I truly enjoy this show for the gadgets, and Richard Ayoade is spectacular as the Gadget Man! I enjoyed the "Smaller is Better" show because this tiny house concept needs to be duplicated around the world. WHO designed it? Are they building more? It's brilliant. I know there is a huge "NOMAD" experience, with people who live in RV's, vans, and cars - traveling around the USA and around the world during the pandemic - yet the homeless problem and/or the fact that many people can't afford a regular (over)sized home is a great reason to mass-produce these adorable tiny homes! Who can or will make these homes?
I want this house. I want to live in it and I never want to leave it. Give it some soundproof walls and you can even remove the yard and stack em all up. It can be like a retirement home for single people that dont want kids and hate the outside. I'll just live there till I die and I won't ever be a problem for the rest of the world.
love the concept of the rolling compartments of the tiny house, which is brilliant. My only question is, is there ANY storage space apart from kitchen cupboards? I didn't see much. Where would a genuine homeowner store their clothes, everyday items apart from the 5 books and plants shown?
I get the impression Richard has never gone camping and thinks he is slumming it a bit haha :). Oh I have that clothes drier, they are so useful in rainy old England . That moving wall idea is so cool I want it in my normal sized house LOL
I think the goal was to work with exactly 3 meter by 3 meters by 4 meters - a cube. I think they added the peaked roof to look cute after the fact, like the decorations on the outside. I imagine the thing that actually keeps the rain out is the flat top, under the peak.
I thought the tiny house can be built taller, putting the shower on a 2nd floor or something, i think that's the whole point of building towers. to fit more people into an enclosed area with small footprint. Since vertical space is almost always wasted.
I was thinking to Jimmy Carr's point that it was a third of a shipping container in size. This is just an over-the-top example. If they made a version that was a full shipping container in size, each room is three times the size immediately. Alternatively, more condensed innovations. Sort of surprised the beds didn't lower from the ceiling with the same crank system though.
@@misinformedmarti There are tiny houses that have counter-weighted beds like that; more commonly the loft space includes the peak of the roof so you can sit upright at least.
My complaint is... Why even have those big movable walls to begin with? You're just moving them around... Get rid of them. If you want to separate the bathroom, just get a smaller wall to separate it. And a wall ladder for the bed or something.
Removable walls contain tables and stack on each other so one room is not usable while another room is being used, it's not like it was just a flat wall moving back and forth for no reason
I think the moveable walls were to make it more gadgety tbh. There's a whole economising of space that goes into designing tiny houses and it's only really the bathroom that's isolated as you alluded to. More important is fitting storage in every bit of unused space.
but if you refuse to give up your esteme adress in the middle of london city, you could also throw some insulation on the sides, and a hypocaust under the floor problem solved =)
I may be the only person who is kind of scared of how that tiny house may be the future! It looks fun but would be horrible to live in full time - it be claustrophobic af!! I really hope people are not forced to live in houses that size one day - bloody overpopulation!!!
By the "house" I mean the house they use for this show. Not this stupid little fiasco they built for this episode! That house isn't the least bit livable. What if I need to use the toilet while I'm cooking dinner? My dinner ends up in the floor just so I can shit? Speaking of... when stuff falls into those tracks, how are you going to clean it out so the walls can move? How will you clean out the stuff that falls in the folds of your collapsing sofa, as well? And ANYONE with children will tell you, your furniture is going to get wet! How long do you think that cardboard couch will last?
I've heard they did a better job with their second tiny house, but I haven't found that episode yet. To be fair to the engineers, I bet most people who build tiny houses have much more time than they did.
Well the show IS called “GADGET Man”. Not “Most Efficient Tiny Homes”. You have to admit it had a lot of gadgetry involved. The engineers may have been tasked to make it as gadgety as possible with the least possible space. The roller system is old tech and budget friendly. Each wall did have different built in functions and gave the illusion of being a different room. It would get old very quickly though. Gadgets-yes Practical or desirable- not so much! Better functionality would be even cheaper and more spacious. Loved that exterior, so precious. As it was it made it easier to poke fun at for comedy material.
@@boopeep9670 I totally understand where you're coming from but i wouldnt describe rollers as very gadgety. So they could've used fold out furniture, or had an integrated sofa that works similarly to a Murphy bed, and I doubt it would cost more. But i totally agree that exterior is cute af.
Anim the roller system fits the gadget definition. It had rollers or wheels, gears, a crank ( took up some awkward space didn’t it lol). That wasn’t the only gadget like feature. But so many missed opportunities if you want it gadget themed. Yes! I expected fold out features and a drop leaf table in the kitchen and work/computer niche. Storage was pitiful! Foldout multipurpose furniture that can be reconfigured with built in storage, it’s such a basic easy do it yourself project. The shower bathroom was a total disappointment there was so much they could’ve done. Like a retractable drying line for laundry the pulls out and latches on the other side of the wall at the very least. The handcrank sticking out like a sore thumb in the middle of the way was just the worst they could’ve made it so it folded down on a single floor hinge,down into the floor in a small recessed space when not needed and when you need it simply swing it up it and crank I’ve seen tiny houses that could accommodate a couple comfortably. That tiny house I can’t see it working for even a couple just a single person and they would outgrow it very quickly. Overall it was cramped and awkward. Better suited as a guest quarters or teen/young adult. I only like the exterior. They should’ve called us Anim I have no doubt we could’ve done a much better job. But I’m keeping that cottage looking exterior 😆 and the thermamix! I do want one of those. The katana bookends and pop up tv were an awful waste of space. Some modifications and it could work as housing for the homeless, temporary housing at remote work sites or dorms for married couples. Three to a shipping container is hard to beat.
