The “Domestic Transformer”
With the price of housing on the rise, the not-so-super-rich denizens of the world’s more expensive cities have been driven toward smaller and smaller apartments. Some have sought refuge in the suburbs or far-flung corners of their respective metropolises, but others have used more creative methods for dealing with the small spaces. The Hong Kong-based architect Gary Chang used his considerable professional skills to create the “Domestic Transformer,” a 330-square-foot apartment that can be transformed into 24 different “rooms,” one of which is a screening room with hammock seating. (via Curbed)
Simple Life Manhattan: A 90 sq. ft. Microstudio
Meet Felice Cohen, who pays just over $700 per month for her 90 Sq. Ft. microstudio on the Upper West Side. After a bit of adjustment she now loves living smaller, simpler and cozier. Thankfully, she’s also a personal organizer.
Check out our new DIY bike storage over on my other blog. We are pretty geeked out over this. All of the storage solutions online and at stores were just too ugly for us. We don’t live in a garage, so we didn’t want it to look like one!