The world's narrowest house, Keret House opened towards the end of October in the former Jewish Ghetto district of Warsaw, Poland. The interior photography reveals a surprisingly roomy interior.
As we reported last year, the extraordinarily narrow house built opportunistically in an alley, varies in width, being 122 cm (48 in) at its widest interior span, and just 72 cm (28 in) at its narrowest.
Yet its diminutive size failed to prevent architect Jakub Szczesny from squeezing in a kitchen, dining room, WC and shower room, as well as a bedroom (with single bed, naturally). By day it's a surprisingly well-lit space, a characteristic which Szczesny attributes to the polycarbonate materials used, which are light in color while maximizing the interior width.
Entry is by stair up from ground level, and when it comes to access to the main living area, it's ladder or nothing.
Keret House, as it has come to be called, takes its name from Etgar Keret, the Israeli author who will spend time (if not actually live) there.
Take to the gallery for some interior shots of this unusual construction.
Source: Polish Modern Art Foundation
Reminds me of Monty Python - (Four Yorkshiremen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo )
Image 14 of 21: Is that a plan of the house (rather model, in case Etgar gets lost!) above the electric strip? And what is the gadget with a screen? a thermostat?
Good jobe he's alone, kids would get bored playing in a straight line all the time!
Was one of the conditions of the project that the house shouldn't touch either of the adjacent buildings? I'm sure they could get 20cm more width by using the original walls as a support.
Certainly this is a lifestyle that would promote celibacy.
On the other hand, as a place to stuff your mother-in-law...