Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Inside Warsaw’s Extraordinary 72-Centimetre-Wide Keret House Landmark
The Keret House is a very narrow building in Warsaw, Poland.
It fits into a small gap between two other buildings.
The house is only 72 centimetres wide at its narrowest point.
Polish architect Jakub Szczęsny designed it as both artwork and a usable place to live and work.
It has three levels connected by stairs and a ladder.
Inside are a kitchenette, bathroom, sitting area, workspace and bed.
A long skylight brings sunlight into the small space.
Israeli writer Etgar Keret uses the house as a workspace and sometimes stays there.
Indian influencer Rishabh Wadhwa recently showed viewers what the inside looks like.
Warsaw’s Keret House measures 72 centimetres wide at its narrowest point and 122 centimetres at its widest.
Architect Jakub Szczęsny of Centrala designed the structure as both an art installation and functional living space.
The approximately 150-square-foot building occupies a previously unused gap between postwar and prewar buildings.
Its three levels contain a kitchenette, bathroom, seating area, workspace, storage and a sleeping area.
Built for Israeli writer Etgar Keret, the house was completed in October 2012 after about three years of construction.
- Who
- Polish architect Jakub Szczęsny designed the Keret House for Israeli writer Etgar Keret; Indian influencer Rishabh Wadhwa recently visited it.
- What
- The Keret House is an approximately 150-square-foot art installation and functional living space measuring 72 centimetres wide at its narrowest point.
- When
- The project was completed in October 2012 after about three years of construction; Rishabh Wadhwa recently shared a video walkthrough.
- Where
- The house is located in an alley between a postwar housing cooperative and a prewar former Jewish tenement building in Warsaw, Poland.
- Why
- Szczęsny wanted to transform an unusually narrow, previously unused gap between buildings into a functional structure.
- Narrowest width
- 72 centimetres (28 inches)
- Widest width
- 122 centimetres (48 inches)
- Approximate area
- 150 square feet
- Levels
- Three
- Architect
- Jakub Szczęsny of Centrala
- Completed
- October 2012
- Primary user
- Israeli writer Etgar Keret
