An efficient small house can live so much larger than dictated by its square footage. This urban house in Tokyo designed by modern Japanese architects Keiji Ashizawa was made for comfortable, private living in a dense city core. Flipping the traditional floor plan, the small Japanese home puts private areas – bedrooms and bathrooms – on the main and second level, while the kitchen and living room are on the third, topped by a study for a cool loft design ... Continue >
This bright modern home by Feldman Architecture is as “California cool” as they come. We don’t know what we love most about this gorgeous rooftop garden house – its outdoor entertaining areas, the lush roof top patio, or the sun-soaked interiors. Starting with the outdoors, a chic fireplace feature brings some heat to the outdoors (both in style and in temperature). The main floor opens onto the garden and patio through accordion-style and sliding doors, while upstairs, generous windows are ... Continue >
This city cottage offers the best of both worlds – urban conveniences and a country retreat. Finnish architects Verstas designed this compact cottage with big ambitions of nature, comfort, convenience and contemporary style – a combination that’s hard to come by! Located in Lauttasaari, Finland, this compact home design measures just 14m2, but it comfortably accommodates a family of four with everything you want and need to enjoy the simpler things in life. Just two kilometers from their family house ... Continue >
Canadian architects naturehumaine are the brains behind this small home design in Montreal, Canada. The owners idea was to make more of the existing 800-sq.-ft. compact home design, but site and regulation constraints meant a second storey or a rear addition were out of the question. The architects came up with a creative renovation solution to make this bungalow-style house work. By creating split levels, they achieved the desired separation of floors and living spaces, while staying within the required ... Continue >
Compact but sweet, this small country cottage on the Isle of Skye boasts beauty in its simplicity. Created by architecture firm Rural Design, this 75m2 wood country home has lots of character in its wood-clad exterior and minimalist interior. A corrugated roof lends the cottage an industrial character that complements the farm surroundings. Not only the cottage is small, the budget to build was also, at just £115,000. Inside, a polished-concrete floor, and exposed wood walls and ceilings continue the ... Continue >
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