The ground floor’s adjoining staircase, as well as the kitchen cabinets and tables, can be adjusted depending the homeowner's preferences. “The design of the house is an attempt to respond to [French novelist] Georges Perec’s question, ‘We should learn to live more on staircases. But how?’” Simpson says. Photo 15 of 18 in 18 Smart and Surprising Under-Stair Storage Solutions from Furniture on Wheels Makes This Home's Kitchen Super Flexible

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Architect Andrew Simpson had 1,000 square feet to work with when he renovated this 20th-century former chicory kiln (a concrete structure used to dry the eponymous vegetable) on Phillip Island, Australia. The clients wanted to create living spaces that could be adjusted according to various needs. The cedar-clad kitchen, for example, features interchangeable furniture that is placed on casters, as well as a rolling set of small stairs.