{"id":51415,"date":"2011-05-12T12:58:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T19:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.movoto.com\/?p=1322"},"modified":"2022-04-11T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T19:07:31","slug":"tiny-hong-kong-apartment-magically-morphs-into-24-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/tiny-hong-kong-apartment-magically-morphs-into-24-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Hong Kong apartment magically morphs into 24 rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nWith rents rising and space at a premium, most city-dwellers find themselves a bit cramped. There are various solutions to this problem, of course. You can rent a storage unit. You can throw away most of your belongings. You can flee for the suburbs and enjoy a nasty commute for the rest of your days. Or, you can <a href=\"http:\/\/curbed.com\/archives\/2011\/05\/10\/watch-a-330squarefoot-apartment-turn-into-24-separate-rooms.php#more\">ingeniously re-engineer your apartment <\/a>so that 330 square feet magically turns into 24 different rooms, like this guy:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/05\/apt-into-24-rooms.bmp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1325\" title=\"apt into 24 rooms\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2011\/05\/apt-into-24-rooms.bmp\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nYes, his name is Gary Chang and he&#8217;s an architect, so this is probably not a reasonable DIY project for most of us. Still, the results of Chang&#8217;s work are fascinating. By placing &#8220;tracks&#8221; on the ceiling, he&#8217;s able to wheel various &#8220;walls&#8221; over and across each other, creating an interchangeable kitchen, living room, bedroom, library, and more. 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