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Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1

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Held up as the ultimate example of small-space design and a beautiful compact home.

Kirsten Dirksen visits architect Gary Chang's 32 square meter Hong Kong apartment, which he has redesigned over decades. Sliding walls and transformable furniture turn it into 24 different room configurations.

“I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes” (HN, 2019)

1 strong recommendations · 1 recommendations · 1 citations · Documentaries

3 Hacker News comments

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@cwkoss Jun 2019 Strongly recommends
on HN thread Swedish Couple Builds Greenhouse Around Home
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I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes, 'green' construction, etc. Literally hundreds of hours of high-quality content - I'm really curious how she is able to find all of these interesting people who are doing such cool things. Channel: [link] Some other favorites: Baubotanik shapes living tree branches into building facades - [link] Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing micro homes & high speed trikes - [link] Extreme transformer home in Hong Kong: Gary Chang's 24 rooms in 1 - [this video] Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K - [link] Yokohama narrow tiny house "breathes" & attracts local nature - [link]
Gary Chang's 24-rooms-in-1 transformer apartment in Hong Kong.
@Pet_Ant May 2024 Recommends
on HN thread Ford trims EV battery orders as losses swell to over $100k per electric car
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> The environment is a nice side effect. So you don't really care about the environment, not really strongly at least, at least you are honest about it. I respect that. > why not just take the bus? I do take the bus, and have resisted getting a car, managing with Uber Green when necessary. > why not just walk? I do when I can, it's not practical for time and/or safety reasons, but it is ideal. > Don't buy a house because it's an inefficient waste of space, resources, and energy. This!!! God are single family dwellings the worst blight on the earth. They just shit suburban sprawl on the green earth. So much waste. Don't get my started on lawns. No reuse of infrastructure for heating or cooling. Just bad. > Live in a studio apartment under 300sq ft, enough for a bed and a desk. Actually this is just under 350 sq ft and just beautiful and luxurious: [this video]
Example of a beautiful luxurious small apartment.

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@dotBen Nov 2020 Cites it
on HN thread Ori Pocket Office
The ultimate instantiation of this concept is architect Gary Chang's childhood HK apartment that he transformed with this kind of concept throughout. This also pre-dates Ori, I believe as this is from 10-15 years ago. [this video]
Transformable apartment predating Ori.

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