Life in the bare minimum of space is an important issue of research, theory and paradigm design in architectural education and practice. Living in spatial minima in times of economic and political crisis seems to be the inevitable solution. But is it attractive? Is it acceptable? Is it functional?
An important part of our work is based on the historical research of paradigms dependent each time on the political-economic background of each era and region. The conditions which lead to or enforce this type of dwelling will be explored. Whether, in the end, it is a choice or a forced solution.
If buildings are a bark of protection for the human inhabitant in the era of the energy and environmental crisis, it is necessary to clarify how the general planning-practice and political choice of spreading the “tiny house” model could contribute to the appropriation of the minimum space, which, in addition, needs to be energy self-sufficient.
