Tall small house

Narrow residential building sites are common in Osaka, Japan. Though the creative design solutions to maximize and empower living spaces displayed here is truly uncommon. Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Atelier design of this five level two bedroom modern home makes the site feel abundant. Required to maintain a minimum distance of 17cm from the adjacent homes, …

Modern 3-story home on houzz.com

If you are an avid gardener or wish to have a potting shed for putting around, why not add one to your garden for a charming environment.

Completed in 2010 in Toronto, Canada. Images by borXu Design. The Shaft House is an unexpected and exciting spatial experience that survives the limits of our ordinary living spaces. The two and a half storey...

This is a tiny two-story cottage called the Fulton. It's a 600 Sq. Ft. accessory dwelling unit (ADU) built by Wishbone Tiny Homes in Asheville, North Carolina. The home has a tiny footprint and tall stature!

The grown-up version of a tree house built with concrete. complete with breathtaking mountain views and lots of decorative concrete, this concrete tree house is magical.

Land came come at a premium in Japan, especially in big cities. For urban dwellers, sometimes the only option is to build small. Real small. In Japanese, these cramped abodes are called “narrow homes” (狭小住宅 or “kyoushou jyuutaku”). Typically, they’re built on plots of land that are less than 50 square meters. The notion is […]

Two projects smaller than 1500 sq. ft. illustrate how to design a comfortable home with little impact on the site.

Want to reduce the environmental impact of your tiny house project? used lumber is for you!

View plans for a vacation home designed for a lot full of tall trees. Each of its 3 bedrooms occupies a single level, with the living spaces on the 3rd level