See the transforming New York apartment that fits eight rooms into just 420 square feet



Unless you're a very wealthy person, living in New York City means cramped apartments.



That is before entrepreneur Graham Hill came up with a way to fit eight rooms into just 420 square feet.



Hill, founder of treehugger.com,. wanted to find a way to have an apartment where the environmental impact would be small as the space it takes up without sacrificing livability.



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Sleep tight: Mr Hill's custom-built bed tucks into the wall of his tiny apartment in Soho. This room also serves as a dining and living area - the abode is currently on sale for just under $1million

Dining: With the bed tucked away, Hill has enough space to expand his dining room table, which seats 12

Entertainer: The minimalist kitchen has just 12 bowls that are shallow enough to also serve as plates

Hill has taken a SoHo studio apartment and, as part of his Life Edited project, has made it a space packed with hidden furniture and moveable walls to create the perfect room for whatever you need.

Pull down the living room and office bookshelf and you'll find a bed, transforming the space into your living room.



Collapsable: Hill demonstrates how he pulls out his retractable table, which fits neatly out of sight in the kitchen

Easy access: Hill pulls his wall out, demonstrating how he creates a guest room that can sleep two

New ideas: Hill believes so strongly in his new way of life that he's working on constructing apartment buildings with tiny residences that resemble his

Storage: The sparse layout hides all the cabinets and drawers hidden in the apartment to keep down clutter

Need to entertain guest? 10 stackable chairs are ready in one of the closets, easy to place around a telescopic dining table for large dinner parties.



And if one of your guests should need to stay the night simply move the living room wall to expose a guest room complete with closet space and retractable bunk beds.



Slumber party: Hill's friends can stay for the night when he pops out the retractable bunk beds

Stacked: Hill's dozen dining chairs stack neatly in his ample closet space

Home entertainment: Instead of a flat-screen TV, Hill uses a projector and pull-down screen to watch TV

That's not even counting the kitchen space or the bathroom.



Some have commented that while the project makes great use of a small, affordable space, the accessories necessary to make the renovation work could easily run into the six figures, making such an update out-of-reach for many studio dwellers for now.





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