In London there once stood the world’s narrowest home, slotted into a gap between two regular houses in the Shepherd’s Bush neighborhood. The inside was only about 3 feet wide. To get from the front door to the back, you had to walk sideways like a crab in some spots.
Even at that size, the house had everything: a bed, a kitchen, a bathroom and a tiny living area. Furniture had to be custom-built so it would fit through the door at all. Cabinets were tall and skinny, and the bathtub was a small wall-mounted shower.
People have built even smaller homes since, including movable “tiny houses” with the floor area of a bedroom. But there is something especially impressive about taking a leftover slice of city that nobody wanted, and turning it into a real address where you can hang a coat and make breakfast.
