“It transforms the utility of buildings,” says David Martyn of Ten Fold Engineering, speaking about the firm’s self-deploying home design.

These amazing buildings can unfold and fold themselves, transforming from a box-like container into a building eight or 10 times their original size.

The intelligent design that enables the homes to powerlessly transition from closed to open is surprisingly simple.

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