- [Narrator] Sometimes,
wouldn't it be just perfect if instead of a big,
spacious, but empty house, you can enjoy yourself in the comfort of a much smaller, cozier, personal home? Some homes and lodges get really small that it almost defies the very definition of what a furbished home should be. Nonetheless, you'll
probably be more than happy living in these following
top 10 tiny homes. (playful music) - Amazing. - [Narrator] Number
10, Slim n' Trim Homes. How narrow can a home be? According to one Japanese
home, as thin as 1.8 meters. Literally called the 1.8-meter Home, designers at YUUA created
this engineering wonder that sits on a very thin stretch of land. Despite its thin profile, the entire house actually has all the basic indoor facilities
any typical home has. This is because it actually
stands at 11-meters high, and just about the same length backward. It has an adequately spacious genkan, a Japanese front entrance, with each its facilities such
as the bathroom, kitchen, or personal rooms divided
evenly across four floors. Similarly, the very slim
Keret House in Warsaw, Poland takes the record as the
narrowest home to date. Designed by Jakub Szczesny, its width is recorded at 1.2 meters, but compensates for an even
higher number of floors than the 1.8-meter Home in order to accommodate the same number of standard facilities. Number nine, Drina River House. The Drina River House is a tiny home that's perched on a tiny rock formation in the middle of the
Drina river in Serbia. It's been there since 1969, but it wasn't exactly placed there once it was completely built. Accurate sources of its origin
are no longer available, but according to what is known, the unnamed owner
painstakingly built the house piece-by-piece after realizing that the spot was a good place to swim. It has then since served
as a one-room cabin and temporary lodging for
those who want to enjoy an occasional dip in the
river with its owner. Today, it still stands,
almost perfectly pristine, thanks to continued efforts
to keep natural damage to it as minimal as possible. Though not particularly
off-limits to visitors, the area around the house
is private property. You'd most likely need
an access permit first, as well as some basic paddling skills, before you can reach this
perched tiny lodging. Number eight, The Soul Box. Despite its ominous sounding name, the Soul Box, or the Spirit Shelter, is actually a cozy, tiny
home developed in Germany. Its native name is referred
to as the Seelenkiste, and it's the brainchild of designers Matthias Pruger, Manuel
Rauwolf and Ulrike Wetzel. With a total occupying area
of eight square meters, it's built out of a two-part basic foldable
wooden framework. There are three main sections
once construction is complete: the sleeping area, the study
cubicle, and the dining box. Each section is connected
together vertically through a series of graded
openings through the house. Even better, its access routes
can effectively double-up as storage compartments. While the rather modernistic
exterior of its build may not fit very well
with natural landscapes, its vertical orientation and portability into different components allows it to be taken down
and set up almost anywhere. Unlike this Koda house, which, despite having the same theme, is literally just a rigid, straight box. Number seven, The Toronto Tiny House. This special home sits in a tiny space between
two full-sized homes. Built in 1912 by contractor Arthur Weeden, it's enjoyed quite a number
of different renovations that's allowed it to maintain
its functionality to this day. Contrary to the tiny space
that it represents outside, it actually has a wide
area of 28 square meters. Inside is a complete living
room, a decked kitchen, and even an entire bedroom
with some more space to spare. At its back, there's an area
with adequate open spaces for tables and chairs, and probably a few
gardening variety plants. Facilities such as water
piping, electricity, and heating are also available. At the beginning of 2007, the Toronto Tiny House
was sold for $135,000. It has since then been
renovated once again, and is today on sale for $180,000. Number six, This Tiny Finnish Cabin. A simpler, yet more
sophisticated-looking design is this cabin that's
smack dab in the middle of a Finnish forest. Designed by Robin Falck, it's literally built with
nature's retreat in mind. Immediately noticeable is
the large divide between its interior quarters
and its outdoor platform. It sits at about nine square meters, with its interior
occupying 4.6 square meters of the entire space. The cabin's most important feature is its large slanted window, which is capable of
turning the forest scenery into a spectacular canvas
of the starry skies once the night settles in. The minimalist cabin was
built with recycled materials, and had a total estimated cost of $10,500, excluding equipment and labor. Due to its tiny area,
Robin's personal abode doesn't require a construction permit according to Finnish law. Upon completion, he then
named the cabin Nido, an Italian word meaning bird's nest. It's similar in a lot of ways
to this forest retreat cabin which has a larger, 28 square meter area. Before we continue this list, first take a guess at what exactly is this sealed entrance on the beach. Stick around to see what cool stuff this lair actually has inside. Number five, The Bubble Lodge. If privacy is the least of your worries, then perhaps this transparent bubble lodge in Dournazac, Limousin, France
is your tiny home of choice. Actually, it's not exactly real estate or a mobile residence. It's specifically a room for one of the fancy hotels in the area. This means that each
of these bubble lodges would be located in different areas scattered throughout
the commercial estate. As a temporary lodging for
visitors and travelers, it's still perfectly furbished. It has everything that you'll
need as a typical hotel room. Though, as it's a limited enclosed space, you'd have to wonder how guests would go to and from the bathroom facilities during times of natural urgencies. There are also hardly any
artificial lighting fixtures, with only dim lamps to let guests see the immediate space around them. Hey, at the at least you
have the best view ever of the starry night
sky every single night. Number four, The Cube Project. As far as minimalist designs go, the typical boxed-design
of the Cube Project is the simplest of the bunch so far. Started as a project by Dr. Mike Page, it's meant to demonstrate the feasibility of minimalist living, with all the conveniences of modern life optimized efficiently. As you may have guessed, the QB has a perfect square
area of nine square meters. It's installed with solar panels, and it's rated to expend just as much as the system produces. Unlike the very similar Diogene tiny home, which was designed to
be completely off-grid, the QB needs to be connected. This is both for emergency purposes and to sell off excess energy it produces. Unfortunately, it's not
pre-designed with a water source, so a separate installation
would be required when installing a QB1
within a specific area. Number three, The Tiniest
House in the World. In an effort to demonstrate the actual absurdities of tiny homes, Boston artist Jeff Smith
redecorated a long mobile crate as a livable micro-estate. Extending to just a little bit longer than two meters in length, it's somewhat a shrunk-down version of the already tiny Mica home. Though built simply to send
a message to the public, it's as furnished as any
other tiny home for its size. It has tiny wall tables, a carpeted floor, and even a roof that
can even be lifted up, presumably for better ventilation. Jeff Smith planned to use
the micro home as a prop for his back-then-upcoming short film, which would have further explored the actual objective of his project. In fact, he even listed
his micro home on Airbnb, to be rented for $55 a night
for those who are eager enough to dare living off his
smallest house in the world. Number two, The Egg House. Haifei, a young 24
year-old engineer in China, was inspired to build a tiny
home in the shape of an egg, after a concept project
that shared a similar theme. His oval project, however,
is much cheaper at $964, and is much, much smaller. With a size that's similar to
your average personal tent, the Egg house can only
accommodate very bare necessities: a tiny table, small bedroom, a water tank, and a few electric conveniences, such as lamps and mobile chargers. It has a tiny solar panel
installed on its side to provide energy, and it's accessed through
a hole at the top. Ironically, living in this tiny home means that Haifei couldn't even afford to live on the very urban landscape that aims to improve with this project. Soon however, with a
more positive reception of his budding project, this young architect may finally be able to move out of his oval abode to design better minimalist homes. Already pondered on what's actually inside our hole in the beach? If you guessed a refrigeration facility, then you are absolutely correct. Creatively named as the Groundfridge, Dutch designer Floris
Schoonderbeek came up with an awesome way to
use his tiny tube room without using traditional-powered designs. All it needs is adequate underground space where it can be tucked
in for thermal inertia to start its passive cooling effect. When installed, the Groundfridge will keep your preserved items
fresh for much longer, with its constant 10-degree
Celsius temperature all year round. That said, you could probably
live in there as a ball if you love the beach life that much. Number one, The Tiniest London Estate. At 17.4 square meters,
this tiny home in London may seem tame compared to
what we've seen so far. Still, it's considered
the tiniest London estate, and also, the fanciest one in this list. The home is found on a
tiny length of real estate in Richmond Avenue, Islington, in London. Following a similar theme to the previously featured
slim n' trim homes, this home also went for
the make-it-tall design of saving land space. Thus, this abode has
almost complete facilities, and perfectly furbished ones at that, allowing it to function as a
regular, normal-sized home. The caveat for all of this? Its listing price is rated at something equivalent to $450,000, which is significantly higher
than an average home in U.K. It definitely doesn't cater to the economic and cost-effective appeal of traditional tiny homes. However at such design,
build, and location, even minimalists will have to agree on its luxurious price tag. So, would you like to live
in any of these tiny homes? And which one was your favorite? Be sure to let me know in
the comments down below. Also, if you liked this video, you'll love this other one
on my friend's channel, Question King. Click the link on screen now to view it. Thanks for watching. (playful music)
