I was grossed out when he said he could wear clothes and underwear for days if he wanted. Sorry, that was gross.

@@honeybunny1of23 He is trying to entice a certain type of viewer. Some people want that kind of information. It's the whole package: space, furnishings, machines, wardrobe.

he was trying to explain the quality of this new tech material...you guys are rude and you come across very stupid...

Le douche bag ?

Lol he said, you don't even need a hat, you can just use this hood and then its got these pockets so no need for gloves! 😆 how innovative

lol That is so true!

Take off your shoes people!! Dame you're in someone's house

eligirl100 hahahaha that's very true....

😂😂😂

eligirl100 then found it in toilet

Like moving library shelves. Safe, supports lots of weight. Just a different, and more efficient, way of using space.

It mimics Frank Loyd Wright with the hidden furniture. However this place must rent for 4000.00 a month.

look up gary chang 24 rooms in one. I want that one. hahah but my biggest fear is kids smooshing each other between the rooms... if the beds arent open then... yikes. the reason those heaaavy walls slide easily is because the ball bearings floor and ceiling.

@@wanderingintime yeah I can see that happening if they're 'playing'. Grew up in a big family myself and it's JUST the sort of thing that would've happened with that set-up

As far as i know Japanese have that style of living for years...Panel doors that moves across the space to fit the needs.

The company that produces a lot of this transforming furniture even have murphy beds that work electrically, so even more accessible than having to manually pull down the bed.

Hey! I just wanna say that i saw some japanese tv house programe that renovating someone in special needs. And it turn out to be beautiful.

@@ScarlettKitsune, what a company is it? Because I cant find it. Could you send link to a website?

That's a great idea. But what about someone with arthritis that's extremely bad? Pain 24/7. We both are claustrophobic...

@@SerenitynPeace can't help you with the claustrophobic thing except to recommend a space with LARGE windows. BUT I will say that if you go small just think how much less CLEANING you need to do

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Yeah, some dorms are terrible~ very claustrophobic

Yesss

I feel the money spent on these expensive furnitures can be spent on more square meters.

@@KBS_ar The idea is once a great design is perfected it can be replicated for many at a greatly reduced design. With this beautiful design you could adapt it to twice the space with 2 bedrooms, each with it's own guest room, making 4 bedrooms, and have 3 or 4 bathrooms instead of another kitchen space, etc. If you have a favorite sport you might like to have a very large space designed for that sport, like a beautifully designed personal skate park and this exact or larger apartment design attached or make it big enough to also accomodate your 4 favorite expert skate boarders, each with a duplicate apartment attached to a much larger skate park, and get ongoing inspiration and tips from them. Or same idea for other sports, like roller skating rink, free-running parlour training faciliy with as many of these exact duplicate apartments attached as you wish. You could have a much larger master bedroom and personal Jacuzzi baths added, for yourself or all the attached apartments, too. There are many ways this concept could be utilized for larger spaces, including increasing the square footage for each room if you can afford to, and would rather have it bigger. It's still a great design with everything you need compared to most. I'd like to add one of those small Japanese bathtubs high enough to soak in after showering at the base of the shower and a hand held shower apparatus and fold down shower seat for washing feet or shaving legs without cutting yourself, which could fit in the same footprint. Said shower could be a personal sauna also.

I didn't realise till your comment that it's not 😂

omg me tooooooo

lol same

same

2012 date on video, pretty cool for 2012

For extroverts, that's an important life function: entertaining.

Copy comments much?

@@gardenjoy5223 Here was my introverted self thinking 'entertaining' people meant something different, like how 'escort' doesn't mean what I think it means apparently. (What I think escort means - Guarding someone as you go from A to B, like a bodyguard. What it apparently means - Going back to someone's bed. What I think entertaining means - Basically an undressing party. What it apparently means - Actually just... being like a Jester or something? Actually only properly chilling out and playing games/watching something as a group?) Maybe it's a context thing and I need to work on that.

@@Roadent1241 Oops, yes, I'd definitely work on that, if I were you ;)

@@gardenjoy5223 So which is it?

I laughed audibly!

If I have guests at home, why would I mountain bike? but yes, I can see where this idea of a room can be a problem

@@shareg2421 the guests have already left honey..

@@TheSandrozeneger but after guest leave and so much eating, you were so tired to get to bed automatically..

@@pratap153 you still need to get rid of the table first to be able to get to bed

KonaStuff08 Loooooooooooooool, that's what I exactly thought about!!

KonaStuff08 Well, the dining table for 10 obvious predicates table settings for 10 as well.

KonaStuff08 drawer*

***** Didn't notice that! Thanks.

Shloop lol

you got a point there. but it saves a lot of energy and bills than a larger house. so it's still worth the luxury cost.

+DRAGONCLAN1000 One square meter costs in moscow at least 3-4 thousand dollars, in centre - it costs at least 6thousand,so - these solutions are way cheaper than space

+AA RUS - That's because Russians are good capitalists, who take from poor and give to rich Putin friends. In America we do the opposite. Of course, America sucks. [rolleyes]

Marc Lamb any proof?

+AA RUS - I was being facetious, and commenting as a good liberal Democrat might (ie., contradictory), on the difference between Capitalism & Socialism.

***** then where is the fridge ? :O

Steve Gould other than the fridge this is almost perfect, also the shower seat was too far from the shower itself

What? I don't live in soho

Steve Gould I'm guessing - they "Eat Out" a lot... Nice for 1 person; you won't have to clean out a whole refridge once a month, but bad if you like left overs. A bit impractical!! But the idea of using every bit of space in the apartment - is awesome.

lol i wouldnt

wearealltubes cool

I think they put a bigger fridge in the v2 of this apartment, theres a video of it on YT.

Jadyn Noseworthy I don't need a massive one but a bigger one than that would be nice. I like to stock up on food so I don't have to go to the store that often.

whatare this ikr at least put a mini fridge

whatare this the fridge it totally unpractical

You should consider living in an rv or camper van. Some people like it.

@@TheSnoopyclone Some people deliberately buy an RV, a camper van, or use a van or minivan as a stealth camper (even if not camping stealthy) to see just how much they really need, so they can see what and how they can downsize their living costs. Some use them for a few weeks/months a year to sight-see and visit relatives, while others live in them full time, and some live somewhere in the summer and elsewhere in the winter to have the best of both worlds for the same price they would pay buying a single bigger house. Some others want to avoid homelessness, and they prepare for the worst and try to make the best of it before they are force to go homeless, if they ever are. Some are homeless and want to get a roof above their head cheaply, so they use a bucket composting toilet, a water basin to wash themselves in, and a bed, and live in a nano camper (check out the video called "Boeing retiree finds meaning inventing micro homes & high speed trikes" for more info), others have been homeless and want a backup plan to avoid being one again, and others are being forced by the the current global economic issues to become homeless in the near future so they prepare as much as they can with the money they still have. $1200 is enough to strap together a nano camper with a small propane cooktop, a small solar panel for charging phone and/or laptop, some vents for cross-ventilation, a few LED lights, and stockfood for a month and water for a week, and maybe even a folding petrol scooter (folding so they can take it inside when not in use, to not risk having it stolen) so they can move to a different city on the very cheap (we're talking 100+ miles a gallon for a 90cc or 3hp petrol folding scooter, if not in mountainous areas).

@@SapioiT On what planet can you get ANY camper for $1,200??? Maybe one you'd have to rebuild for $12,000?

nicogs97 depends on if you like a big lifestyle

nicogs97 Sometimes, if you're living alone with nobody it kind of gets lonely if you're living in a big space with no company.

The person who designed it is actually very rich and once lived in a larger space, but was unhappy, so he built this space. He did a TED talk about it.

Annika Orne where can I find this tedtalk?

You don't get the point.

you probably could do it with two drawers side by side, it depends what you need - not everyone needs the same and designs can be altered. For example I wouldn't need space for bike/surfboard, but would use that space for bookshelf

@@MaraMara89 I don't think wall depth would allow for drawers, but I'm thinking about a space where you can sit and, ideally, be able to adjust the table height

@@Gabifuertes the current wall has drawers. He pulled out 2 or 3

If you are working from home then the desk chair wouldn't really be ideal, long term

I kinda thought the same thing, I would need more desk space and a proper chair.

Damn that’s some good food you be eating

*average american who works in tech who likes but doesnt know how to food.

Guaranteed your mom is brown

​@@5Nunes5 not sure who you are at, Dorothy. My mum is a lot of things. But definitely not Latino; regardless, she cooks the same way, oven and all burners are up and running. Let's be proud of fine food, it takes love and heart!

malkagotlost I'd get along with your Mom, but dinner for ten in that kitchen? 😂😂😂😂😂

But in mind, he is in walking diatance to get all the foods he needs. You don't have to stock food like country folk.

Diana D most EU frig’s are tiny

Yeah that fridge was way too small.

Well ya money would last longer cause you know you have to eat what you got just to have the room for more so i can dig it

C N9 most of the EU also buys fresh produce and fresh cheese and fresh dairy that doesn’t need to be refrigerated 😪

Except there is no other available space whe anyone is sleeping...

Goals

katika kjifunza na ubunifu

No matter where you go you have these lame ass comments on a video, lol.

BlankSabbath0410 adding colors and decoration is just on your imagination. He said he prefers to live a simple life what focuses on relationships and experiences, not on objects This is the other message he wants to send us beside practical and racional room usage. Our "modern" word tells you have to be cool with owing expensive, modern stuffs, electronics (mobile phone), cloths and shoes, car, flat/house.. but we should go back to basics and realize that the real important things in life are not the objects. And he showes us a very good alternative for a practical life what is not about collecting useless stuffs but people. People give life to a home, not furnishing. But painting colors or hang painting/photos onto the wall is a great option :D it is not a big thing to color this simple little cute flat :D

+hofdori I love how you took his comment about the walls being a boring color, and turned it into an anti-consumerist rant...

+hofdori i think he doesn't have to paint walls he could have colors with plates or beddings or couch or pillows or nice rug bc that house is so cool for 3 months then its get boring but the colors make that house livable for 30 years bc u can change the colors whenever u want bc pillows can change like that but if he prefers that :D thats okey

+lolguy trolguy Monotone gives the illusion of more space......color and texture can always be changed with accessories.

I think you mean "monochromatic" (only one color), rather than "monotone" (unvaried sound/pitch/intonation).

no its just a small apartment. eating out in nyc is very expensive 🤑🤑 yet it is common for people to also order in.

People go food shopping and cook alot it is cheaper and healthier in NY.

Yeah that true

People in small living spaces go to the market like every day after work and get like one meal's worth of food.

Don’t worry, it’ll be enough for when you got 9 friends over for dinner at that large table... 🤔

really I know your smarter than that :) your telling all the police your secrete XD

Why do you think its 420 sq ft?

You're obviously not smarter than that, however, because you can't figure out the difference between your and you're. Hide those drugs!

TheMofobuss i thought something similiar😋

I can hide my valuables in the moving wall so if I get robbed they won’t find my expensive stuff heheheheeheheheheheh

What economic crash, NYC and all those people are doing fine and dandy, see how happy he is in his wonderful apartment? Easterners stay where you're at. It's bliss. You all need to just stay put. Not just during this pandemic. But forever. We have leaky faucets in the west, and scary animals. Just stay where you're at.

jmitterii2 Wtf are you talking about?

The question is, Who ISNT here after all that BS?

B Perez meeee

This video just randomly popped up in my recommended

A REAL MINIMALIST doesn't need storage .

Toooooo many people have tooooo much JUNK!! Then the family members have to fight over who's gonna get rid of it after the person dies. I say get rid of it NOW!! Only buy what you NEED, not what you WANT. There's a BIG difference between the two. Sounds like you've figured it out already. Good for you.

A treehouse in the middle of Hawaii sounds like the perfect home! (Of course if you like nature :D)

lol, that was funny when I saw that.

Murphy beds are a very old idea they are in farm houses that I've seen that are two to three hundred years old. Many things that were used closed back up into the wall. Of course the ironing board with people don't even use anymore. I looked up the history of Murphy Beds and somebody patented them in 1911. Which is amazing because they were around 100 years and more before this. The designs varied by materials available but there's always been a bed that folded up on the wall or in a closet.

Ya, anyone who's lived in an RV or camper knows how exhausting it is!

@R My current apartment's under 800, but my old one was 325...u can't own anything, just like living out of a suitcase.

Totally agree with everyone here. It's all novel. But in reality, it can be daunting and impractical. Your living space becomes a chore/work environment, not peaceful. He could have more space if the bathroom was a full wetbath with the toilet hidden and pulled out from the cabinets.

Then again, if you can only afford that much space and you have it filled with regular furniture and stuff stored in storage bins and ikea wardrobes and bookshelves, you also end up having to move stuff around a lot, plus having to keep wiping and vacuuming the dust off of every thing. We have, a different times, had a family of 4 in a 900 sq ft cottage and a family of 3 in a 600 sq ft basement flat, with regular fruniture. This would have been much better. Our fridge was smaller, with a freezer the size of a shoe box, no dishwasher, no electric hand tools like blenders. (we had just moved overseas and didnt replace that sort of thing until we moved into bought a flat.

Agreed. Completely tedious. Places like this are not as much for minimalists as much as city folks who are so desperate not to leave the city, that they're willing to sacrifice peace and rest. My man and I share an extremely comfortable king size bed in our 812 sq ft apartment. The apartment is still unfortunately too small for him. He frequently bumps into things because it is so cramped. Plus, in a convertible apartment like this, we can't do separate things at the same time. In this kind of apartment, I can't keep sleeping when he wants to get up and watch the news while drinking his coffee. Besides all that, this apartment would barely kit our guns and ammo. Lol Let alone a week's worth of food. Cooking in that kitchen looks like an absolute pain in the ass. Home is supposed to be sanctuary. Not a hassle.

+gville sweets I think Graham has been pretty open that the project wasn't cheap. It cost $300,000 for the apartment, plus about $250,000 to $300,000 in renovations. Though I think he sees this as more of a prototype where costs would come down if you could build with economies of scale. I like doing these videos to show what can be done. People have hacked some of these ideas on a more affordable scale.

I did not catch that. I apologize. Thank you. I have watched most of your videos and they're done very well. Thank you for making them. I'm sure you're familiar with Grand Designs. One of the aspects that I enjoy about that particular show is the budget. It's upfront and open. So while I'm watching the process of the home being built, I can begin to see where they had to sink the money or whatnot. My fav video of yours has to be Vipp Shelter. If you can shed any light on the budget of that project, I'd really appreciate it. Thank you :)

+Kirsten Dirksen Wow, not cheap in the USA, you could get a pretty big house for that here in Denmark, I have a small house for less than 90.000 that is about 740 square feet plus small garden and shed.

+entZEROspawn I was a good

It is a very tough debate when it comes to value of money vs value of education. My degree in Architecture was pretty heavy on education but little on money. Then when I went to work at a firm, it was more about money and much less about education. As I've built my current business, it is more about experience and less about money but my responsibility is to make sure to deliver an affordable product. I suppose, ultimately, each of us hold the responsibilities to set our own standards when it comes to what matters most and not the industry.

420 blaze it

I could see that! I had a HUGE, 2 bedroom apartment when I started off, and it was only 510 sq ft. It didn't seem like it, but I recently researched it and found that out. I was always trying to figure out what to do with the second bedroom, until I could find a roommate. Only thing was I didn't have a washer/dryer unit. That would have made it more difficult if I didn't have that second bedroom.

Yeah, in Paris if you have the money you can get a bigger apt. But, this is New York. Two different places with unique housing costs.

So did you put the washer dryer in the second bedroom?

2degucitas omg same like were is the washer and dryer?

Kos Mos lol people just don't have the same customs here as you guys do :P

thats a little harsh :P we aren't savages lol we take our shoes off when were in our homes we just dont normally have a built in area, like an apartment in japan would :3

Synthesis Another thing, what's with Americans and saying going shoeless in homes is a Japanese thing? i's more of a "rest of the world" thing. Every house in Canada I've ever been to has a shoe area, same with Europe and Mexico. At least everywhere with developed Cities.

its not like that. we take our shoes off and we know that other countries do too, he was saying the style of entrance resembled an Asian entrance. we take off our shoes but we don't have fancy things like that we just leave them by the door.

I was thinking the same thing

- snoopy I was laughing when he said they were antibacterial LOL

- snoopy He is stating that by using this material, he is able to dirty less clothing, thereby saving on his clothing needs!

: kwon權 white on white on white isn’t a fashion choice or artistic style, it’s lazy and cold

It’s still not immune to sweat and dirt it’s really unhygienic

: kwon權 one winter coat... im byeeeee no brah doesnt work for womenZ

Yes. Go live in it. It's a dream come true. Don't move to the west. We have volcanoes, earthquakes, and occasionally tornadoes. So you're soooooo right. Go there and love it!!! I might just beat you there! Hurry! Do it. Before I do it! And stay! Never come to the west.

Right. And how many people live in spaces this small... seems a very small portion of people live like this or would use something like this, and an even smaller portion of those people could afford it.

Have you considered an rv or camper vans? They are just as uniquely optimized as this apartment.

Enjoy the 2 hour commutes.

This is probably one of the most ignorant and pretentious things I've ever read.

rich people problems lol...I've lived in houses before and they are not that great...soo

Think beyond yourself dude. This is "affordable" solution for people who can't afford big apartments and wants to live near their workplaces in crowded cities such as New York. This could save a lot of spaces in the future.

ARVIN NOPE!. Even dude in the video sd it was not cheap.more than once..

wildevil lol

i never understood the concept of not wearing shoes inside the house XDDD

ikr😂😂😂its very funny to see people take off there shoes in a house

Kolby Pham it's America

same lol

Kolby Pham same. like why?

+ikeknights I agree with you but you could look at it as a landlord yourself. Imagine having your apartments with this layout, it would increase the rental value.

Kyon Most landlords are not visionary and this idea is most likely to gain traction among landlords in the most dense urban areas. I live in Philly, but it's pretty spread out to say NY or Tokyo. Apartments here are big or if they're not they're in slums.

+ikeknights What is nutz is that I think he was asking for 1mil for this. LMAO....what is the point? You can get something way better for less in the city lol.

+ikeknights I myself am a Real Estate Investor and I have had some similar installations put into my properties in London and New York. I would have no problem with someone doing this to one of my properties as long as the asked me first, they had professionals to do the job and we talked though the plans.

+Kyon So true it would increase the rental value (maybe) theirs just no win situation.

Exactly, such a small fridge could do for two people, but not for a couple with kids.

+essennagerry They manage it in Japan and many places in Europe.

FSociety With such a small fridge? Well I'm quite European and I haven't seen that yet. I've seen bigger households dealing with smaller fridges, but... I can't imagine five people dealing with such a small fridge, especially if they're not the richest and need to sometimes buy a bit more and preserve it.

+Chris R - I was thinking the same. There was a lot of empty space around that composter.

+FSociety - I think Japanese and European society and markets are set up so people can shop everyday. Not so much in the US. You'd spend most of your income on food buy smaller sizes.

mingyuuuuu 😍😍

금성의딸 m

True ...

Just like living in a camper, or small RV...so tight, u sit outside all the time. Anything not to be in a closet sized space.

Eztliz what else do you need.

@@sarah3796 food, electricity, water, heat/ac, internet for their gadgets, insurance, phone, car, gas, etc. Bills cost money.

Diy

@@sarah3796 you must of never moved out of mommy's house

@Lillymay Parker Are you being sarcastic? He said it was really expensive.

I am actually amazed that people follow this rule in Canada as this is kind of Asian thing, and yes I get anxiety to.

I’m from the US and everyone I know take their shoes off in the house. Maybe it depends on which city you’re in

@@replica8818 not true, its normal in most places of europe too...

No one in Russia wears shoes at home. Even if the floor is not clean, we'll prefer to take slippers rather than keep feet in boots.

@@replica8818 it's not an an asian thing. it's an everywhere thing except for usa.

Good question!!!

same way a tape measure works. put it within the rail

@@andrewk8636 I somehow doubt that would be up to code, though I admit to not having seen anything like it before

To u can have a rail sort of like how bumper cars work. But safer.

Probably the magnets...the same way track lighting works...

That's a little to much lol

suckmyassloser Genius!

suckmyassloser fold the window now there's a balcony....🙃

I didn't need nightmares...

I wonder if there's a tiny space there, in case that happens? Or jump into a cupboard! 😆😆

I imagine it would just hit the edge of the bed and stop, I guess don't hang a limb off the edge...?

Or standing in front of the fold down desk. You would be cut in half.

You can’t. The beds would bump into the wall

sounds like communism m8

people like feeling that they are better than everyone else (this isn't true of our entire species).

Supermalt, it was only for scale. I didn't say everyone would. Idiot.

Not to fond of the fridge though. I mean I tend to cook my meals and you'd have to waste gas everyday to buy food because that fridge isn't storing anything but drinks. I do love this Idea though.

Yep.

Same! My asian blood triggers lol

+N0tePuff You could be right. I tend to feel like the majority of people out there, when presented with a larger living space that is sparsely designed, vs. a smaller living space that is more efficiently designed, would lean towards the larger space with the belief that they could improve the efficiency down the road when they have more disposable income and therefore have the best of both worlds, as it were. That isn't to say that they necessarily would do it, just that I think it would be prevailing thought process. When my wife and I bought the home we are living in now, we opted for a 3400 sq foot home a full hour away from our employer during the commute, as opposed to a more modest 1600-2100 sq foot home 15 minutes from our employer. The allure of "more room to stretch out" is a very compelling one, and a challenge for these micro-builders to compete against. I'm not saying it's impossible, just that at the end of the day there is a lot of acreage in this country for people to be willing to live in the equivalent of a shipping container.

+NeaonBHB This home is for people that make 6-7 figures that want something cool. your thinking like a poor/middle class person

+Gallardo 5Million I don't know many people making 7 figures that choose to live in a 420 square foot space, but you probably know what you're talking about since you don't know the difference between 'your' and 'you're'.

+Gallardo 5Million for very gentrified people.

Kerstin S or dryer😂

He mentioned something about antibacterial clothes so I'm assuming washing clothes is not a top priority. It must be a New York thing not washing clothes

Kerstin S I was thinking about that too....he talked about wearing same dirty clothing... don't wear shoes but keep dirty clothing on for weeks....

Its probably against the building's rules to have a washer/dryer. The plumbing in many NYC apartment buildings can't handle every unit having a washer. There is likely a communal laundry room for the building, as well as several local laundromats and laundry services.

@@nonwilson5587 He never said he did, he said you would if you want, but he wouldn't do that.