I turned a dumpster right into a 25-square-foot tiny residence in London for $4,800. My bathroom is exterior, however I really like residing right here.

After I moved again to London final 12 months, I made a decision to construct my very own tiny residence to keep away from excessive lease costs.

Final 12 months, I moved again to London after a while abroad doing building work for an structure studio I helped cofound. I returned to seek out myself amongst 1000’s of different folks looking for a room within the UK capital.

I would looked for a brand new place to stay many occasions earlier than, however this time it was completely different. Lease had gone via the roof, and there was nonetheless hardly something out there. I used to be both going to have to just accept a small damp room within the outskirts of town or assume exterior the field. 

Within the months that adopted, I designed and constructed myself a tiny residence inside a dumpster. The purpose was not solely to create a spot for myself to stay but in addition to make a press release about how absurd the housing disaster had grow to be.

The development took me 4 weeks and value $4,800. However by turning my residing scenario into an artwork set up, I used to be capable of achieve sponsorship for the plot of land from an arts group.

It is now been three months since I moved in, and the place is beginning to really feel like residence.