A capsule-shaped steel structure sandwiched between two buildings – that’s the artistic and innovative design of the world’s thinnest house under construction in Warsaw, Poland.
It's being projected as an art installation since it doesn’t meet Poland’s building codes.
The brainchild of architect Jakub Szczesny of Centrala, this project called the Etgar Keret House will measure an interior that will vary between 122 centimetres and 72 centimetres at its narrowest spot. The house will have a place for its resident, Israeli writer Etgar Keret, to eat, sleep and work. The living space opens down to the lower levels through a remote control operated staircase, which flattens itself to the base of the house when not in use.
To maintain its sleek and narrow effect the entire structure will be painted white, Mother Nature Network reported. Electricity will be a derived from a neighboring building, and plumbing will be based on the boat-inspired water and sewage technology, which is independent from the city system.
Etgar will act as a host and not as the owner of the house, reports said. The installation will be up till 2016.
The project, which costs about $61,000, is aimed at portraying Warsaw as a city where “interesting experiments that change the mind-set of its inhabitants are possible,” according to JTA new service agency.
The house is expected to be completed in mid-October and will be used by Etgar Keret as his workshop when he is in the city. “Besides, it will also fulfil a function of a studio for invited guests – young creators and intellectualists from all over the world,” the architectural firm’s website stated.
