another entertainment. try.
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I agree, the tracks truly are papaya tree!
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how square feet?
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the walk-in closet and bathtub won my heart x"D
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This will leave your mouth open. The jaw-dropping idea of living in a small space downtown Hong Kong.
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When i read the title, i thought it was a rich guy that bought 24 apartments and put them all together.
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he doesnt want you to copy the design, that's why its dark. im guessing there are bright LEDs light in there hehe
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the problem is I think it is practical for only one person. people with family won't be easy to live in
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I think I would forget some of those rooms!!!! 😂
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Very smart.
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be shit if you lost your keys
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you should always be out of your home, only a extrovert will say that
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plz put more lighting... only looking at the video is already making me headache....><
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too much
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Nice design, some quite good idea, but this guy is a messy hoarder. The whole concept of living small and downsizing is to focus on what is essential in live. Here, just because he has a lot of storage, he feels the need to fill them with a ton of crap... and he still has a desk that is full... not even mentioning the 3,000 CDs that are completely useless and could all fit in a single hard-drive.
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That’s a brilliant idea using the mirrors to hide the tracks. Gary, can you share the designs for people who want to build their own?