I do think it would be interesting to see how a neighborhood of these tiny homes fared on the market. With showers, and bathrooms -- of course. I question the viability once you get a partner, man... anything smaller than 2,500 square feet... I think that's about 250 square meters... starts to feel small for me with another person living there. BUT... I've grown accustomed to a home office, home gym, guest room...
Anyway, it's a cool spot! I'd need a shower, room for at least a queen size bed... king if it's 2 people. I wonder where my need for space came from... if it's something people are born with. Growing up my parents had a bigger house than I have now, so maybe that's it. Ha, I couldn't swing this, but impressive you've found a way to avoid mortgage payments. Good on ya!
I bet 95% of the houses in the UK are smaller than 250 square meters. A big house might be 150 or so. Most families probably have around 100 square metres. Somehow we survive!
I get it... we have big houses in the US. And I don't honestly know how to live otherwise. I'm sure if we had smaller homes I'd be used to smaller homes... but yeah anyway, not really interesting for anyone but just has me thinking about what we'd have to do to get everyone back into smaller places. My house now is a pretty typical tract home in Texas... not saying this is 100% typical, but growing up I had probably 3-4 acres of a yard, now my neighbor's house is 10 feet away from my own. Just feels claustrophobic arleady. I don't know how practical it would be to have small suburban homes, vs. just apartments, but part of me really loves this idea.
The thing is that, once you assume a standalone single family house, the savings associated with going "tiny" vs., say, 1000 to 1500 sq. ft. modest just aren't that much and the compromises are significant. In general, there are certain must haves. A bathroom, some measure of kitchen, a place to park a car (and, yes, in most places where we're talking standalone houses 1-2 cars need to go somewhere), a bed, at least a desk, etc.
It's incredibly popular. A friend of mine is living there in a 50 square meter house with his partner and kid. These houses do have electricity and running water.
Anyway, it's a cool spot! I'd need a shower, room for at least a queen size bed... king if it's 2 people. I wonder where my need for space came from... if it's something people are born with. Growing up my parents had a bigger house than I have now, so maybe that's it. Ha, I couldn't swing this, but impressive you've found a way to avoid mortgage payments. Good on ya!