A utopian small home. The Micro Compact Home, developed by Richard Horden, is small living at its best. The lightweight homes are about 10-by-10 square feet and are made for two people.
[The Micro Compact Home] combines techniques for high quality compact 'living' spaces deployed in aircraft, yachts, cars, and micro apartments. Its design has been informed by the classic scale and order of a Japanese tea-house, combined with advanced concepts and technologies. Living in an m-ch means focusing on the essential - less is more.
Talk about small and cool! Impressive detailing. The fact that it's sited beautifully in the photographs is also especially helpful.
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I don't know about everyday living in one of these (no room for many clothes/shoes), but it would make a fantastic vacation home.
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I am a tad obsessed with these little homes. I want to put one in my favorite weekend getaway haunt in Delaware.
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love love love it!
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Lovely, but living in a 10" by 10" space will destroy any relationship. ; ) Would make a great retreat, though.
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It doesn't add anything to that beautiful site, however. A stylish static caravan is still an eyesore in that setting (you have more open spaces to play with in the US...)
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I visited this house at the MOMA exhibit in June. I was terribly impressed. I snuck around and peaked in the small side window and was able to open up the refrigerator & the cabinets and anything else I could until the security guard asked me to step away from the window. This house made me very desirous to get in and check out all of the different functions and unique implementations. I would adore spending a week in one just about anywhere . . . the shower/toilet area was so creative with the open flooring, and the plugs & dvd port and television screen! I wish that MOMA would of had a person there that could of given "guided tour' demonstrations. I am certain I did not see one eighth of what the designer had created.
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whoa. i kind of want one. it would be like the supreme, extreme tree house hideout i never had as a kid.
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I saw this at the MoMA earlier this month and was really impressed with how much was crammed into such a tiny space. An espresso maker! A flatscreen tv! High speed internet! A double bed! The bathroom is the best part though, it's just a toilet and a wand shower. Talk about scaled down.
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