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The Swiss army house: Tiny building has furniture folded into its walls that swing out
Daily Mail ^ | 29 January 2018 | Phoebe Southworth

Posted on 01/30/2018 3:55:43 PM PST by mairdie

This tiny house has furniture folded inside its walls, mimicking the functionality of a Swiss Army Knife.

The ninety-six-square-foot building, which cost just £35,000 to build, starts out consisting of a single white room with no decor in sight.

But as the walls are unfolded its true functionality emerges.

It has a bed that folds down and an ingenious kitchen area, complete with a hob, cupboard space and a table and chairs for entertaining guests.

A bathroom, complete with a luxurious shower, can even be pulled out through a small gap in the wall.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography
KEYWORDS: architecture; photography
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To: lee martell
Big Brother: American Edition. Challenge accepted.

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21 posted on 01/30/2018 4:19:52 PM PST by mairdie
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To: mairdie

That’s great unless you need to clip coupons and open a bottle of wine at the same time....


22 posted on 01/30/2018 4:22:16 PM PST by mylife (The Roar Of he Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mairdie

Having seen videos of the silos converted into homes, it’s not the homelike parts or the thought of underground living, it’s the vast empty pits where the missles were. If I lived there, I’d be afraid of hearing creepy noises from the missle silos.


23 posted on 01/30/2018 4:22:21 PM PST by Moonmad27
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To: mairdie
Nice digs! Kinda like this one...


24 posted on 01/30/2018 4:22:40 PM PST by C210N (It is easier to fool the people than convince them that they have been fooled)
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To: Jamestown1630

True, sometimes minimalism can be taken to the extreme.

Some of the innovations, especially with spaces that have modular parts could be very useful for designers of motorhomes, RVs, boats and other vehicles where space is a premium but modern conveniences are desired.


25 posted on 01/30/2018 4:23:16 PM PST by Crolis ("To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." -GKC)
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To: C210N

I don’t think the Murphy accessories would be popular with the management.


26 posted on 01/30/2018 4:26:00 PM PST by mairdie
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To: mairdie

You really need to photoshop a shark into the
left side of that surfer photo.


27 posted on 01/30/2018 4:26:42 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: mairdie
Let them out when they’re all certified crazy.

It will be a short stay for most of them.

28 posted on 01/30/2018 4:33:12 PM PST by T. P. Pole
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To: Crolis

Yes.

I find a lot of the ‘tiny houses’ very charming. But it always bugs me that these ‘creative’ people seem to think that the folks who are going to live in the tiny houses aren’t creative themselves. It’s as if they think that all OTHER people need are the bare necessities - and electronics.

My husband and I love to cook - there’s no room in there for all of our cooking implements; nor for all of our artsy-craftsy supplies. And where would the cats; litter boxes and beds go? My brother’s power tools, table saw, etc?

But I think the architect, in the article, described exactly the value of experiments like this. It’s a ‘thought project’, and in the process you may make breakthroughs.


29 posted on 01/30/2018 4:33:24 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: tet68
Like this?


30 posted on 01/30/2018 4:35:35 PM PST by mairdie
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To: mairdie

31 posted on 01/30/2018 4:40:11 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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You dood it again!


32 posted on 01/30/2018 4:42:41 PM PST by mairdie
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To: mairdie

That tiger must be female. She is swatting with her right paw.


33 posted on 01/30/2018 4:51:01 PM PST by PAR35
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To: Crolis

We have a 40 ft sailboat that would be totally comfy as a live aboard for 1 person. I could live on it. It has 2 over 6 ft couches, a table, a king size bed and a double bed. A full kitchen with fridge, 2 burner electric stove, a convection oven and a microwave. It doesn’t have a dishwasher so I use lots of paper plates and styrofoam cups though. Lol. It has a vanity with sink ensuite and a separate head. We took the shower out because it was one of those shower over the stool types and I refuse to use it. But we have great facilities at the marina and all the guest slips we have stayed in have pretty nice bathrooms.


34 posted on 01/30/2018 4:56:54 PM PST by sheana
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To: mairdie

tiny bookmark


35 posted on 01/30/2018 4:56:57 PM PST by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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She looks kinda like the pleasant young lady in the AT&T commercials.

...in a robotic sort of way...

36 posted on 01/30/2018 5:01:19 PM PST by OKSooner (Joan Rivers, RIP)
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To: mairdie
Check the Japanese....chocolate spas in Tokyo


37 posted on 01/30/2018 5:02:24 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: mairdie
Sorry! Wrong thread!

Swiss knife for a woman


38 posted on 01/30/2018 5:05:39 PM PST by Daffynition (The New PTSD: PRESIDENT-Trump Stress Disorder - The LSN didnÂ’t make Trump, so they can't break him)
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To: mairdie

Just dandy, until something warps.
Minimalist for thee. Not for me!


39 posted on 01/30/2018 5:15:58 PM PST by Buttons12
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40 posted on 01/30/2018 5:17:27 PM PST by Rebelbase
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