It might look a little bit like a novelty static caravan, but Belgian architects have managed to squeeze essential components of a normal home into a giant egg.
The pod, which measures only 215 square feet, contains a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom space in a polyester and plywood shell.
The design was originally conceived as a solution for an Italian design firm that was struggling to get planning permission for an office extension.
The Blob VB3 micro-house came about as the local planning authority refused to give permission for any permanent structures, which enabled quirky architectural firm dmvA to come up with its aesthetically-pleasing design that is small and mobile, Gizmodo reported.
The firms says its egg is easily transportable and can be used as an office, guestroom or garden house as the space is so flexible.
In order to squeeze the functions of a much larger home into the micro-house, the interior was designed to have lots of cubby holes to house kitchen essentials, separate the bathroom from the main space (at the pointier end of the egg) and provide space to sleep.
Fully lit, the house can have a warm glow inside, which looks like a yellowy egg.
People who live or work in the egg can open a large upwards-lifting door or 'nose' to create a porch or canopy, extending their living space.
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