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Good news for giraffes! Construction has started on a house that's being called the world's narrowest.

The dwelling -- located in a passageway between two buildings in Warsaw, Poland's Wola district -- measures 47 inches at its widest point and 27 inches at its thinnest.

Polish architect Jakub Szczesny of the architecture collective Centrala conceived of the super-slender abode for acclaimed Israeli writer Etgar Keret, who will live and work in the space for part of the year.

When Keret's not using the home, artists and intellectuals from around the world will be invited to stay there for days and weeks at a time.

The home's steel exterior looks like a capsule lodged between two buildings. Inside, amazingly, inhabitants will find all the amenities -- except, of course, for a 60-inch flat-panel TV.

Nearby buildings will provide electricity, and the little roost will rely on an independent, boat-inspired water and sewage system, according to Architizer. Remote control stairs will flatten against a wall and pop out when inhabitants want to venture outside for a yoga class.

Szczesny says living in Etgar Keret's House will require a "spaceship-like adaptability." But that's why it's being built for artists and thinkers, as it's "intended to stimulate the inhabitants with the unusual feeling of being restricted by their surroundings," explains ITN News.

Etgar Keret's House is slated to open in mid-October. It probably won't prove a comfortable venue for parties, unless the guests have really expansive minds and can hold their breath.

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