The 'Galvanized Square Steel and Eco-Friendly Wood Veneers' meme stems from a series of viral Chinese home renovation videos, typically featuring an AI-voiced character named Little John. In these surreal animations, Little John attempts to fit complex living arrangements into impossibly small spaces, often as tiny as 0.01 square meters. The videos follow a repetitive script involving welding galvanized square steel frames to the exterior of buildings and covering them with eco-friendly wood veneers to maximize space. The trend exploded on TikTok and YouTube in early 2024, becoming a parody of hyper-efficient urban living and architectural logic. It is widely used to joke about absurd DIY solutions and the extreme housing market.