‘London’s skinniest house’ is on the market for $1.3 million

A dwelling billed as “perhaps the skinniest dwelling in London” is up for sale for £950,000 ($1.3 million).

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The property sits among two shops in west London.

Just 6 ft huge and masking 1,034 sq. ft, the five-story home was as soon as a hat shop, according to genuine estate agent Winkworth, which is internet marketing it.

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The two-bedroom residence in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, was originally converted by trend photographer Juergen Teller, according to a statement from Winkworth, and features an primary Artwork Deco tub tub and an Aga cooker.

“It truly is quirky and charming and terrific for entertaining and will charm to another person who feels there is additional to existence than two up, two down,” mentioned David Myers, the Winkworth agent handling the sale. “It started off lifetime as a hat store, was converted by a trend photographer — the greatest designer house.”

The basement degree has a kitchen area, a dining space and double-height glass doors main to a patio back garden, although the 1st flooring attributes a reception space. Head up the spiral staircase to the second flooring, the place you will obtain a research, a bed room and a roof terrace. The 3rd ground is home to a rest room, a dressing area and a shower home. At the extremely major of the house is the most important bed room.

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The residence was at first converted by photographer Juergen Teller.

“The interior design has the bespoke approach of a luxury yacht, generating the most of modest spaces,” in accordance to Winkworth.

The skinny residence may well be something of an oddity in London, but extraordinarily slender residences have extensive been a fixture in countries where by land is taxed by width, these types of as Vietnam and the Netherlands, and Japan has established alone as a pioneer in the discipline.

And while a price tag of $1.3 million usually means this listing is significantly from economical, tiny residences are significantly preferred as architects answer to large dwelling charges, increasing urban density and greater fascination in downsizing and simplifying our life.

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It is distribute more than five floors.