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Space-Saving Moving Walls Effortlessly Change Your Floor Plan

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This clever partitioning system designed by Japanese architect Yuko Shibata allows you to expand the uses of a room by strategically dividing convertible spaces.  A series of moveable walls, sliding and swinging, separate different areas in an otherwise open space so you can effectively hide the bedroom or library, or simply amplify a room's dimensions when needed.

In the photos below, Switch Walls separate the dining/living room from the library. In the first photo, note the end of the dining room table sticking into the library that can be used as a desk.  When the wall is pushed back, the bookshelves are hidden (covered by the wall), which makes the open space for the dining/living room much larger.

Another kind of space-changing walls is a swinging partition that contains its own built-in bookshelf. When open, the bookcase is part of the bedroom.  When more privacy is wanted, swing it shut and it closes off the bedroom to create an office/reading room.

The Switch Walls were designed by Yuko Shibata, and we saw it first at Dornob.