Author Topic: Check Out the Skinniest House in the World (Read 9845 times)

viper30000 · July 28, 2011, 09:38:54 PM

I ment like
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skelolego229 · July 28, 2011, 09:45:33 PM

Quote from: Qwepir on July 27, 2011, 09:04:53 PM

I could probably live in that just fine.

aml · July 28, 2011, 09:46:05 PM

I would love to live in that house.
:D

Dissolve · July 28, 2011, 10:03:50 PM

This would be a great housing system, even with a family.

For example you could line three or four of them up for a small family, have the whole thing gated, and have one main entrance.

Then it would be like each person has their own personal dorm.

Legodude77 · July 28, 2011, 10:32:04 PM

If a murderer/rapist comes in there your screwd, unless a gun just happens to be at your side.

Just think this will probably be housing in +50 years.

indyjones · July 28, 2011, 10:57:09 PM

Quote from: Legodude77 on July 28, 2011, 10:32:04 PM

If a murderer/rapist comes in there your screwd, unless a gun just happens to be at your side.

Just think this will probably be housing in +50 years.

Try right now in Japan.

Wedge · July 28, 2011, 11:36:47 PM

Better hope there's not a fire on your stairs.

Quote from: indyjones on July 28, 2011, 10:57:09 PM

Try right now in Japan.

Poland actually, but it doesn't meet building code so it's actually designated as an "art installation." While it's definitely interesting, it's got a number of issues, the big one as I mentioned earlier, it's only got one fire escape, unless you count jumping out of a second or third story window or rolling off the roof. The building is also 28" at it's thinnest. This isn't legal and will never be legal, because all buildings must be wide enough for a firefighter to fit through with an oxygen tank.

It certainly does have some interesting ideas in it, like the combination under counter fridge/2 burner cook-top, the stairs also collapse. Something I would have liked to see is recycling the water from the shower (I think that's a shower on the wall by the toilet anyway) in a gray water tank to flush the toilet, instead of putting it all in the single sewage tank. Also the shell could hold quite a bit of storage in it, there's what looks like a small storage hatch under the kitchen, but there's places in the shell you could definitely build in more storage. Not that you're going to own much if you live in this house anyway.

Dissolve · July 28, 2011, 11:42:37 PM

Quote from: Wedge on July 28, 2011, 11:36:47 PM

Better hope there's not a fire on your stairs.

What would you do if there was a fire on the stairs?

Me personally, I'd probably wet some clothing and run through it, or if I can spray water on it.

Sheath · July 28, 2011, 11:44:22 PM

That is roomy compared to the over-developed non-detached stuffholes you can buy in the UK.

Sheath · July 28, 2011, 11:50:47 PM

I read up the article, my thoughts:

- If there was a power cut and the stairs (which folds up and is presumably powered by electricity) gets stuck, would you panic?
- If there was an earthquake that shifted buildings, that bitch could crush you alive
- Its built for one, by far. A virgins house.
- It is a colossal fire danger, it would take seconds to burn probably and you have a limited exit which would probably burn to pieces in moments.

Wedge · July 28, 2011, 11:59:53 PM

Quote from: Sheath on July 28, 2011, 11:50:47 PM

I read up the article, my thoughts:

- If there was a power cut and the stairs (which folds up and is presumably powered by electricity) gets stuck, would you panic?
- If there was an earthquake that shifted buildings, that bitch could crush you alive
- Its built for one, by far. A virgins house.
- It is a colossal fire danger, it would take seconds to burn probably and you have a limited exit which would probably burn to pieces in moments.

The stairs don't have to have power, they could be mechanically operated. The earthquake issue is an important one, but this building is in Warsaw, Poland. Not really known for it's earthquakes. As for being a virgin's house, well, you can probably assume the city would still have motels and cars right. I mean tons of people live in studio apartments which aren't much bigger. For the fire danger, you can build the building out of non-flammable materials and put fire sprinklers in - although at the point where the sprinkler is being set off you might already be in trouble. You're right, there is only one exit though. If the window over the bed were bigger it would count as an emergency exit although you would probably want some stairs on the outside, which would look pretty bad from the street.

DrenDran · July 29, 2011, 12:03:41 AM

1. How do you get to the bean bag chair?
2. Where's the shower?

Nevermind, figured these things out from Wedge.

Trifax · July 29, 2011, 02:16:54 AM

How are you supposed to get to the green beanbag chair in the bottom right? And I'm assuming that's storage in the very top.

kevin 51l · July 29, 2011, 02:24:21 AM

idea get: fold up staircase and go forward for kitchen

CoolKoopaTroopa · July 29, 2011, 02:25:06 AM

I couldn't live in that house. Wayyyy too small.