Would you live in a tiny home on stilts?
Architect designs tiny flats to stand on stilts in bid to solve UK housing crisis
WHILE the housing crisis in the United Kingdom continues to pose a threat to future home owners, one UK architect has come up with a brilliant (or not so brilliant) solution.
Bill Dunster has designed tiny pod flats on stilts in an effort to solve the looming problem.
His homes, which stand above ground level erected over a car park for your vehicle, could cost a mere £750 a month and provide you with 74 square feet of space.
The portable buildings have solar panels, water recycling systems and electric vehicle charging points.
He believes his pop-up properties can also be erected over ground-level facilities such as park-and-ride sites to save space.
Bill’s firm ZEDfactory has approached the Oxford City Council about trialling up to 50 of the homes and has offered to meet the costs.
The council is also considering proposals to build more than 1,500 of the eco-friendly ‘pod’ homes above Oxford’s park and ride sites.
But while some may regard the homes as an ideal solution to the city’s housing shortage, the idea is struggling to get off the ground.
Oxford City Council has cited air pollution, land devaluation and costs as reasons for the hold-up.
While the pods require 25 years planning permission, they can easily be forklifted to another location should the council want to redevelop the land.
Information obtained by Mail Online
