Domestic Transformer (A 32 sq.m apartment), ALESSI Kung Fu Tea Set, ACTS Rednaxela Serviced Apartment, Gary Chang (張智強, born 1962) is an architectural designer from Hong Kong who has designed projects throughout Mainalnd China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Middle East, as well as Europe.
The company works on projects for houses, retails, hotels, restaurants, and offices, and also creates products such as furniture, houseware, etc.
[4] He has lived in the same 344 square foot apartment since he was a child, and has experimented frequently with space-saving strategies as part of his research.
[5][8] Another design by Gary Chang is the Suitcase House located in Beijing by the Great Wall of China.
This project is one of the hotels designed for the Commune by The Great Wall, where various notable Asian architects (such as Shigeru Ban, Kengo Kuma, Yung Ho Chang, etc.)
The Suitcase House transforms from a public gathering space during the daytime to a multi-spatial hotel structure to shelter guests at night, all through uses of alternating panels and doors.
[12] ACTS Rednaxela is mentioned in the book ‘Urbanizing Carescapes of Hong Kong ‘ written by Shu-mei Huang.
[13] Chang has also designed the Kung Fu Tea Set for Italian houseware brand ALESSI; A "Workstation" for Ogilvy & Mather Asia Pacific; The Kitagata Housing Product in Gifu; The Hong Kong Pavilion at the 50th Anniversary of the PRC, Beijing in 1999.