Take a peek at the narrowest house in Poland
Home is the most comfortable place to come home to after a lot of tiring activities. Generally, everyone desires a house with a large building and has a spacious and comfortable room.
Every homeowner will try to design their home to make it look more spacious. But did you know that there is an architect in Warsaw, Poland who made the narrowest house in the world.
Architect Jakub Szczesny designed a house 'tucked' between two large buildings in 2012. The 1.2 meter wide house was specially built by Jakub Szczesny for an Israeli artist, writer, and filmmaker named Etgar Keret. There were many challenges that Jakub had to face in the process of building the world's narrowest house.
The biggest challenges he faced were ownership issues, building regulations, and financing. In collaboration with the Polish Art Foundation, Jakub finally started the construction after successfully raising USD 80,000 or around 996.8 million rupiah for this project. The construction was also not easy because the available land was very narrow and made the construction process have to run manually.
The first occupant of the house is of course Etgar Keret, hence the name The Keret House. As the host of the narrow building, Etgar is the one who will choose who can occupy The Keret House when it is available to live in.
Yes, since October 2012, the world's narrowest house has been open to the public although it is not always available for occupancy. The residence serves as an installation dedicated to freelance writers who like to travel country by country in search of a ray of inspiration.
The house, which has a narrowest side of 92 cm and the widest side of only 152 cm, has two floors made of iron. But despite the small space, the structure is built semi-translucently combined with open decorations and will not give the impression of claustrophobia or fear of cramped spaces.
Etgar Keret admits that although he was initially worried that the house would be dark and claustrophobic, it turned out to be very comfortable because there was plenty of light inside.
A peek inside the world's narrowest house
The narrowest house in the world doesn't have a lot of luxuries, but it's still equipped with all the modern amenities to fulfill daily needs. Below you can take a peek inside the narrowest house in the world.
Push-up entrance
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Unlike a typical house, this house has an entrance that must be opened from the bottom up like an attic door through an iron staircase that can only be passed by one person.
Mini living room
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This mini living room is the first thing you'll find. With only one table and two chairs attached to the wall, this living room is so cramped that you have to bend your legs.
Mini kitchen and bathroom
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Although there is a small kitchen in the world's narrowest house, it doesn't have room for chopping, washing, and cooking. The small fridge can only hold two drinks. The bathroom also only has a toilet with a shower head on top.
Vertical staircase for access to the 2nd floor
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The only access to the 2nd floor is a vertical ladder attached to the wall. You have to climb up the ladder to get to the second floor.
Bedroom with a small table
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On the second floor, there is only a bedroom with one bed, a small table attached to the wall and a chair. There is a small window so the room looks much more spacious and doesn't feel cramped.
Such is the look of the world's narrowest house today, according to Etgar Keret, he feels quite happy to be in this house every time he visits Poland. Now, Jakub is also on a mission to find and fill the gaps between the two buildings in Warsaw and other cities such as Berlin.
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