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pbhjpbhj
... and just a proposal/graphics render at this stage?
joelrunyon
"The house upon completion shall become the narrowest house in Warsaw, measuring an interior that will vary between 122 centimeters and 72 centimeters in its narrowest spot."

Key phrase: "In Warsaw." Was there any discussion of it being the narrowest in the world? Or did I miss something?

LiveTheDream
Apparently the world's current official narrowest house is narrower at the front (47 inches) but expands to 22 feet. This one will be a bit under 60 inches the whole way through. By average width, this will be the narrowest in the world, not just Warsaw.
Tiktaalik
For "in the world" it may be between Vancouver's Sam Kee building http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Kee_Building and Pittsburgh's Skinny Building. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04151/322795.stm

Vancouver's building is thinner at the first floor, but has overhangs on the second which increases its width.

Edit: Hmm this is for "commercial" properties so there may be thinner houses.

biot
Other key phrase: "upon completion" -- the project date is listed as December 2011 and often these artist concepts don't see the light of day.
ChuckMcM
I love creativity like this. The whole stairs into the bottom with a ladder between floors is pretty cool too. Presumably you could make a one-motorcycle garage underneath.
Klinky
Why is it a triangle? that'd be a lot of wasted space if these were being stacked vertically.
Cushman
It lets each room get at least some natural light. This is an art project, not civil engineering.
sukuriant
If you lined a number of these up, how would the noise be?
reustle
No different than a usual apartment building? As long as the walls are insulated enough, I would guess.
sukuriant
Insulation takes space, though. I'm not sure those walls will be thick enough, and the space inside the house still comfortable and livable.
earino
Not 1 closet. That's not a house.
reustle
Not everyone needs a closet
earino
I am genuinely curious about this statement. Who doesn't need a closet? (I mean, theoretically I can imagine someone who only wears 1 outfit in perpetuity... but that's hard to imagine.)
ww520
Isn't the whole house one big closet?
aplusbi
This reminds me of the Richardson Spite House, which was 5 feet wide and built to block the windows of another property.

http://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON005.htm

gurtwo
This reminds me of Flatland
kentbuckle
It personally reminds me of 2d side-view games (like later castlevanias) where you can't walk around objects like tables or boxes (you have to jump over them to progress). Perhaps level designers for these sorts of games will become architectural consultants when super-thin houses start springing up in other places?
SeanLuke
Interesting. I live a short walk from what I believe is the narrowest current spite house in the US, in Old Town Alexandria, Washington DC. 7 feet wide and still proudly lived in. Nearby is +another+ spite house of the same period (post-federal).
rysulliv
I feel claustrophobic just looking at the rendering!
ctdonath
I once considered building a lakefront house limited to 6 feet wide by zoning restrictions. I'm delighted to see someone is implementing such a design.
sashthebash
The ladder in the house reminds me of Super Mario. Great concept, but I would go insane living in such a 2D world over time.