Tiny 420 Square Foot Transforming Apartment
No one knows better than New York residents about the joys of living in undersized apartments. In fact, in a previous blog, New York Squared explored former Mayor Bloomberg’s proposal for the design of a “micro-unit” apartment. The idea was to construct buildings that have apartments measuring 275-300 square feet, an amount smaller than what is allowed by current regulations. But Graham Hill, an entrepreneur and found of www.treehugger.com, has come up with an environmentally friendly way of offering New York City residents a beautiful and functional 420 square foot apartment.
As you can see in this video at first glance, Mr. Hill’s project appears to be a small studio. But within the small area, there are approximately eight functional spaces. The living room and the office become the bedroom with a simple tug of the bookshelf. What is impressive is that the shelf on the “murphy bed” wall actually remains a shelf once pulled down. If you open one of the closets, you will find ten stackable chairs that go around a telescopic dining table for large dinner parties. There is also an entire guest room with bunk beds and a closet is revealed behind wall that slides out on tracks. The apartment also boasts a well-equipped kitchen and bathroom.
Check out the pictures and the transformation that this apartment undergoes.
