Developer Bosa Properties has unveiled the world’s first fully transformable homes built in a large-scale condo development in Surrey, B.C.

Condos around the world are getting smaller as developers seek to deliver affordability. As a result, many lack livability.

Bosa Properties has designed an innovative solution with what they are calling BosaSpace. Homeowners will not have to sacrifice space but instead have the option to transform their home in various ways. In a BosaSpace home, the kitchen storage island can easily convert to an eight-person dining table, while the TV/entertainment area can transform into a home office or a space for an overnight guest. Bedrooms turn into living rooms, and vice versa. There’s even a storage space for stacking dining room chairs so they can be tucked out of sight.

BosaSpace will be built in Bosa Properties’ new University District tower in Surrey’s Central City. Bosa’s design team has spent a year-and-a-half working to turn this concept into reality. These are homes that live larger, but cost the same. BosaSpace homes were carefully designed to offer competitive affordability with livability.

“Often, the true livability of an affordably-priced condo suffers as spaces get smaller and smaller,” says Vancouver housing analyst Michael Ferreira of Urban Analytics. “BosaSpace is the first real solution we’ve seen and I expect that it will change the way planners, architects, designers and developers approach condominium design from here on. It’s groundbreaking.”