The Ikaros House uses exterior screens made of hinged zig-zag plates which can be raised to shade the windows, or lowered for better solar gain. (Oliver Pausch / University of Applied Sciences, Rosenheim, Germany)
The desk folds into the wall, the lights above the flat screen television move inward and beds pull out to turn the office into a guest bedroom. (Oliver Pausch / University of Applied Sciences, Rosenheim, Germany)