{"id":63217,"date":"2013-10-29T17:05:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T21:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=63217"},"modified":"2014-02-10T13:09:34","modified_gmt":"2014-02-10T18:09:34","slug":"micro-pico-dwelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/micro-pico-dwelling","title":{"rendered":"Seattle man takes micro-living to the next level with 182-square-foot &#8216;pico-dwelling&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/micro-pico-dwelling.html\/pico-dwelling\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63218\" alt=\"Pico-dwelling\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pico-dwelling-1024x514.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photos: <a href=\"http:\/\/faircompanies.com\/videos\/view\/diy-crafted-seattle-micro-apartment-8-spaces-in-182-sq-ft\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">faircompanies.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So you\u2019ve heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/01\/the-eight-room-420-square-foot-studio-apartment.html\">the eight-room, 420-square-foot studio apartment in New York<\/a>, but Seattle engineer Steve Sauer\u2019s 182-square-foot home may have that beat.<\/p>\n<p>Utilizing various stacking functions, Sauer converted a basement storage unit into a micro-home with eight different useful spaces.<\/p>\n<p>He calls it the \u201cPico-dwelling,\u201d which refers to the metric prefix that denotes tiny to the negative 12th factor. The efficient space includes a kitchen, bathroom, two sleeping areas, bicycle storage, and a convertible dining table that can seat up to six people.<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"640\" height=\"400\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hJkBlqLJLWA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"640\" height=\"400\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/hJkBlqLJLWA?version=3&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;rel=0\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/center>As the video tour demonstrates, the home is strong and durable, and every surface can support a huge amount of weight. Of course that means it wasn&#8217;t cheap to build.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSauer invested upwards of $50,000 in the materials used to build up the place, which he did himself,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcoexist.com\/3020057\/would-you-live-in-this-182-square-foot-micro-micro-apartment#1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Fast Company reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the pico-dwelling features were made using materials from IKEA, others Sauer had custom built, like the soaker tub, which when not in use, stays hidden behind a trapdoor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/micro-pico-dwelling.html\/pico-dwelling-1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63219\" alt=\"Pico-dwelling-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pico-dwelling-1-1024x509.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"509\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fast Company, Sauer says he hopes to one day design an entire pico-dwelling apartment building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world has always seen luxury as big, especially in America. I just get a kick out of using the smallest thing I can to get somewhere, pushing those engineering limits,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2013\/10\/micro-pico-dwelling.html\/pico-dwelling-2-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63241\" alt=\"Pico-dwelling-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pico-dwelling-21-1024x512.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultra-tiny home is a converted storage space with eight different useful 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