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Expandable Furniture

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Expandable furniture addresses the practical challenge of living and working in smaller spaces by combining structural innovation with flexible design. These pieces serve multiple functions, adjust to different configurations, or deploy additional surfaces and storage as needed.

The community explores modular systems, transformable designs, and space-saving solutions through projects ranging from compact shelving and nesting tables to adaptable architectural interventions and mobile storage units that respond to evolving spatial demands.

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UNI25 works

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Mohamed Shokir2 works

Sukriti and Aditi

Saghan House

The entire house is in open plan with louvered sliding folding partitions to separate out spaces when privacy is required. As much open space with maximum natural ventilation and lighting has been provided to minimize electricity use. The furniture design accommodates each individual's personality and further opens up to comfortably accommodate six people.

Adnan and 3 others

Spline

Spline is a comprehensive, compact and cost-effective solution to temporary modular housing. It is an attempt at activating the unused alleyway and providing an affordable accommodation in the dense landscape of New York.

JAHNAVI and AVANITHA THADURI

MFB

Traditional design of benches have become boring, repetitive and single usage objects.To gain maximum benefit from the seating space in urban plazas we designed MFB, to suit millennial needs. Users can not only sit & rest but he can use his laptop, interact with people & experience various positions such as sitting, leaning, lounging & stretching his legs.

Manshu and 3 others

U-BALCONY

Unique city, unique community, unique balcony, unique you

Lara and 3 others

Dandelion

The goal is to combine the working with the living space on the same plot. This saves expensive carpet area. Thus, it is possible to start a small business in a densely populated city. In addition, an ecological green niche will be created. This makes it easier for people in a city to connect with nature.

Kan and Jingyun

BICYCART

BICYCART is a cart designed for China's post covid-19 era which constitutes a new design by deconstructing and reorganizing the existing waste materials. The modular design ensures the high customization, high mobility and high flexibility of the cart. The main material of the cart is reconstructed from the widely abandoned sharing bike-Mobike in China