6-foot-wide home in DC's driveway elbows to 10 feet: see how
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- Опубліковано 21 лис 2024
- When Nady Samnang bought a former parking spot in downtown Washington DC, he was approved to build to the lot lines for a 15-foot-wide home, but then zoning changed and he had to comply with alleyway setbacks meaning his home could only be 6 feet wide.
Nady submitted 23 different plans to the city, before he found a plan inspired by his family camping trips in an RV slide with slide-outs to ask the city for approval for bump-out bay windows. They said yes, and his home now stands at 6 feet across at its narrowest (hallways) and 10 feet at its widest. The kitchen and bathroom are 8 feet across with one bay window and the living room and bedroom have 2 bay windows putting them at 10 feet across.
Nady built the home with his brother Dean and says it took much longer to build because of the narrow alleys surrounding it so everything had to be done by hand. They put in solar and a heat pump so the home generates more energy than it needs.
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Nady Samnang www.omnifics.com/
The house for sale: dvosells.us.ps...
The city zoning it differently post purchase is so stupid. They put this man in a box and he absolutely thrived! 😊 Good for him!
You mean like what they did to all the people who saved forever to buy in single family zoning so they could live somewhere peaceful, private, and quiet, with solar panels and a vegetable garden, and then the zoning got changed and suddenly developers could cram a tall plywood box next door up to the lot line and block out the solar power, kill the garden, take away the privacy, and replace the sound of birds with endless noise of many tvs, shouting, cars everywhere, and so forth? You're right, the city changing zoning post purchase is stupid.
its the developer. when you have money to burn you make the city approve what you want to do. sick.
Thank the liberals
@@swaters5127 yup. They rail against wealth only because they covet it so much. This town is a freaking joke. Congress needs to dissolve the mayorship and council.
Place got slammed with massive apt. developments and offices for lobbyists soon as it happened. We lost most of our alleyways downtown for deliveries so now trucks jam up major streets double and triple parking.
Lots of cash passed around in brown envelopes to make that happen.
Then they got rid of the parking for empty bicycle lanes. For all their post graduate degrees liberals are some of the dumbest people alive.
Hell yeah!!!
My favorite part was how proud he was of his space. He should be, he did a great job!
Okay, I have toured this home and it’s awesome. I am a developer in dc and have done several alley projects! He’s got a real pos for a neighbor in back who does everything he can to stop a sale. Also, this home has been on many local web sites, IG accounts and so on with mostly negative comments and I make a point to write a long winded positive review. It’s an awesome house and priced below comparable condos nearby that also have condo fees and someone else sleeping over you and below you, this is a real single family home and it’s terrific. I wish them the best. Sean from OPaL
I would buy it in order to live in DC. As someone said, you don’t have condo fees on top of your mortgage payment. You also have what is probably more outdoor space than you would get in nearly any condo.
Why would anyone write a negative review of this little gem is beyond me. It's the story of the guy who was given a bunch of lemons and made lemonade with them! He used the bump-out windows to full advantage to where the space doesn't feel cramped. I've seen many, many condos that are less comfortable and way darker than this little house. Not having to pay the outrageously high and inevitable condo fees is the cherry on top!
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Unlike a condo, this place has windows on every side.
@@BlueSaphire70 sadly, it’s usually because they are miserable people and they “feel better” when they can complain etc.
The house is more of an in spite of house instead of a spite house. Kudos to the innovation of the owner and builder.
The city tried to bury this guy and he came back swingin! Amazing creativity!
*BRAVO !!!*
amazing that some people think they are contributing to a better world by constantly putting sticks in other people s wheel!
This was done surprisingly well.
My hats off to this guy.
I would prefer this to all the tiny homes with lofts upstairs
where you can't even stand up.
They are so claustrophobic to me at this stage of my life.
This was actually thought out very well.
Love the bathroom..
Good build.
I agree this was well done, but I wonder why they didn't build down more? A basement of some sort would have been very complimentary, and could have yielded more space potentially depending on the regulations.
@@noele.4361 This is so true, a basement would have expanded the home a lot! But he does mention at 5:25 that they couldn't bring heavy equipment in, and they had to do everything by hand - even the structural foundation. Digging out a basement by hand sounds like a nightmare, so I get it why they didn't do it!
But my dream is to have a tiny home like this, built on site (as opposed to a tiny house on wheels) , so I think I'm taking your basement idea and applying to my future build! We don't really do basements in my home country (Brazil), so it wasn't on my radar, but that's a great idea for a tiny house like this! ❤️
The reason for not have a full height loft on THOWs is because of being towed on highways. The underpasses make it impossible to exceed the height regulations. The house in this video was allotted 20 feet of height, so they maximized it. Twenty feet is too small for 3 stories, but ample for two very high ceilings. Even 6 inch extra on an 8-foot ceiling is noticeable. I have visited many apartments with only 7-foot ceilings. You feel compressed.
@@priki By hand sounds like a major nightmare haha. Would love to see the end product! I love my fully finished basement and it's really added so much value to my single story home.
I agree about the claustro feeling of lofts.
I was skeptical at first, but this must be the most spacious narrow tiny house I've seen so far. The bathroom is absolutely massive and plenty of space for relaxing and sleeping. The veranda is used very well and great addition to increase space and light.
Try living in a Travel Trailer/5th wheel or a Motorhome, no different just compact appliances.
Am glad he and his brother were patient enough to build over a year and a half - this is a GEM in DC!
A blue diamond 🔹️
A brilliant architect ! A great architect is one who can work with a small space ! Absolutely stunning !
no one could have explained the house and its unique dimensions beside this guy or maybe his brother the builder. Very impressive knowledge of the numbers and the cities crazy Alley way building requirements.
It was *not* the city who was "crazy". It was the neighbor behind him who tried to stop the land from being sold. When they purchased the land, he then tried to stop them from being able to build on it. That is why the neighbor put all the trash bins right up to the property line, and he probably puts dirty diapers in there to try and smell the place up. That neighbor is a sociopath. He did everything he could to stop the land from being built on so he could have it empty, but the home was built anyway, and it will sell. It's now listed...
$553+K
600 sq ft 1 bed 1/1.5 bath
No HOA (true freedom rarely found in new builds today)
No condo fees (a lifetime of savings right there)
Electricity is covered already by the solar panels (plus stored electric because it produces more than needed w/mini split running at 70 degrees)
No yard to landscape, mow, water, or leaves to rake (another huge monthly savings)
This is perfect for a single professional or professional couple, and even for a representative from another state to have a pied-a-terre in DC. This is a true gem with a LIFETIME of savings built in. Custom designed. Custom build.
Wow he really thought about every tiny detail. Love the enthusiam of the architect and the house is wonderful.
Love seeing someone work within ridiculous constraints to make a very livable space.
that's perfectly livable space for a single person or couple with no kids. the limited space actually helps you keep an eye on your accumulation of clutter lol
Indeed!!!!!!
The city of Phoenix tried the same crap with me on a 24,000 square foot two story garden office. We went to pull the final permit and some guy said: “Did anyone check with the Parkway Commission. Of course they had not. When they did it became clear that the PROPOSED parkway, if built m, would encroach on our property, reducing out side yard resulting in our building being too close to the proposed property line. They denied us a permit. We were two years into the process. So the judge ruled in our favor, telling the city to pound sand. This was an opportunity! We offered to sell the city 5 feet of our property in exchange for a whole bunch of concessions. We used that money to soundproof the wall adjacent to the parkway. We upgraded all the glass for sound. We put in a beautiful courtyard water feature. And they all lived happily ever after.
It is insane, what lengths cities go to for no other reason.... in this situation he took inspiration from Travel Trailer/5th wheels!
@@larrysorenson4789 how can we see your final product?
@msmj9102 northwest corner of Indian School and the 51 freeway. Two story brick office with round element in the center.
That space-saving kitchen sink with the integrated cutting board is especially clever and could be utilized anytime, not only this narrow alley home.
*I LOVE THIS TINY HOUSE !!!*
*They did an innovative and masterful job. Both in design and execution.*
I was a summer intern at the Smithsonian back in 2006 and I would have loved to have a place like that to live in. What a phenomenal use of space and design!!
Unfortunately, even this went for $600k
Considering their constraints, it's really nice!
Homes like this, is why I subscribe to this channel. I ❤ this house
Seriously, I absolutely love when they cover unique properties like this. The eco properties are interesting, but ones like this and the cork-covered LA house are really rememberable and lovely.
Now this was a building challenge! Bravo.
Not really a challenge…..places like this are built all over Japan and other countries….it’s nothing new.
@@starshine3588 No one said it was "new". These home are all over the US, but current building laws prevent homes this small from being built because they was TAXES on expensive homes. Pay attention. She said it was a challenge, and it was due to the laws here in the US, which...in case you missed this..in NOT Japan.
He did a great job on this with the amount of space he had to work with!!
I hope this man’s genius is rewarded as he deserves standing ovation for this beautiful home.
I’m so envious of this home that anyone would love to own anywhere in the world.
It's so bright; I love it. I could live in that house.
I think it's amazing! Absolutely beautiful and built in a brilliant way to make it feel much bigger than it is! I could absolutely live in that and love it! We need to start changing our mind set. It's time for us all to conserve, preserve, downsize, and minimize our footprint anyway, and this house is a way to do that, and still live in comfort and beauty! I'd love to see more homes like this!
The use of space in this build is masterful. He did a great job with this property.
I love how they manage to utilize the space so wisely and not wasted any inch. It is simply perfection ❤
Growing up, my family never owned our own home. Either we rented a 2 bedroom apartment on a floor of a brownstone, or a 2 bedroom apartment. Humble beginnings have made me able to appreciate modest spaces. I don't need a mansion. As a former architectural student, I've always been fascinated with what a talented architect could achieve with a small space. Therefore, I'm quite impressed with this home and would have no problem living in it back in my Brooklyn NY hometown.
LOVE IT!!! I am a big fan of the Tiny House Movement so this house seems spacious to me!!
as an Israeli designer I am absolutely dumbfounded at how perfectly planned out this house is! The bump out is brilliant and honestly, for young couple, you couldn't ask for more. ❤❤
Just plain BRILLIANT - physical design and aesthetically stunning. Congratulations!!
He and his brother are geniuses. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
The bay window portion of this house needs some sort of corner vertical protective post.
Otherwise, that protruding portion could be subject to a vehicle impact... Ouch.
yeah one of those concreate filled pipes painted black.
@@Razor32061 Or actual, proper high-end bollards.
I was thinking the same thing. Guess I always think of the worst case scenario coming from a construction and development background.
What about zombie attacks? Nuclear bombs? Gangs of toddlers? (They're the worst). Jk, valid point
With garbage trucks going into the alley to pick up the trash, it is a real risk.
Wow. Stunning. I would live there happily. Excellent work
This is brilliant, I would buy it! I love this guys's vision and his passion for this project.
This guy is amazing a true developer the light in the home amazing wish him all the best 🎉
What a great house! That is a great space in the city, the owner and his brother are brilliant.
I thought this was going to be awful but it’s cool!
Life gives you lemon make lemonade. Amazingly beautiful
This is an awesome house! Wow to the builders!!!! Def very unique and creative! Blew my mind !
We need more men like this that can build in small places, but are sustainable and use minimum space is amazing. I have to say these guys were geniuses.
This is a really beautiful house. However that outside door on the second floor, you really should have put in a window that you could actually open to get air flow!
I know right, a door you cant even open seems so unpractical.
I was thinking an 'open in' door for the same reason.
@@lakeportlighter unless they get a deck in the future.
@tonylarose4842 if they next owners decide to get a deck in the future they can add a door. In the meantime, a window would be a much better option.
A way to get the washing machine and tumble dryer up to the second floor.
The fence system outside this house looks like it’s from Hoft a Canadian company that sells posts and you can slide in between the posts whatever wood you might like for your rails. We have Hoft at our house, it’s a really great looking cost-effective DIY fencing solution and it’s s lot of fun to install. Available at Lowe’s.
You should be paid for this Commercial. Def going to look into it
That was surprising. I didn't expect the house to be so open despite the limitations. It's clearly well-thought-out. Kudos to him and his brother. The space works, and I'd go as far as saying better than most condominiums in Toronto, for example.
I could live in this home! Wow! Very use full space! Looks larger than it is.
Tall ceilings, lots of natural light and free electric from Mother Earth makes it all livable.
Hang a nice picture over the electrical panel. In NY that would be considered a palatial Palace. Perfect for your needs and energy efficient. Great Lock n' Leave or an Air B & B.
Palatial palace? Isn't that redundant? lol As a former Manhattanite, I could not agree more, actually. That is almost palatial by Manhattan standards. It's listed at $573+K for 600 sq ft. No HOA or maintenance fees. No electric bill. No yard to landscape, mow, water, or leaves to rake. No pet rent, breed restrictions, or pet deposit.
For the right buyer, this is a rare find and a gem, esp. for new custom build, custom design.
This house turned out amazing! you really worked miracles with the space you had! I would want a 3rd floor deck! Also, 2 other ways to maximize storage: Some of the stairs can have pull-out drawers to store shoes and the upstairs hallway, right under the long window you can put those skinny Ikea verticle shoe cabinets from the hemnes line that i see people storring sheets and towells in as well as bags and purses, and other stuff. The current patio can have a fold down table afixed to the fence and even a foot wide bench with storage inside for all the outdoor stuff.
Very creative. Built-ins make such good use of space.
I wonder if they worry about cars accidentally going down the alleys and running into the house? It's such a a neat home! Love it!!!
Absolutely stunning! Design and Spacing 100%. YES, YES, YES on the Juliet balcony.
Wow, Just Love this Tiny House, i think he is a Filipino ....
Quite a hidden little luxury of a house actually. Very clever design to make it livable without sacrificing comfort like most tiny houses.
Great design. Very appealing. As much house as most of us really need.
I absolutely love this home!!
Love the idea Saves space, land,time! Small narrow Unique🎉Way to Go❤
This is so well designed. Bravo.
they did an amazing job given the circumstances
I'm smiling the whole video through......!!!!
Very cool Nady!
Well done house. Inspired by a fifth weel, but longer and taller. The quantity of windows makes a big difference in perception of space and lighting. The patio is small, but long. The master bathroom is much bigger than the one in my house. Better layout too.
Longer, much taller, wall to wall windows, and on a foundation connected to city utilities but powered nentirely by solar so no electric bill in a climate that requires full AC May to September and full heating from November to April.
The real deal here are the not-so-obvious lifetime of savings...
no electric bill ever is a hot/humid climate
no HOA
no condo fees
no pet rent, breed restrictions, or pet deposit (HOA, condos, and apartments all have those)
no yard to landscape ($$$), water, mow, or leaves to rake
All those MISSING monthly fees add up to a lifetime of savings. This is condo convenience without any of the fees, limitations, and restrictions.
I think it’s beautiful and if I could, I would live in it. So much thought was put into it. 🥰
The electrical grid connection boxes were probably done by the city. Such a nice and thoughtful house and the grid boxes and lines going in look like they were placed by a toddler.
Beautifull, look very spacious. Great job. Love his positivity.
Such a clever use of space!
They did an amazing job fleshing this building out the one thing i didnt like was a that its a 1 bedroom but they did everything they could! Amazing
Well done sir!! Original! Exquisitely finished!
Surprisingly livable!
as someone who likes to live in small space, this is so perfect
Well done project, despite the challenges put forth by the city!!
It's a modern shotgun house! Very appealing and looks great from the outside, even better inside. Nicely done!
I love what they did !!! But please please please add barrier posts all around property!!! Its making me ANXIOUS how easy it would be too bash in the corner of the house!!
Amazingly functional for a family. Thank you for sharing.
I restored a circa 1900 four story town house on 21st & O St. back NW of DuPont back in 1976-79 and can relate all the bureaucratic hoops of fire one must jump through to get anything approved there. The house was only 16’ wide and still had gas pipes for lighting in the wall. There was a 8’ wide section in the back with back staircase for servants, butler’s pantry and servants quarter. I did most of the work myself with the assistance of various tradespeople who were living in the then very run down neighborhood where many of the row houses were turned into rooming houses.
It is really well done - how clever. The cutting board etc over sink is a lovely touch.
I really love the whole idea of housing being in every possible conceivable space, so as not to waste space that's usable. The house is very pretty.
I am surprised that the upstairs wasn't design with more of an open space concept since the doors just take up so much unnecessary space and the hallway is just this empty walkway. Also the downstairs patio doors could have been designed to go into the walls so the "patio" doors actually opened up into a very large patio.
Open concept is a dying fad, thankfully. It might look cool on HGTV but it can be pretty miserable to live in.
@@colleendemaio Having lived (alone) open concept in Manhattan for years, it made be "a dying fad" but I prefer it all day, everyday, and miss it. This is a small home built for one person, at most two. You don't need privacy from your 2.5 kids because any couple that purchased here wouldn't have kids. It's not that kind of square footage.
This is PERFECT in the DC market, especially for a busy professional who is getting established in their career and working a lot, but doesn't want to throw money away on rent. It's perfect for a representative who needs a pied-a-terre while in DC but spends more time in their home state. It's perfect for a flight attendant who travels a lot.
It's perfect for a professional couple who are both working away from home in their careers, like politics, law or medicine.
It is NOT for a couple who has children, very clearly. Thus, open concept would have been fine had they chosen to engineer it that way.
Kristin... You did it again ! This one is superb and very interesting as I have come to expect from you! I always find myself waiting for your next video. The house is a brilliant adaptation for this lot. Nady and his brother seem wonderfully creative. Since I can't climb stairs I would love to see what he could do with a similar lot developing a one story for people like me. Again Kristin you really outdid yourself with this "find" Thanks :)
Ingenious use of limitations!
Love this! DC land and property is expensive. Hope this beautiful home was put into a safe neighborhood! Congratulations!
Bars on windows? Doesn't appear to be a safe neighborhood
@@essieessie5399 In a floor level ALLEY that seems like basic common sense. This is URBAN living, not Oz. The number of psychopaths, alone, living in DC makes people put bars on their ground level windows. They get bored easily. A bored psychopath is never a good thing.
In an urban environment, you do not ever want to be alone in an alleyway. It's just not wise in the least.
Wooow How much I love it this tiny perfect house 👌
Another great video and another great property. You always come up with something wonderful to share. Always enjoy your videos. Excellent home couldn’t believe it could be built in such a small lot.
Great use of bumpouts.
I think what they have done with it is amazing . I would love in this .
constraints breed innovation!
It really is a great design to make use of the space especially with that little deck area so someone could have a place for a tomato plant or whatever. I'm not a fan of the typical narrow spiral staircase so it is nice they avoided that. I remember my architect suggesting a spiral staircase and after discussing it we went with a U or C shaped one depending on how you look at it and a 3/4 bath will fit under it. The plans are ready just waiting for all the paperwork which could still take a long time. I'm also glad they didn't skimp on the windows.
This is seriously bigger than some houses in the UK. It’s fabulous!
This is a super impressive build! Well done!
Crazy he had to submit 24 different plans to get something improved.
@@kirstendirksen insane! I really admire his resilience!
@@kirstendirksen Building departments often make you jump through hoops...until they realize you are serious and cannot find any more reasons to be complete wankers about things. A lot of folks - particularly those with limited funding and time - simply give up. Zoning is important, but you would be quite surprised at all the dime-store generalissimos who pick and pick at things trying to satisfy their own egos in the process. They often strain at gnats and swallow camels, leaving you to wonder if some of the things they actually allowed others to do might have been because of undue influence, 'connexions' or 'monetary lubrication outside of normal channels'. This also depends on the person who is doing the zoning reviews. Personality comes into play way too often, it seems.
I'll have to ride by it this week if I'm not too busy.
The house is beautiful! The brothers did a great job planning it. My only gripe would be the trash cans on the other side of the fence by the front door. The trash would smell pretty ripe in the hot summer 😜
Excellent design! I wish housing similar to this was readily available in U.S. cities and suburbs.
Extraordinarily well done!!
Fabulous. Thank you for showing it Kristen. G Ire
Curious to know what the market will bear price wise. They did a nice job. Aesthetically it's very nice. However, other than the closet in the bedroom, and the tiny area under the stairs, there didn't seem to be any other storage. You'd have to be a serious minimalist to live there.
Someone said it's $553,000
It's Washington, DC. It will be worth over a million in just a few short years.
@@latonyalee7821 No, but $600/700K, possibly. In 10-15 years, yes, $1M easily.
Such a creative look at building code. Pushing numbers to their limits. It does seem like you would want to utilise this zoning variance to achieve a greater potential out of this property.
That master bath was a surprise. It's beautiful.
Actually pretty good. I like the color of the exterior as well.
Only things I'd do differently would be to put half the house on columns to open up parking spaces for e-bikes. Then follow a split level plan- this makes stairs between flights only a half story, and eliminates the long narrow hallway effect. Biggest hazard is a truck in the alley bumping that bay window, so better to start bump outs above truck height.
They had a 20 foot height restriction. That would have removed one entire living level from the home. Nope. You don't need a car in DC. Traffic snarls are already a nightmare. Get a moped or, better still, use mass transit like most urban dwellers do.
@@le_th_ 4 +8+8=20, plus the floor space saved on half a flight not being reflected by hallways (8x6 =48 sf), plus half a rooftop as a deck = a lot more room than having 2 more feet of air over your head.
Doesn't feel narrow at all ❤❤❤❤
It is amazing what you did with such a tiny space.
Brilliantly designed! Creativity at its best.
This was SO interesting!!