” I are likely to like things in their place,” says Steve Sauer, a Boeing engineer who spent the last 7 years turning this 182-square-foot basement condo in to a decked-out, three-level dwelling. Can you see the bath?
Ah, there this is, built into the floor just beneath the front door and covered up by a 3form Chroma panel. That’s only 1 of many ingenious touches Sauer worked into his puzzle-like home, which also includes two beds, a 37″ TV, a toilet with shower, a kitchen with working dishwasher, and space for two full-size bicycles.
There’s a ” cafe area” -that’s the part up top with the table-and a ” video lounge” -the gap below it with the TV. Inspired by the gap-saving buildings of Scandinavia and Japan, Sauer spent hundreds of hours scouring the web for just the proper components (at just the proper size). When he couldn’t find them, he made them himself.
And his pod’s not just for his own pleasure; Sauer says, ” the parties had been fantastic” in his abode, which is able to squeeze up to 10 people. It’s each of the inadvertent-body-touching of perennial party favorite Twister with no need to spin that damn pointer every minute or two.
Very impressive, Mr. Sauer, but I believe I would have you beat-I’m blogging from my home office, which also serves as my dining room (I’m eating a bag of chips), which also serves as my home theater (I’m listening to a few music) which also serves as my sleeping quarters, because it’s my bed. [ Seattle Times via Apartment Therapy ]
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