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Claustrophobics look away now - these pictures reveal
the cramped living quarters inside what is believed to be the world's
narrowest building.
Said to measure just 36 inches across at its narrowest point, this tiny
home is wedged into the gap between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland.
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Definitely not designed with family life in mind, Keret House is barely
big enough for one person to inch their way from the single bed, through
the miniscule kitchen and into the tiny toilet.
The world's skinniest home started life as an art installation, but
Israeli writer and film maker Etgar Keret - who headed up the art
project - decided to use the property as a retreat and workplace when he
is in Poland.
Because there is only a total floor space of 46 square feet in the
two-floor iron structure, he has to use a ladder to go up a level.
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It does not offer much in terms of luxury. The bathroom is nothing more
than a toilet with a shower head installed almost directly above it.
Keen cooks would also have a tough time in the Keret house. There is
minimal space for chopping, washing and cooking.
It is best to use fresh food in the home, as the fridge only offers
space for two drinks.
Inviting friends for dinner is not really on the cards. There are only
two fixed seats at the dinner table that sticks out of the wall.
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The bedroom is no less spartan. It is functional though, featuring a
tiny bed and desk.
Books can be stored in an alcove behind the bed.
'Research shows we are approaching a social disaster because too little
living space is built,' the architect said.
'You don't need that much space to live in, so it is worth considering
building smaller scaled, cheaper housing.'
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When Keret moves out of the property he will give it to a colleague.
One of the buildings next to the house dates from before the war while
the other was built after it.
Before the Second World War most of Warsaw's architecture was brick
based.
But with the city almost completely destroyed by Nazi Germany, the
communist rulers of Poland rebuilt the city in concrete.
The house is located at the point where the Nazis established the
largest Jewish ghetto in occupied Europe. |