What is the name of this furniture design style?

[Braznor]

I want my furniture to be concealed within the floor below or in the ceiling above. They must be accessible to me by means of a retractable hydraulic system which is hidden within the floor or ceiling as per the style I choose.

For example: A tray of my Audio equipment must rise from the ground above for me to access it and must retract back into the floor once I have finished. I know I will be wasting space both above and below the room I'm planning for a system to be used.

So is there a name for this style of furniture in a room?

 

[utahraptor]

Fifth Element Mode?

 

[Mandres]

I'm not sure if there is a name for such a style, other than maybe "recessed" furniture or something like that.

I'm curious about your idea though? Do you have enough clearance below the room to have something like a sofa rise out of the floor? That seems like it would be impossible to retrofit to an existing home - it would have to be custom designed from the blueprints to make it work.

 

[DigDog]

its called "you have no idea how expensive" style

 

[smackababy]

Try searching "retractable". I would imagine almost anything you're going to have done will be done custom though. So, you won't likely be buying this stuff from Ikea, etc.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Some of the pictures above are really more for small space designs or multifunctional that you find in small apartments or tiny houses.

This is NOT what OP is talking about.

its called "you have no idea how expensive" style

Or "bend over backwards while I rape your wallet" style

Is this what it's coming to? We don't even want to see things that we work so hard to obtain and own?

:biggrin:

 

[smackababy]

Is this what it's coming to? We don't even want to see things that we work so hard to obtain and own?

Or, people simply want multiuse spaces. Why would the OP want his audio equipment cluttering up a room when not in use? Besides, the fact that they all look pretty bland and unstylish.

 

[DigDog]

i read a piece on a guy who built himself a 1-room apartment using retractable technology; the title of the piece was "the 1-million dollar apartment".

guess how much he paid for his 1-bedroom.

 

[Vdubchaos]

Or, people simply want multiuse spaces. Why would the OP want his audio equipment cluttering up a room when not in use? Besides, the fact that they all look pretty bland and unstylish.

i read a piece on a guy who built himself a 1-room apartment using retractable technology; the title of the piece was "the 1-million dollar apartment".

guess how much he paid for his 1-bedroom.

Again, OP is not talking about that.

He is talking about using MORE space to hide things. As in, make the entertainment system hide into floor (this means some kind of compartment to store it).

COMPLETELY OPPOSITE of "multipurpose space".

 

[DigDog]

its still expensive, because it's both purpose-designed and built, and you need to do the same for the space.
a cabinet doesnt need to be designed to retract in the floor, and the floor doesn't need to accept a retracting cabinet. when you want both, you need to spend more money than the OP has.

because this is a clear cut case of if you need to ask, you can't afford it.

 

[richardycc]

yes, it's called 'custom'. you are talking about custom built-in, stuff that will retract into the floor, no furniture builder can do that without working with the home builder for a new home, for an existing home, the furniture builder will need to show up at your house to do some measurements, etc. so yeah, this is custom.

 

[smackababy]

Again, OP is not talking about that.

He is talking about using MORE space to hide things. As in, make the entertainment system hide into floor (this means some kind of compartment to store it).

COMPLETELY OPPOSITE of "multipurpose space".

Except, you are completely missing the point. Sure, it takes up more space, that isn't being used to live in. If you could "hide" all the furniture in your living room, you open up a lot of space for other things.

 

[Greenman]

It's the sort of thing wealthy people do to get rid of unneeded money. If you're rich and bored, building a house with hidden or retractable furniture and fixtures is a cool project to show off how much cash you can waste on silly ideas.

 

[TheGardener]

From reading the original post, I thought of James Bond. Some guy sitting behind a desk pushes a button, and the floor slides out from underneath the victim. So at youtube I typed in James Bond and hidden floor exit. I didn't get what Braznor is exactly looking for, but I did find some James Bond walls. So James Bond floor or wall design is what I would call what Braznor is looking for. I have no idea if the industry calls it this. Then again it must be a very small market, outside of a Hollywood movie set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clGOGtRrpHA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ie9AWjUpE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cd0Bkju0eWs

 

[mizzou]

Unless you are mechanically inclined, this is an extremely expensive venture. If you can do it, more power to you, because that would be awesome.