If you think that the 47-sq. m. residential unit in London's exclusive Knightsbridge neighborhood is the smallest place one can live it, think again. According to Domain, a garbage container has been turned into a cozy pad for a study by Jeff G. Wilson and his students at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin. Moreover, Wilson actually lived in the 3 square-meter experimental home for one entire year. And even if he already moved out, the experiment is still on going.
Wilson said, "It was a radical experiment in what it would mean to live on, and in, less."
Since Wilson left, nine other educators are said to have lived in that cozy dumpster for up to a week to see what it would be like living with no running water. There is electricity so there is TV and an overhead light in that bin. Cooking is done on a cooking stove. It may be cozy but it is very small.
According to co-director of the Dumpster Project, a biology professor, Amanda M. Masino, "There were a few who grabbed the spirit early on, like they were camping. And then there were some that brought two pieces of luggage and realized they didn't have room to open it in here."
Masino also said that the dumsters is open for sleepovers to teachers. More than 1,400 already have visited the dumpster that has reached many science fairs and art exhibits across the state. On the other hand, Professor Wilson a.k.a Professor Dumpster admitted that he disliked using the school gym as his bathroom while he appreciates the mobility one can get from such tiny home.
Out of the lessons that Wilson got from the Dumpster project, comes another experiment. According to the New York Times, this time it involves a prefabricated apartment 20 sq.m. that can fit into a rack so it can easily transfer to another location. It will cost about $600 a month to rent a rack and Austin will have the first rack.
