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Eco Sanctuary 506sf 1br

2012 nov 27 Eco Sanctuary 506sf one bedroom

World's slimmest house

2012 nov 15 http://shoeboxdwelling.com/2012/11/14/worlds-slimmest-house/ (click above link to view photos) This project has been recently completed by Polish architect Jakub Szczesny in Warsaw. More of an installation and social experiment than an actual dwelling, the object is a response to the rising problem of urban housing in Poland. The house occupies a gap between two buildings, at its widest point it is less than 5 feet wide (and only a little over 3 feet at its narrowest). The building is so slim, there isn’t even a space for a window – sunlight enters through the tiny holes in the bedroom wall. “Research shows we are approaching a social disaster because too little living space is built, – the architect said in his interview to Daily Mail. – You don’t need that much space to live in, so it is worth considering building smaller scaled, cheaper housing.” Szczesny approached Israeli writer and film director Etgar Keret to get involved in the project. Keret will live in the bu...

Developers unfazed by deadline

2012 nov 5 http://www.facebook.com/notes/property-edge/st-reports-developers-unfazed-by-deadline-by-esther-teo/544977035528879 Developers unfazed by deadline They say URA has already been clamping down on such projects Nov 05, 2012 By Esther Teo, Property Reporter New rules limiting the number of shoebox units a developer can build on suburban sites kicked in yesterday but there was little sign of a scramble by developers to submit last-minute projects. One reason is that the authorities had already been clamping down on projects with these popular tiny homes, usually 50 sq m or smaller, for some time. Developers said that for the past year, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has been stricter in granting approvals as the number of new shoebox units sold soared. Developments with too many shoebox units were encouraged to increase the size of their units before provisional permission for the project was given, they added. Industry players also pointed out that the rules do not c...