World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter

<p>Berlin-based architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel and founder of Hartz IV Möbel, has created “One-Sqm-House” – probably the smallest house in the world. It’s a DIY wooden structure, which uses only one square meter of space and can be used as a dwelling place, mobile kiosk or even an extra room inside your apartment. Because of the flipping mechanism, it can be used both vertically or horizontally.</p><br/><p>It consists of a wooden frame, slide window and a lockable door. The house weighs only 40 kilos and has wheels, so can be moved around easily. After spending much of his life as a refugee and having to live in social housing, Le-Mentzel decided to build a place only for himself: ”It’s the only square meter in the world where I can decide what direction the window looks in, what direction the door opens in, what neighbors I have,” he said.</p><br/><p>Website: <a href="http://www.hartzivmoebel.de/" target="_blank">hartzivmoebel.de</a></p><br/><p><img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-9999" height="402" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-1.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10000" height="402" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-2.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10001" height="402" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-3.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/><br/> <br/><br/><img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10002" height="325" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-4.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10003" height="404" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-5.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10004" height="402" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-6.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10005" height="404" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-7.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10006" height="908" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-8.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10007" height="907" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-9.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10008" height="410" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-10.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10009" height="592" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-11.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10010" height="780" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-12.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/> <img alt="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10011" height="350" src="http://www.architectureartdesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/smallest-house-one-sqm-van-bo-le-mentzel-13.jpg" title="World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter" width="605"/></p>

World’s Smallest House Takes Only 1 Square Meter

Berlin-based architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel and founder of Hartz IV Möbel, has created “One-Sqm-House” – probably the smallest house in the wor...

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