This is what your daily life would look like if you lived in “the thinnest house in the world.”

Thanks to the growing demand for city living – coupled with an overwhelming increase in cost of living – many of us have to get used to making concessions in our living conditions, whether it’s converting a ground floor room into a bedroom or giving up the luxury of a garden.

But have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a House which is only 3 feet wide at its thinnest point?

Can you recognize the house in this photo? (Omar Marques/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The story of the “finest house in the world”

Located in the Polish capital of Warsaw, Maison Keret has earned the title of “thinnest independent house”, even winning a place in the Guinness World Records.

Measuring 152 centimeters (4.99 feet) at its widest point, the building is a brilliant (or dystopian) use of available urban space by architect Jakub Szczesny and intended to be a place for travel creatives to rest their heads, rather than being anyone’s permanent home.

The house is named after the writer Etgar Keret, who helped create the house and was the first person to stay there. Keret would later refer to the house as “a memorial to my family”, as members of both of his parents’ families were killed during the Holocaust.

Spread over three floors, the house includes a single bed wedged under a window, as well as a kitchen, bathroom and small dining area, as well as a “living space” consisting of a single ottoman. The house is elevated and entry is via a ladder leading to the first floor.

Cozy or claustrophobic? You decide.

Maison Keret was designated as an art installation to circumvent local building codes (Omar Marques/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Cozy or claustrophobic? (Omar Marques/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

The Keret House is so small that Szczesny officially registered it as an “art installation” in order to circumvent city building codes. Which probably means no one can live there for an extended period of time.

Reflecting on how the house came to be over a interview speaking to Dezeen in 2012, Szczesny explained that he conceived the idea after seeing the gap between the two buildings and wondering “who could live there”.

“It started with space,” Szczesny explained.

“I started thinking about who might live there,” he continued. “It had to be someone who would like to be a hermit, someone who would like to spend time alone doing something, but doing what?”

However, anyone wanting to tour the house in person or even stay overnight should prepare to be disappointed as it does not appear to be open to the public at this time.