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Little Big House by Room11 Architects, Little Big House in Tasmania, contemporary Tasmanian architecture, Mount Wellington modern architecture, timber cabin with cross ventilation, timber cabins in Tasmania

Stellar views and a small footprint define this Tasmanian timber cabin

A small abode perched high on the eastern slopes of Tasmania’s Mount Wellington offers spectacular landscape...

Park Homes, Papa #1, Papa #1 by Park Homes, New Zealand, small home, small homes, small house, small houses, starter home, starter homes, starter house, starter houses, passive design, passive home, passive house, earthquake resilient, earthquake resilient home, earthquake resilient house

New Zealand company offers small earthquake-resilient starter homes

Hennessy's first house, Papa #1, is 430 square feet, which means it just misses the 400 square feet and below benchmark...

guest house, Spain, small house, tiny homes, green architecture, Taller Basico de Arquitectura, Spanish architects, garden, natural light

This tiny house in Spain has room for one person and a tree

The owners commissioned the architects to design a small guest house with two rooms-one inside the house and the...

Amagansett Dunes, cottage, Bates Masi Architects, gardening and plants, natural ventilation, passive house, natural cooling, small house, operable windows

Amagansett Dunes house is a passively cooled family home surrounded by rolling dunes

The house is located next to a preserve dominated by constant coastal winds. In order to take advantage of the...

school bus renovation, living in a bus, tiny house living, tiny house, small house, minimalist living, how to live minimally, voluntary simplicity, full time rv, rv traveling

How living in a 200-square-foot school bus has made me an ultra-minimalist

Sometimes, I sit in my lawn chair at night next to the campfire, and look at the big blue bus in my campsite spot—or wherever...

architecture, residential architecture, environmental architecture, eco design, small house, small home, geothermal heating, soy insulation, Sharon Davis architect

Sharon Davis’s geothermal retreat brings the natural world inside

Inside, walls are kept almost bare, allowing the different materials and textures of the interior elements to shine....

Kouichi Kimura, Cozy House, minimalist design, skylights, natural lighting, built-in furniture, small house, small spaces, green architecture

Kouichi Kimura’s Cozy House is a secluded space in a busy Japan neighborhood

Kimura created a variety of spaces enveloped with minimalist facades that protect the family privacy. He integrated...

small house, tiny house, metal legs, Germany, German architects, Architekturburo Scheder, timber cladding, timber facade, wood floors, maple floors, small spaces, house on stilts

Architekturburo Scheder positions a tiny timber house on stilts in Germany

The local planning regulations left only three meters in width between the new house and ts neighbors, and only...

Central College, tiny home, tiny house, Ethan Van Kooten, Amy Andrews, Iowa, Pella, reclaimed materials, recycled materials, small house, tiny dwelling, plywood,

Two college students build a tiny home for under $500

According to The Des Moines Register, Andrews and Van Kooten were inspired to build a tiny house for their senior...

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This tiny Wedge cabin looks great and has a place for everything

The Wedge features a 17-foot sloping roof, which starts off low in the bedroom but then rises through the living...

House AA, Mocha Architects, tiny japanese house, overhanging roof, solar shading, sun shading, japan, tiny house, small space living

Large Overhanging ‘Hat’ Shields House AA from the Japanese Sun

Located in Nara, Nara Prefecture this small Japanese home was designed for a young family. The total site area...

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Meet the Tiny House Family Who Built an Amazing Mini Home for Just $12,000

INHABITAT: Can you tell us a little bit about the Tiny House Family's home and its features? Hari: Our tiny...

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Why Small Homes Make Better Homes

The traditional dream of a large and spacious home may be becoming a thing of the past. Smaller homes are rising...

BIG and small House, Anonymous Architects, los angeles, tiny house, small house, daylighting, small space living

BIG & Small House Maximizes Space with Volume and Daylighting in Los Angeles

The BIG & Small House is set on a 2,500 sq ft lot, and the home has a building footprint of 900 sq ft with...

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Humble Homes Unveils New Tiny House Model with First Floor Bedroom

Tiny house company Humble Homes has released its second design aimed at increasing the accessibility of tiny houses,...

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Humble Homes Unveils Tiny McG Loft House

Tiny house company Humble Homes, recently released their newest design – the McG Loft. This house was designed...

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Portland Will Host the 6th Annual Living Future unConference

Portland, Oregon is often recognized as one of the greenest cities in America. The city has plans for peak oil...

dominic stevens, self build houses, irish mortgage crisis, housing market, timber frame houses onduline, energy saving, sustainable building design

Architect Dominic Stevens Builds His Dream House For Under $33,000

Many of us dream of one day designing and building our own house - and with economic issues ravaging many countries...

Green Materials,Prefab Housing,Air quality,danish design,small house,denmark,Denmark Prefab,birch,natural light,skylight,flexible interiors,local materials,sustainable wood

Fantastic Prefab Read-Nest is a Tiny Wooden Cube Perfect for Booklovers

Read-Nest is a pre-fabricated structure, so no noise, scrap materials, wood dust or builders are necessary to build...

Shaft House, atelier rzlbd, toronto, small space living, urban infill, narrow light, sustainable design

Toronto’s Shaft House Maximizes Space & Daylight on a Snug 20 ft Wide Lot

The Shaft House is so named because of a large void running up through the center of the home. Natural light travels...

Small House, Cooper Joseph Studio, sonoma, solar power, beekeeping, small space living, locavore

Small Solar-Powered House Sits Amicably Amidst Olive Groves in Sonoma

When the couple bought the property, the original home was dilapidated and there was no infrastructure, so utility...

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Small Space Living: Tiny House Trend Grows Bigger

An increasing number of Americans are expressing interest in smaller space living, with some even owning homes...

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PREFAB FRIDAY: Twelve Cubed Mini Prefab Home

Could you live in 144 square feet of space? That's what James Stuart of Canada set out to do and in the process...

Shelter No 2 by Broissin Architects

Shelter No 2: An Affordable Prefab Pod

Pod living is becoming a new trend in prefab design -- small houses carefully designed to contain everything you...

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