{"id":19836,"date":"2012-09-02T00:30:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-02T05:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.buzzbuzzhome.com\/?p=19836"},"modified":"2012-09-04T08:49:45","modified_gmt":"2012-09-04T13:49:45","slug":"japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide","title":{"rendered":"This Japanese micro-home is only seven feet wide but houses two families"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/09\/japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide.html\/house-k-hiroyuki-shinozaki-architects-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19844\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19844\" title=\"House-K-Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-Architects\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/House-K-Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-Architects2-300x257.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a>At its narrowest point, an average sized adult could reach out and touch both walls, but House K, a micro-home in Japan, houses two families.<\/p>\n<p>The home may only be seven feet wide, but it is 30 feet high and holds 1,700 feet of living space. Still, with such narrow quarters it&#8217;s hard to believe two families could live in the home comfortably.<\/p>\n<p>However, the house is divided into two uneven halves which contain enough room for two families, complete with kitchens, bathrooms, closets and a small kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s a kicker: there&#8217;s no wall dividing the duplex.<!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/inhabitat.com\/breezy-japanese-house-is-only-7-feet-wide-but-accommodates-2-families\/hiroyuki-shinozaki-house-k-7\/\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"> InHabitat <\/a>notes that &#8220;this space-efficient house could act as a prototype for cooperative living\u00a0 arrangements that build community without sacrificing privacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Check out the slender pictures of House K below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19838\" style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/09\/japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide.html\/hiroyuki-shinozaki-house-k-7\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19838\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19838\" title=\"Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-House-K-7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-House-K-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At its narrowest point, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal is taller than this house is wide.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19840\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/09\/japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide.html\/house-k-hiroyuki-shinozaki-architects-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19840\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19840\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19840\" title=\"House-K-Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-Architects\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/House-K-Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-Architects1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It may be hard to believe, but this narrow home is designed for two families.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19841\" style=\"width: 478px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2012\/09\/japanese-micro-homeseven-feet-wide.html\/hiroyuki-shinozaki-house-k-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19841\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19841\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19841\" title=\"Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-House-K-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Hiroyuki-Shinozaki-House-K-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"695\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A peek inside House K.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At its narrowest point, an average sized adult could reach out and touch both walls, but House K, a micro-home in Japan, houses two 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