If your guest doesn’t care about proximity, you can host a guest in the tiny house.
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If you’re pinching pennies in Berlin and don’t have claustrophobia issues, you might consider renting this tiny house for just a euro a night.
With only one square meter, it is the smallest house in the world — and people are renting it out on Airbnb.
Although the International Business Times reports Although the 1m² house project ended in Berlin in July 2012, the small space is still listed on Airbnb.
The house was designed by a Berlin architect Van Bo Le-Mentzel, as Business Insider previously reported. Le-Mentzel was the son of two Lao refugees, which sparked his interest in exploring and experimenting with the concept of home, according to the International Business Times.
The small house has lots of natural light.
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Its creation is a “waterproof wooden construction with a sliding window and sliding lockable door and a small desk perfect for your laptop,” the Airbnb listing describes.
“It’s a good discussion, right now, to have,” he told CNN. “Think about what you really need. How much space do you really need to be happy? I think one square meter is not enough for most people, but it makes you think about what what you really need and what you don’t need.”
When turned on its side, the 1m² house makes a fantastic bed.
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Although he never thought of his design as a solution to homelessness or overcrowded refugee camps, governments and citizens reached out to him from California to Uzbekistan, CNN reports.
When you want to sleep, you just turn the house on its side. The space is comfortable for “persons up to 1.75m (5’7”) tall, but the listing warns that it could get a bit cramped for taller people.
The 1 m² house is on wheels and can easily be transported anywhere in the city.
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Here comes the coolest part – tenants can move the house wherever they want in the city! It’s on wheels, and it apparently fits in the Berlin Metro car (although the listing makes it clear that this is technically not allowed by Metro regulations). From the Bradenburg Gate to the Reichstag building, the little house is said to “always give you privacy and shelter”.
Fortunately, those who rent the house are also welcome to use the kitchen and bathrooms of the Eastseven Hostel in Berlin.
When standing, it has a small desk which is perfect for a laptop.
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Have a good trip! Pack lightly.
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