It’s not much, but it’s home. FrancisChan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north Lon don, in a flat that’s just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.
Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. PeterBaynes,Chan’s architect(建筑师), has achieved a clever piece of design, according to architectural experts. TheChan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victorian house. Not an inch of space is wasteD、 When you step in through the front door, you’re standing in the shower, onBritain’s only self-cleansing doormat(自动清洁门垫).A、door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier.A、worktop folds down from the wall. Another step and you’re into the dining/office areA、Four people can sit here for dinner, saysChan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he’s working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board fight at the back. "I don’t even have to make the bed,"Chan says. "I just put the cover down. " Chan’s business suits hang neatly on the wall over the beD、Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat andChan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the "boat-house". "It cost around £ 4,700 to build last year. Now it’s been valued at £ 30,000. It proves that good design doesn’t need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care," saysChan. Where isChan’s flat [A] Next to a big house. [B] Under an old building. [C] In a busy London street. [D]By the side of a country roaD、