Roomy, with a View

San Francisco. NYC. Classic examples of how cities don’t grow to accommodate growth in popularity...

09.19.12 | By: Jeff

San Francisco. NYC. Classic examples of how cities don’t grow to accommodate growth in popularity. As space becomes sparse, smaller spaces get more expensive and there’s always someone who’s willing to squeeze.

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny and his design team at Centrala are testing the limits of how small is too small. Szczesny is currently constructing the world’s skinniest house to be placed in an alley between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland. Only 47 inches wide, the “Keret House” – named after an Israeli author and the house’s future inhabitant Etgar Keret – will stand four stories tall and manage to include a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen.

The house will function as a hermitage for Keret and also as a studio for invited artists and intellectuals from around the world. Most likely not at the same time.