Question: >>> I saw it featured on a major media channel. While this is along the >>> idea of something I would like to put on my land in TX, I do think >>> 84sq ft is a bit on the small side for 1 person. I have messed >>> around with floor plans for small cabins and came up with a 500sq >>> ft floor that seemed livable. Actually I started with about 1000sq >>> ft and worked my way down to about 500. Very simple rectangular >>> design, 1 bed, 1 bath, kitchen, dining / living area. Tried to keep >>> the design /green/ I.E. solar power, supplemental water via rain >>> water harvesting, composting toilet, etc. etc. etc. I figured I >>> could do the whole thing for about $10k using recycled stuff.
Answer: I haven’t found anything online about this, but on one of those shows about cool technology on one of the Discovery Channel channels, or maybe National Geographic, so something similar, they showed student houses at a university in Europe. They were tiny detached houses, each something like 110 sq ft. They made very good use of space, and seemed quite comfortable.
There was a separate bathroom with a toilet and sink. The bathroom was waterproof and had a drain in the floor, so it also served as the shower (and that also made it easy to clean). The kitchen had, I seem to recall, a two burner stove, small fridge, and microwave.
The beds folded into the wall. There were two of them, big enough that four people could sleep in the house, although two people would be more comfortable probably.
There was a built-in flatscreen TV for entertainment.
There was a table that could be used for dinning or as a work area, and it folded away when not in use.
It seemed to work very well. There wasn’t a lot of space total, but because of the way things folded away to reconfigure the space, there seemed to be plenty for whatever you needed at any given time.
The beds could be used for seating, too, and with it configured for maximum seating, they showed a student having a party. He managed to get something like 9 guests in there, with everyone being reasonably comfortable.
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