It’s become an idiotic contest – to see who can live in the smallest box. Easy for the upwardly rich and mobile to do. A lot harder if you have no choice. Sorry – I know all the sustainable designers around the world are trying to compress society into the smallest possible living spaces, but it’s becoming a joke. There is a limit to how small we can live and when we have kids it is not feasible to live in a one meter box with transformable furniture. Better to live in a practical way, with rooms that can be transformed into offices, guest rooms…