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Next time your friends complain about lack of space in their apartment, point them to this ultra-compact stairwell dwelling completed by H2O Architects in France, June 2007. Built for the families teenager, the 12 sqm. house has four split-levels and is an exercise in extreme storage solutions.
While you probably spend more time on the steps then actually in a room, the house offers a place to sleep, work, live and wash--meals are taken inside with mum's cooking. Perfect.
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MMM... it looks great...but...where IS the KITCHEN??????
This is extremely interesting and certainly fun for a young person. Unfortunately, it violates many provisions of the International Building Code and other Building Codes that have been adopted in many parts of the United States and other countries. If it complied, the place would be full of handrails with openings no larger than four inches, the steps would not be as steep, etc. Is the glass in the window near the stairs tempered or safety glass? It should be.
But for a "whimsy," it sure is fun!
i wish i'd had this for my manhattan apt.
ooh nifty, i don't mind living there if it's worth the cost, but yeah i have to agree with benjamin; no kitchen, that could be a disaster. unless the tenants invest in a mobile gas stove powered by gasoline.
The kitchen is in the main house, this is a separate dwelling intended to give their teenager some form of independence. I think the architects scrapped the idea of including a kitchen very early on due to the space constraints.
It's not a living space for the claustrophobic (or especially the pre-claustrophobic). It's also not obvious where the bathroom is. Almost anywhere in the U.S., a building permit would be denied for non-compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
In the US, to avoid building codes I think this can be sold as Furniture. Just like the antique book cases from Japan were built with 'steps' that 'just so happened' gave access to a higher level in the home. This could be a 'temporary' inserted / built object. Anyway, those bunk bed units at Ikea are half way there in form & function compared to this design. So it's not really that much of a bigger leap in definition of what furniture is. I really like it.