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Edgar Kerets Thinnest House, Warsaw, Poland
We wrote a lot about thin and thinnest houses in the world. Maybe this recently built house in Poland, Warsaw, is the thinnest one. The thinnest house in the world built between two tower blocks in Warsaw. The house measures 1.2 meters at its widest point and 71 centimeters at it’s narrowest. The building has been designed by Jakub Szczesny, who took his inspiration from the work of Israeli writer Etgar Keret.
The new house comes with a bathroom, a kitchen and a bedroom. Architect Jakub Szczesny said that he designed the two-story aluminum and plastic house three years ago to fill a narrow space between a pre-war house and a modern apartment block in downtown Warsaw.
The Foundation of Polish Modern Art and Warsaw Town Hall helped fund the project, which they consider an art work.
But it may not be easy for the tenants to live. The triangular building runs 10 meters deep at the base and stands 9 meters tall. Metal and aluminum pipes hold the structure nearly 3 meters above the ground, and visitors will climb a metal staircase and squeeze through a hole to enter the building. The ground floor contains a toilet and shower, a kitchen with a sink and cupboards, a table for two, and a bean bag sofa. Another metal ladder goes to the second floor, which has a nearly double-size bed, a table and a chair.
The building has been named Keret House after the Israeli writer Etgar Keret, an Israeli writer whose ancestors died in Poland during the Holocaust. The first tenant also was the writer who moved to the house. He said he only visits Warsaw twice a year, so other tenants will be able to try out the tight quarters of the non-profit building for free, too.
Sources: www.washingtonpost.com
