Wednesday 3 August 2011

World's Narrowest House


Polish architect Jakub Szczesny has designed a very narrow house in Warsaw, Poland. Located in an alleyway between two buildings, the house will have ladders instead of stairs to walk up and down its four floors. The house is built for writer Etgar Keret. The Keret House measures only 4 feet (1,2 meters) across at its widest, making it not only the skinniest home in Warsaw but perhaps in the entire world.

(via Dark Roasted Blend)

2 comment(s):

Anonymous said...

Ha, you should go to the Philippines, that's already a mansion to most poor people here.

dbsmall said...

As I'm sure you know, the narrowest street fronts of houses are likely concentrated in the Netherlands. When I visited, I was told that the property taxes were based on street width, so many of them expand as they move away from the street. Still, http://www.elledecor.com/decorating/articles/12_narrowest_homes_world suggests that there are many contenders, worldwide.