Review Article Design of a Transformable Furniture: A Necessary Innovation for a Growing Population with a Fixed Land Mass Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria Taiwo O. Asonja* and Taiwo Alare *Corresponding authors Taiwo O. Asonja, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria. Tel: +234 811 087 2421; Email: scholar.asonja@gmail.com. Received: March 24, 2022; Accepted: March 31, 2022; Published: April 07, 2022 Journal of Material Sciences & Manufacturing Research J Mater Sci Manufac Res, 2022 Open Access ABSTRACT Te objective of the research was to develop a furniture set that consists of a multifunctional bed, study table and a cabinet. A room at Adeniyi hostel of Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria was used as case study. A pre-study was performed to defne the problem area and to set the requirements for the furniture. Te pre-study included: studies and discussions with students, literature review within the feld, user survey, market search and ergonomics study. When the specifcation was set and clarifed, the concept generation phase was started. Design methods were used to structure and support the design activity. In addition, principles of inclusive design were followed in order to end up with a design that would ft a larger part of the targeted customer group. Te generated design concepts were assessed according to fulfllment of set requirements. One fnal concept was chosen for further development in the following detail design phase. Tis activity included specifying the design in detail, e.g. related to materials, colors and accessories. Te collaboration with the supervisor was essential during the whole project for getting inspiration, feedback and important inputs to the design activity. Hence, the supervisor’s opinion was continuously considered along the design process. A prototype was made of the fnal design and tests were performed to assess the design and to get input for further development. Te motive behind the research is to improve comfort of a growing population with a minimum cost and optimizing space. Introduction There are many reasons why it is becoming more common to live in small places, also called ‘compact living’, and the following text highlights some of these reasons. Some years ago, to live in a big house indicated that one was rich, while to live in a small house signaled a lack of resources. However, this is very different today. Due to the pace of life, many people prefer to live in a small apartment where there is less housework and more time to enjoy life [1]. Likewise, most countries with dense population always faced with issue of housing and usable land. Most people living in these countries live in small apartments because cost of housing kept increasing due to fast raising population and a fxed land area. Most people living in a small apartments especially a room apartments known as ‘bed seater’ in Nigeria fnd it diffcult to arrange the house and live comfortably because a room serve as living room and bedroom synchronously. Small apartments will continue to be the only option for densely populated countries in the future. Therefore the ergonomics of small apartments should put into consideration in order to make it comfortable and economical. The desire or necessity to live in city centers due to the availability of cultural life and services, or to the proximity of the workplace, is leading many people to live in city centers. Security and public transportation are also typically more developed [2]. This migration make city center densely populated. As persons who have recently lived in Lagos, Nigeria, we can attest to the fact that a signifcant number of young fellow human beings are willing to pay an exorbitant amount each month in exchange for the use of a four-walled brick-and-mortar living space that could, by many American’s standards be mistaken for a medium sized closet. Trying our best to live functionally in small spaces is simply part of urban living nowadays. It’s pretty simple: There are lots of people, and not a lot of space – meaning that sometimes, whether due to availability or affordability, we squeeze our lives into small apartments. No entryway, no separators, bad Lighting, no tables/ workspace, no bedside storage, not enough Closets and not enough storage units are the major problems of small apartments. This is the fnding study in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria as a pre-study to the research. ISSN: 2754-4915 Volume 3(2): 1-7