单项选择题
It’s not much, but it’s home. Francis Chan, an engineer, lives in Hampstead, north Lon don, in a flat that’s just 4ft wide by 21ft long. He loves it.
Tiny though it is, it has got all the comforts. Peter Baynes, Chan’s architect(建筑师), has achieved a clever piece of design, according to architectural experts.
The Chan mini-house was built on what was once a path down the side of a big Victorian house. Not an inch of space is wasted.
When you step in through the front door, you’re standing in the shower, on Britain’s only self-cleansing doormat(自动清洁门垫). A door opens on to an equally tiny toilet with washbasin. Two steps further in comes the kitchen, complete with full-sized cooker and fridge, and washer/ drier. A worktop folds down from the wall.
Another step and you’re into the dining/office area. Four people can sit here for dinner, says Chan as he sets the table-top into place. He even has a fold-down drawing-board for when he’s working at home. The bed is hidden under a cover board fight at the back. "I don’t even have to make the bed," Chan says. "I just put the cover down. "
Chan’s business suits hang neatly on the wall over the bed. Daylight comes in through the skylight. The house feels like a very small boat and Chan admits he toyed with the idea of naming it the "boat-house".
"It cost around ￡ 4,700 to build last year. Now it’s been valued at ￡ 30,000. It proves that good design doesn’t need to cost more. It just needs a lot of care," says Chan.
A. To sell Chan’s flat for more money.
B. To tell people how to take care of small flats.
C. To introduce to readers a cleverly-designed flat.
D. To call on engineers to design their own homes.