One square meter house


2001-2006
ARCHITECTURE
Place
Paris, France
Dimension
2.7 x 2.7 x 17 m | 1m² each level
Material
Galvanised steel structure, composite shells: cellular and epoxy resin
Housing prototype
By reducing living space to its smallest unit, the square metre, the “One Square Meter House” prototype promotes a critical view of land speculation. Beyond this, it subverts the notions of habitability, adaptability and evolutivity. A body-trap that takes contemporary narcissism to its most absurd, “One Square Meter House” makes public space the only possible terrain for social interaction.

Photo: David Boureau / Florian Kleinefenn