I’ve seen other tiny houses for sale. They are usually seven or eight feet wide. More usable then this thing.
Even a twin bed wouldn’t fit. I guess a built-in bed with custom foam mattress would work. Perhaps a long built-in padded bench for seating. It’s a very claustrophobic space. Even for just one person.
The “house” is obviously a tacked on bump out from the main building. Someone went to a lot of trouble adding this on. It seems like a decorative false front to the building and not intended as living space.
Anyone actually willing to buy something like this? It’s got obvious water damage and needs a roof. All new interior and an innovative living space design.
The photo of the previous owner indicates a small woman. That’s probably a requirement for any potential buyers. 5 ft tall at the most.
There was one of these somewhere - SF? - that was about six feet wide by three stories by forty or fifty feet deep. It made the weird news sections regularly.
I suspect such things don’t meet any modern codes. Things like door clearance and stair access (for fire safety) alone would be red X’s.
The photos show the front door swings in. That eliminates significant living space. I’d install a door that swings out. Unless building codes prevent it.
Doors that swing out are used in Florida. They resist strong winds from tropical storms.
The buyer will be a rich crazy person. They need none of those things.
The 3 foot wide is the narrow end, other photos show some sections are almost usable width. I mean, I could still think of much better things to do with £800,000, but then I’d never want to live in London anyway.
Well, it’s not insurmountable. You can buy a shower head and put plumbing down on one end of the hallway beside a boat or airplane-style ‘head’ and then have your bed as a fold-up against the wall style on the far wall.
Hang hammocks from the ceiling for stuff, and have a table that folds up against the wall… it’s tight, but I think doable.
What were they thinking with that toilet? Mounting it on the adjacent wall would have made it usable. I’m astounded that they’re asking so much for this hallway. It would be a fun design challenge, I suppose.
I was assuming that the lot was bigger, so whoever bought it would just tear it down and build something bigger, but apparently this is not the case. I wonder if it could be converted to commercial space somehow?
Also, I love this photo caption from the Guardian. I’m glad to see our local rag is not the only one that makes egregious editing errors:
So they are auctioning off her corpse? I didn’t know you could do that. I wonder what it will fetch after 7 years.
I’m not convinced. The /text/ of the articles claims “2.5 feet at one end” (not even mentioning 3 ft), and the pictures look wider, so I’m thinking it’s a triangular lot, and /wider/ than 3 ft at the other end. Perhaps they’ve just divided the plot size by the length to get a number for width?
More interesting to me: note the filled-in doorway in the centre of the lot. I’m thinking that when they built the flats behind, they were required to keep the facade, and the facade was turned into the narrow triangular lot. What do you think the building was before the development?
I assume it has to be in a very desirable neighborhood in London, because I can’t think of a reason why someone would want to pay such a high price for such a place, especially given it’s very damaged.
Back when I was apartment shopping in NYC, I looked at a place that was a converted hallway, very long and about 5-6 feet wide. You could sit on the living room sofa and rest your feet on the opposite wall. The kitchen and bathroom were like what you’d find in an airplane. I have mild claustrophobia, and couldn’t wait to escape from the place. But it was in a prime location in Greenwich Village, and went for a couple grand a month. And that was 30 years ago.
At 280 sq ft, 65’ long and 2.5’ wide at the narrow end, it’s about 6’ wide at the wide end. That’s actually enough width to work with, though obviously still a significant design challenge.
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