10 of the smallest homes in the world
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Single Hauz
These cutting-edge home designs, inspired by the look of roadside billboards, can be built into almost any space. They can even be built as raised homes over a body of water. According to Polish creators Front Architects, the house is perfect for the contemporary, single, independent and modern Western Man, who we also assume ought to be an environmentalist!
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Wow, what happens when a big gust of winds blow by...........and do they get homeowners insurance. But they are cute...just careful and dont get vertigo the 1st step outside will be a doosy.
Sure, I dont have a toilet or shower, but otherwise, I have everything else!
My pop-up is as small as these and works even better. I can take it anywhere I take my pick-up truck! I know it's redneck and a little white trashy, but it's paid for. I have a queen and full size bed. A four seat table that converts to a single bed. There is a sink, refrigerator, propane stove, propane heat, air conditioning with electric heater for backup. I have a high def TV antenna, cellular phone and internet. I usually take along some wood for a fire to cook the hot dogs and smores.... More
Get these to Hatti ASAP!
And darned well going to stay single until he buys a bigger house!
I think they're really cute my grandchilren would love them.We have a play house as big as the almost bigest one.It's so much fun wouldn't mind having one for myself in my back yard so I can get away from it all.
These houses are good for shelter but not for homes in which you can spend time. They are the size of a jail cell. You step down from the bad to the toilet… Where is the room for a traditional four person dining table? They are like a cubical at work. Is there size Universal Construction Code acceptable?
need to see plan view. how efficient use of space is done. and price point if affordable for poor people living in make shift huts.
okay, so I'm thinkin about getting one for the teen. Less stuff, less clean up. I can lock im in if need be. lol
i have 5 kids 2 dogs a hedgehog and 3 sugar gliders so not for me we need are space but if you can live in a small space fine that leaves the big places for big family's live in what you need not what gives you a good or cooler reputation if you are single why live in a 5 bed room home you don't need it or yous it not saying you need to live in a fish tank but a 2 bed room wold be smarter .........
Has anyone seen my period? Did I leave it out in the cold? Of course I did. There was to much complaining about how others live to notice I dropped it.
I have never liked huge houses. I don't know as if I could live in something as tiny as some of these. Give me a great, little two bedroom cottage anytime. Now if the furniture manufacturers would just quit making all the big, ugly furniture they make nowadays, I'd be happy. By the way, I live in a 1-bedroom mobile home approximately 545 sq. feet. Love it! I can clean it up in 10-15 minutes. I have lived in big houses but will never do so again if I can help it.
I think these homes are just wonderful! I am sure some of the homesless people would love to have one aslo!
It's only political! And therefore all about controlling people and deciding what's best for them. The new color of Communism isn't red--it's green.
I understand smaller may nicer to the world, but really. Live large. You dont have long in his world. So live it good and big. BIG.
Large is polluting the ******* world. Large. Oh yeah we can live big and not give a **** about the world and pretty soon there will be the world to live on. Sounds like a great plan.
Its not polluting the world!! Thats what the idiotic government says to cause us to spend more money reducing our use of gas by taking THEIR buses. The government may be stupid, but since you fell for their thoughts, then your a f****** IDIOT! I agree... live large if you want! but if living small or even medium fits your lifestyle, then so be it!
Whats wrong with public transportation? Other then saving money on gas, car insurance, and polluting the air we breath... I've never heard the government tell me to take THEIR buses but i guess i missed that special news bulletin. Live large is what we've done for a few generations and it is catching up with us everywhere. people can't afford their LARGE bills, our children are LARGE, so large that the "experts" think that our life expectancy is longer than our children... For the first time..... More
We used to have these. They were called "cabins".
Recycle and buy a house that is already built.
If people would fix up old houses or at minimum construct on lots already zoned, it would solve many housing woes, and save money and the environment.
Good point!
A small home would be great for a couple starting out if you make it expandable. You could pay off the house a part at a time and expand as needed, would be a lot cheaper than keeping up with everyone else and being tied to a mortgage for hundreds of thousands of dollars for 30 years.
If you choose to live small, why cut yourself out of the true pleasure of small space living? Move.
A space this small should have more of an upside than eco friendly, it should have wheels and be moveable to wherever whim takes you!
Yes, they are called trailers.
Yes, we as a whole have a problem with greed. No, I don't want to live in a closet. I live in a comfortable home that was built in the 70's and we remodeled using energy efficient appliances and mechanical systems. Buying an overpriced closet to be environmental friendly is a trend that will get old when after a while and will end up at the landfill.
Bigger isn't always better, but not everyone wants to live in a shoebox either. These structures may be fine for a single, healthy young person, but I can't see owning this as a home for our family of four kids plus extended family which includes disabilities which lessen physical agility in many ways.
If you've ever lived on a boat for any period of time, you're used to this! Every bit of space has two or three uses. In fact, there are thousands of small boats in shore towns that people will give you, because they're worn out or people can't afford them. They're more than good enough to be adapted for this purpose.
Okay folks, granted this lifestyle isn't for everyone, nor is it presented to be - we do, afterall, still have the luxury of choice. But it does show what can be done when you put your mind to it. Time, energy and resources wasted in the acquisition of more (stuff, space, attention) is greed, and it blocks the path to a happy and successful life. Take a look at what you would really like to be doing in life and then tell me you couldn't take a lesson or two away from the lifestyle these tiny.... More
Thank you.
I thought the article was interesting, but I would have enjoyed seeing some photos of the interiors and floorplans to get a better sense if it was livable/doable.
I was thinking the same thing... where are the shots of the inside so we can really get a sense of the available living space?
There isn't room inside for the camera!
About the small elevated home that sits atop one support pole ( see 10th picture of photo set ). Clearly this home was designed for its region. I can't see this structure being given an Okay by building code for use along the Gulf Coast.
i wouldn't mind downsizing, but eventually my kids will have kids. then what? and where would be gather for Thanksgiving dinner? how would i cook the turkey?
I love them! My problem with them, though, would be space for all my pets. They go where I go and all of them live indoors.
Im 6 foot 3 inches. not an NBA star, but taller than average. These tiny homes only work for 5' 9" and smaller. I thought pop up trailers were fun as a kid...then I grew up, litterally and figuratively. Its interesting that theses tiny spaces mirror the kinds with razor wire and towers...prisons. Confining your living space is also a punitive action towards law breakers. someting to consider.
were all moving into the ultimate efficiency home one day: the coffin. Why rush it?
Take a look around your own homes. Look at all the stuff you have and think about it. How often do you use or even look at the things you have. The painting on the wall, the knick-knacks you've collected,etc..........They're all dust collectors. Things that you don't need to survive. I've always said, "Give me a roof over my head, food in my stomach, and clothes to wear, what more does a person need to survive?" Living in small spaces gives you more time to get out and enjoy this planet GOD.... More
But....what about all the jobs that are created from the stuff we buy?
How will these small homes hold up against extreme weather and wind? I don't want my house to get blown or washed away from a storm.
tiny homes for the enlightened mind.... seems to me those that need all the house space live in a small world. People with tiny houses have the freedom to experience a huge wide open world. Time to explore and have stories to tell! Sounds good to me. I never liked the Joneses anyways.
I have a small home. Granted, I live alone, but the more we make the more we spend. I've downsized, my bills are almost zilch, I can work on my art, have freedom, be my own boss and have zero stress. Seems like everyone wants more stuff, more games, more toys, more clothes, more purses. When a person decides to eliminate stuff, it's an uplifting freedom. My stuff....art supplies. I don't buy purses, I buy paint. I paint a picture, I sell it, I buy more paint. Can't do that with a.... More
Lived for ten years in a 31 ft. Airstream full time. Our only home. Loved it. Shared with my husband and a mini-schnauzer dog. Now have a three bedroom, family room home, and at tims I do miss the Airstream. We lived all over the U.S.A. and enjoyed the out of doors when feasible under the awning. Had the Airstream equiped for boon docking and didn't require any hook-ups, and bucket dumped!! RVer know what that is!!
Where do you go if you have to fart?
This is about as dumb as it gets. If these Prius-driving, tofu-eating, bed-wetting EnviroFreaks want to live in a tool shed, then that just leaves more land for me to build an even bigger house so I can buy more stuff to put in it. What a deal!
You said more space for you,how about your last home,with no lights,and closed shut,and your arms sewed together,greed.and your neighbor is 3 feet away.Think about that one....
We all have more than we need and to say being environmental friendly and sizing down; gives you more room to build a bigger house, is just ignorant. Sooner or later you will have to come around and realize than more is not better; having more than the neighbors, is not better. We have too many people in the world for us to want bigger and the illusion of better.
Though not environmentally friendly.. there are throngs of freight haulers that live in spaces even smaller.. than the houses.. well the bike trailers are smaller than the sleeper cabs of the On the road trucks out there..
Tens of thousands of people live on boats smaller than most of these buildings.
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