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Inside amazing fully-functional apartment size of just two parking spaces

An innovative space-saving apartment manages to fit every room in your house into a space the size of two car parking spots.

The striking minimalist flat, measuring just 377square feet, cleverly contains a living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom and bathroom.

Once simply an empty space, the area has been transformed into a cosy sleeping space, an area for entertaining guests, or a well-appointed cooking area by simply opening or closing a few hatches.

Dubbed the 'Zero-Room Apartment ', the property has been designed by Hungarian Architect Studio M S, a husband and wife team based in Budapest.

The work can be completed for under £20,000, a reasonable rate considering the prices of some city centre properties .

Pulling the bed down transforms the whole apartment into a master bedroom (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)
The tiny space has everything an apartment needs - including this dining table which replaces a bed during the day (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)

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Architects Bálint Gulyás and Orsolya Mészáros said: "Creating a really tiny flat is always a challenge.

"However, checking the continuously increasing real estate prices there is a really big need for bringing out the most of all square meters and create great living conditions even in the smallest places.

"The main concept of the zero-room apartment was to totally rethink a former traditional flat with only 35m."

To create the largest spaces possible, all the interior walls were demolished.

The closed areas such as the bathroom, toilet and a really small mechanical room are located along the entrance, while everything else is in the spacious 'main' room.

The bathroom is described as 'utilitarian' but 'functional' (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)
The bathroom/shower room is set aside whilst all the other 'rooms' are set in the main space (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)

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Since the main room serves as kitchen, dining room, living room and bedroom, the furnishing played a particularly important role."

One of the biggest challenges the team faced was making sure the living space didn't look cluttered.

"Since the 'mess' and the interference of different functions put in one space had to be avoided, a mobile, variable furnishing was created, where most of the elements can be hidden," continued the M S designers.

"The main goal was to create a totally functional apartment, that can be easily converted into an ordered work of art by closing some doors.

The corridor leading in to the main space of the apartment (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)
The clever walls hide your bed during the day (Mediadrumimages/Dávid Kis/MÃS)

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"To hide or unhide the everyday mess of a kitchen or a wardrobe, special opening-sliding doors were used on the furniture.

This way the main functions of a flat can be separated - closing the kitchen doors/hiding the bed -, and you can enjoy the benefits of having a spacious living/working/dining room.

"The zero-room apartment is a first attempt at giving a solution for great and comfortable 'roomless living'."

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