A tiny apartment with 24 rooms

 

Image: Marcel Lam/New York Times

If you follow green building and architecture, you’re probably aware that size does indeed matter. 

 

Meet Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect who transformed his pint-sized living space — a cramped 330-square foot apartment typical for densely populated Hong Kong — into a super-efficient, 24-room bachelor pad with the help of an ingenious system of sliding walls, panels, and gizmos.

 

Chang’s apartment — dubbed “The Domestic Transformer" — truly has to be seen to be believed so check out the below video from World’s Greenest Homes. The New York Times also profiled Chang and his amazing mini-mansion. Would you able to live in this kind of set-up? Or are actual rooms irreplaceable? 

 

 

Via [Huffington Post], [NY Times]

 

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A tiny apartment with 24 rooms

 

Image: Marcel Lam/New York Times

If you follow green building and architecture, you’re probably aware that size does indeed matter. 

 

Meet Gary Chang, a Hong Kong architect who transformed his pint-sized living space — a cramped 330-square foot apartment typical for densely populated Hong Kong — into a super-efficient, 24-room bachelor pad with the help of an ingenious system of sliding walls, panels, and gizmos.

 

Chang’s apartment — dubbed “The Domestic Transformer" — truly has to be seen to be believed so check out the below video from World’s Greenest Homes. The New York Times also profiled Chang and his amazing mini-mansion. Would you able to live in this kind of set-up? Or are actual rooms irreplaceable? 

 

 

Via [Huffington Post], [NY Times]

 

More from Mother Nature Network:

• 10 of the smallest homes in the world
• 8 eye-catching shipping container homes
• 10 great green houses
• 15 houseplants for improving indoor air quality
• 9 jaw-dropping caves

Check out Yahoo! Green on Twitter and Facebook.

Catio: The patio for cats

(Photo: Getty Images)

What do you do when you live in a big city but want to give your kitty some outdoor time? Create a catio, of course!

What's a catio, you ask? The New York Times had a great article on the phenomenon, which involves screening-in an outdoor area so that cats can enjoy some fresh air.

Many of the featured cat owners came up with their own creative methods for creating these outdoor spaces on porches and patios. And, there are several companies (and even a catio blog) that specialize in outdoor pet enclosures, which range from do-it-yourself kits to elaborate, maze-like structures. Catios aren't just limited to city folk, either. People with backyards have unlimited options for outdoor kitty playgrounds.

As a former cat-owning city dweller, I know all too well that cats can get stir crazy when they don't get to go outside. So I'm intrigued by the catio concept. I think I'd still be a bit nervous having my kitty out on a high balcony, but some of the closer-to-the-ground options seem fun.

What do you think? Do you want a catio? Have you created one for your cat(s)?

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