Keret house

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bedroom

The Keret House is a building designed by the architect Jakub Szczęsny . It was built in 2012 and is located in the vacant lot of its two neighboring buildings. With a total area of ​​14.09 m² on two levels, it is considered the narrowest house in the world. It is located in Warsaw and is named after its first inhabitant, the writer Etgar Keret . The house is located in the Wola district where there was once an entrance to the Warsaw ghetto , through which Keret's mother smuggled bread for the family into the ghetto as a child.

The building consists of an iron frame and comprises a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom and a living area. It is illuminated with two non-opening windows. It was built with the help of the City of Warsaw and the Foundation of Polish Modern Art .

See also

Web links

Commons : Keret House  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Karissa Rosenfield: Inside The Keret House - the World's Skinniest House - by Jakub Szczesny . ArchDaily, November 3, 2012, accessed January 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ Etgar Keret: My house in Warsaw - the story of a return . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung 280/2012, November 30, 2012, p. 1, accessed on January 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Harold Hisona: Thinnest House in Warsaw Poland unlocks with all essential amenities. StudentNews.ie, October 21, 2012, archived from the original on October 23, 2012 ; accessed on January 14, 2017 (English).

Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 15.7 ″  N , 20 ° 59 ′ 20.7 ″  E