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The Potential of Van Bo's 'One Square Meter House'

Designer Van Bo Le-Mentzel takes a philosophical approach to the small housing movement, devising plans for a portable living space that occupies just one square meter.

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Originally from Laos, Van Bo Le-Mentzel came to Germany as a refugee and faced one of the most common problems that transplants encounter—finding a home. "Everybody should have their own house, with a window and a door. And it should stand wherever you want," Le-Mentzel says.

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written by:
Skylar Bergl
October 15, 2012

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