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Architect creates complete home just 4 metres squared

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(29 Nov 2010) AP Television Hibbat Ziyyon, central Israel, 2nd November 2010 1. Wide of CHU 200 (compact housing unit) 2. Close up of exterior of storage area 3. Pan to the left of shoe box to mail box 4. Close-up of sign of wardrobe 5. Tilt down of CHU 6. Exterior shot of CHU toilet 7. Hagai Nagar, architect and designer of the CHU 200 taking books from a book shelf 8. Nagar opening the kitchen door 9. Close-up of Nagar's hands as he re-arranges kitchen 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Hagai Nagar, Architect and Designer of the CHU 200: "CHU stands for compact house unit and the two hundred is the two hundred by two hundred by two hundred centimetres which is the volume of the box. It is a unit, a unit that possess all the functions we know from the regular modern house all the facilities, they are all condensed into a volume of two-by-two-by-two." 11. Hagai opens the door to the shower room 12. Medium shot of the shower room 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Hagai Nagar, Architect and Designer of the CHU 200: "Most of the floor space is unused (in regular houses) now that was what we were trying to do, trying to see how small can we get a house still having all the functions that a big house gives us without using as much space and that is how we came up with the idea of the CHU200." 14. Hagai opening the bed and sitting on it 15. Close-up of Hagai reading while sat on bed 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Hagai Nagar, Hagai Nagar, Architect and Designer of the CHU 200: "Some people were talking to me in a serious way about putting it (the CHU) or having many of these stored somewhere and once there is a natural disaster like an earthquake or something instead of living in tents with no water and you just ship it to wherever you need and communities can live around it and enjoy it." 17. Hagai standing near desk of CHU talking 18. SOUNDBITE (English) Hagai Nagar, Hagai Nagar, Architect and Designer of the CHU 200: "We live in a country that doesn't have lots of land and the population in the world is growing in general. So until when, or how much can we absorb? How much can we build? So maybe this is just an idea, maybe this is something you can take and make something bigger out of it. I mean the CHU is right now two hundred-by-two hundred-by-two hundred, but what if you add another layer? And you put a big bed right on-top, on the roof of the CHU maybe a whole family could live there and we are talking about four squared metres." 19. Pan from regular house to CHU 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Hagai Nagar, Hagai Nagar, Architect and Designer of the CHU 200: "Maybe as architects this is now our mission, maybe this is the time to come up or to re-think and evaluate the way we live." 21. Nagar opening wardrobe 22. Nagar re-arranging shirts 23. Nagar opening shower room pan down 24. Nagar working on the computer LEAD IN: An architect in Israel has created the ultimate in space saving solutions - a portable house with all mod cons - that's only 4 metres squared (43 squared feet). STORYLINE: Many people dream of upgrading to a bigger home, but with space at a premium in cities all over the world, Hagai Nagar's creation just might come in handy. According to Nagar the CHU 200 compact home has everything you'll ever need - there's storage space, a mailbox, bathroom and even a fitted kitchen. "CHU stands for compact house unit and the two hundred is the two hundred by two hundred by two hundred centimetres which is the volume of the box. It is a unit, a unit that possess all the functions we know from the regular modern house all the facilities, they are all condensed into a volume of two-by-two-by-two," says Nagar. Nagar was asked to design an ecological home for an exhibition in Tel Aviv. Keyword wacky bizarre You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c027350ba016324001bf4ed55a66bc7c Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork