Shipping containers are so yesterday, and the same thing goes for reality television. In a last ditch effort to save both of these passing trends, Belgium-based sculp(IT) has created a real life Truman Show. Architects Pieter Peerlings and Silvia Mertens recently completed a clever office, residence and studio for themselves, dubbed Antwerp’s narrowest house, located in the former red-light district. Peerlings and Mertens took a 2.4-metre wide space between two buildings, erected a steel skeleton that resembles a stack of shipping containers, and installed work, dining, relaxing and sleeping areas, plus a bath tub on the roof.
“A one-piece staircase connects the floors. The walls are all glass, allowing light in and creating a feel of space. In a nod to the area’s “exhibitionist” past, each “window” to the street has a black frame emphasizing the showcase or display aspect. The multi-color lighting scheme completes the seedy notion.” I may be the biggest exhibitionist in my home, but that’s not to say that I want put on a show for the whole neighbourhood to see. Even so, I think the idea of a rooftop bath under a starry night would be an amazing experience. Anyone know how to disconnect a bathtub?
