That could be modified into a luxery outhouse

If they would add wheels, and round off the corners, they might be on to something.

Besides the obvious fact that it is small...it looks pretty sweet.

But no surround sound? And where do you hook up the dvd player and video games?

I... I totally dig it, actually. I think that I could really go for some simplification in my life. Think about it: there is only so messy that thing could get. Of course, then again, maybe I should just clean my apartment.

I think it's awesome. In the bizarro world it would be what a hi-tech Ted Kazinski(?) would stay in to write threatening manifestos to hippies. Honestly though, if you're single and without kids, why not? You really don't need a friggin mansion and houses are ridiculously priced depending on your location. Maybe in the future, when you see a hotty walk by, you'll pop a neo-modern cube.

SIXGUNNER

Trust me, that thing could get littered with trash! The ground could just be trash and make trash angels just like in the Simpsons episode.

That looks pretty cool to me, especially in the right setting. The big windows are what make it liveable...

I would buy one. Seriously. IT has everything I'd ever want, thought I would way it should be atleast 12 cubic feet and have 2 beds or one big one for couples. I can see fancy not rich people buying thesethings and then having enough to send their kids to a fancy school, then buy new mercedes. Think about it. Say the price of a slightly larger house is the same. 40k. going to college. 30-40k, a mew car doesnt have to be mercedes) could be atleast 20k...about 100 thousand dollars all together...thats the price of buying a small cheap old house without a car, or college...small houses are mansions of today.

yes it blends!

I like it better with an AMERICAN flair -- see Tumbleweed houses:

http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/

This company was featured in Fast Company a few months ago. Love the designs -- practical for a recreational property.

go ahead and buy it. Just don't park it near any bridges in Boston.

It's the sugar shack of the future! It's where we go to meet that post-modern, post-industrial, cyberpunk lady of the night and get with the uploads, if you know what I mean.

...and I think you do.

Check out the miniHome... http://www.sustain.ca/

That small tumbleweed house, the brown, rectangular shaped house is awsome, they need interior pictures of a real decorated house just to show the size and how fancy it is. I like that one better than this on gizmodo, but pricing and interior design could kill my interest for that tumbleweed home. And yes I would buy one.

True, it may be the only option after the "pocyclipse". But, then again, if I can live in the country away from Rpublicans...

This would be a hit in Japan. You should see how they take advantage of space over there. Like the toilet/sink, which uses the water from washing your hands to fill the tank for flushing.

The Tumbleweed houses are too retro and look just like garden sheds in the UK.

this would be awesome here in tornado country. You hear the siren, throw the ouse in the trunk and drive away!

I dont get it. Why not make it at least 18.5 square feet?!!?

Why would somebody even bother designing this home?

did anyone actually read the site (before posting)?

There it's clearly stated:
"...developed the m-ch as an answer to an increasing demand for short stay living for students, business people, sports and leisure use and for weekenders"

this is for "short stay" like a carvan, not a replacement of a "normal" house

this is for "short stay" like a carvan

or a short stay like a trip to the loo/john/toilet...

Anyone who thinks this is just a design concept and that no one would live in a house that size needs to move to Japan (I'm there right now). I'm looking for a new apartment, and there's a lot here that aren't much bigger than that one...

Ravlen

that has an awesome design. very sleek and modern. it's a gorgeous little temp house

this is for "short stay" like a carvan

or a short stay like a trip to the loo/john/toilet...

so this is where i bring the classy hookers eh?

or maybe for the place you rent by the hour ;)

I saw plenty of those at the camping ground last summer, they were called TRAILERS...

There looks to be little, if any, insulation. It's a great idea. It was also covered here before, at least I thought it was.

Perfect for the top of a skyscraper.

Yeah? But where do I put all of my stuff? Not big enough! Also, where are the pictures of the bathroom?

All I gotta say...stackable cities...oh yeah, the future is here.

What's with the lighting rod?

Does it need 1.21 Gigawatts of electricity to power it?

Would be a nice way to have a summer house if you placed it in a nice scenic area:) Wonder if you could tow it on the back of big truck and have a kind of cool looking RV?

Ill buy 10 connecting them and pwn the world

OK, Here goes:

1] It's the perfect Mime Training School.

2] Let FEMA buy them for displaced Katrina victims.

3] Strategically place them to lure tornados away from large population centers.

4] Dig a round hole and, you know, see if it fits.

This will probably sound blasphemous to the maker of the thing, but it sounds like a nice way to add onto my house.

Put it in the back yard and you've got a quick and easy in-law unit.

This would be a mansion in japan, and a decent size apt. in NY

For a summer home where you're going to spend most of your time outside anyway, this is perfect.

i think it'd be GREAT for dorms for students at an art school...have them laying around in different positions..stack them...etc etc.

i've seen media coverage of cubic housings not entirely unlike this one in germany. they were supplied to students, and i actually think that, as a concept, this wouldn't be such a bad idea. at least in america, where compact living really could use some... oh, i don't know, existence?

did i miss something??? are we running out of space in this country? Oh no that's right we're not... never mind then.

No condo fees and has about the same amount of space as a 1 Bdrm. condo here in Vancouver,B.C. What's the problem?

way too expensive, with a little bit of research and hammer and nails competency, anyone could build one of these, for much cheaper, whether as a guest pad, or a camp home.

"But, then again, if I can live in the country away from Rpublicans..."

'Cept that rural areas tend to vote "Rpublican" more than urban ones. Neener neener.

Seriously, it would made a great vacation home, or a cottage for the too-hip-to-live types. And then when they close up for the season and head back to the city, the local kids come and tip the thing over and steal the electronics.

All I gotta say...stackable cities...oh yeah, the future is here.

so ... did you mean apartments, condos or nyc?

@Paradise: Or all of the above?