Moveable, folding and expandable furnishings turn the lounge of this 33-square-metre New York apartment into a master bedroom, or a dining room for 10 dinner guests.

Graham Hill, the founder of sustainability website Tree Hugger, overhauled the apartment in New York's Soho neighbourhood as part of the LifeEdited project, which aims to show how design can make the most of a small amount of space. Hill believes the 350-square-foot (32.5-square metre) home "functions like one twice its size".

Called LifeEdited2, the residence contains two rooms fitted with adaptable furniture that can be reorganised for different functions, including dining, lounging, sleeping and working.
In the first space, white modular blocks form seating that can be placed in an L-shape to face the television, or moved around to form benches for a table. This small wooden side table also expands to lengthen and reveal legs, so it can host up to 10 guests as a dining table.
The room can also be transformed into a master bedroom. The bed folds down from a set of white storage cabinets that run along one of the walls, while cabinet doors on either side open to form bedside tables lined with a darker wood.

Similar flexible features are included in the adjoining room. Here, a long desk swings down from the wall to make a home office, or a counter for a drinks bar with storage located above. A mat on top of the desk can be used to protect its surface from spills.

The apartment is intended as a o...