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Casa Verde: Innovative Small-Space Living

Wed, 01/09/2008 - 8:00am by casasugar
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Check out the Single Hauz, an innovative prefab housing design from Poland-based Front Architects. If they look a little like billboards, it's no mistake — billboards were indeed the inspiration for these streamlined homes. Supported by a single pole, these small residences are intended for design-savvy singletons. This is because the floor plan for the Single Hauz is just 290 square feet, which includes kitchen, bathroom, and living space on the first floor that opens to a deck. The second floor includes a sleeping loft with roof access.

To see another picture of the Single Hauz, just read more.

While some may find these designs a little outlandish, I can't help but think they'd be a great choice in flood-prone areas such as the Gulf Coast. What do you think of them?

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  • taboos's picture
    taboos
    2

    Is there a website where we could see the floor plan? I checked the company's website but everything is in Polish and I have no clue what's what. Smiling

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • casasugar's picture
    casasugar
    3

    Taboos--I'll look around some more, but the Polish site was the only one I could find. Any Casa readers speak Polish and able to translate??

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • wren's picture
    wren
    4

    This is soooo cool!! Love the one on the water.

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • Lovely_1's picture
    Lovely_1
    5

    I love it too! And it's not too tiny! I am sure my apartment is smaller then that!

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • macaronsbedon's picture
    macaronsbedon
    7

    It is absolutely gorgeous, and yet it doesn't it seems out of place in the city and with low intimacy. As for the one on water it is quite harmonious, but yet again there is the question of security...

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • annebreal's picture
    annebreal
    8

    290 square feet?? A floor plan or pictures of the inside would help me wrap my brain around this one.

    Whoah.

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • SweetnLow's picture
    SweetnLow
    9

    That just screams out for some organizational inspiration from the ever-popular "Living in 300sq ft of Space" Ikea display.

    It reminds me of the Hotel Everland that's on top of the Palais de Tokyo.

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • gruaig_rua's picture
    gruaig_rua
    12

    I wonder how sturdy it is. I mean would a strong wind start swaying the whole place?

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • plus_2_kid's picture
    plus_2_kid
    13

    If I was totally loaded this would be the tree house I got for my kids (which I haven't had yet.....so that gives me time to get rich....)

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • quinnunc's picture
    quinnunc
    14

    go to the website, click "projekty," click "BUDYNKI MIESZKALNE," click "single hauz," and then click "english" on the left side. a few more pictures, but still no floorplan.

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • specialcamper's picture
    specialcamper
    16

    If you go to the website and click "Single Hauz dla każdego" then click on the pdf link, you can make a paper model of one!

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • emalove's picture
    emalove
    17

    Reminds me of something I'd see on that Extreme Homes show...cool!

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • conanho's picture
    conanho
    20

    That looks insane!! What an amazing idea! I would love to see more!

    47 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • lindsaybriggs's picture
    lindsaybriggs
    21

    gruaig_rua I was wondering the same thing...flood waters and hurricane force winds seem like they could be the downfall of the house (literally!). Still pretty cool though. Love to see one in person!

    47 weeks 22 hours ago Report Comment
  • sarlafrock's picture
    sarlafrock
    22

    I loooove this!! I want to live in one. Wonder if I could park my smart car underneath?

    47 weeks 15 hours ago Report Comment
  • txex90's picture
    txex90
    26

    Couldn't you just see a whole bunch of them, condo-style stacked near each other? You could have some Swiss-family-Robinson connectors to your neighbors, a futuristic pod neighborhood? hmmmm

    46 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment
  • chancleta's picture
    chancleta
    27

    i love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    46 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment
  • chancleta's picture
    chancleta
    28

    reminds me of the ultra slim living in the movie "the fifth element"

    46 weeks 2 days ago Report Comment

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