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This custom tiny home features a surprisingly spacious interior

Creating a comfortable living space is the always first challenge of tiny home design. Although many people decide...

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Solar-powered house in Ontario redefines sustainable living in the wilderness

This remote cottage, nestled deep in a thick forest 160 miles from Toronto, Canada, allows for sustainable living...

Mavis the Airstream, green renovation, Atlanta, Airstream, trailer, house on wheels, storage space, solar-powered home, container home, small spaces, tiny spaces, minimalist design, Scandinavian design

This adventurous couple revamped an old Airstream into a dream house on wheels

Many people purchase items on eBay--but only a few decide to live in them. When Atlanta-based couple Sheena and...

Green renovation, A-frame cabin, Fahouse, Jean Verville architecte, Canada, cabin, green architecture, rehabilitation, storage space, staircase

Renovated 1960s A-frame cabin proves that clever design triumphs over square footage

This 1960s A-frame cabin went through a massive rehabilitation that took it from a rundown shack into a beautiful...

Albergo Villa Marta, Villa Marta, Tuscany, hotel suite, chapel, green conversion, O2 Studio, green architecture, storage space, local artisans, green conversion

Sleep like an angel in this renovated 18th-century church in Tuscany

Traveling through Tuscany can be a spiritual experience - especially if you spend the night sleeping beneath the...

Tragata shelter, temporary structure, wooden shelter, Greece, hiboux ARCHITECTURE, Studio Genua, green architecture, timber, storage space, hammock, panoramic views

Unique temporary shelter in Greece offers an elevated camping experience

Well, this is different. Studio Genua and hiboux  ARCHITECTURE designed this contemporary wooden shelter, which...

Van living, Home Sweet Van, converted van, tiny home living, tiny homes on wheels, transportable homes, van conversion, van design, van dwellings, home on wheels, van homes, tiny home design, nomadic travels, nomad vans, custom made vans, 3d, van dwelling, storage space, compact homes

San Francisco is too expensive - so this couple hit the road in an amazing renovated van

After just four months of dating, San Francisco residents Juliana and Richmond grew weary of the city's shockingly...

Deep House, poly.m.ur, slanted roof, Seoul, energy efficiency, green architecture, stone louvers, storage space, corner window, insulation

Seoul's multi-tiered Deep House slopes into a gorgeous grassy roof

This house in South Korea's capital utilizes negative space to create various micro-environments that boost the...

Modern Countryside Villa, Maas Architecten, the Netherlands, greenhouse, courtyard, thatched roof, timber facade, glass facade, green architecture, natural light, storage space, swimming pool

This gorgeous greenhouse-like home in the Netherlands soaks up daylight

From beneath this traditional thatched roof in the Netherlands emerges a stunning glass greenhouse. Lochem-based...

Bunga LOW, Urbain Architectencollectief, renovated bungalow, Belgium, timber cladding, green renovation, green architecture, storage space, steel, insulation

Renovated 1960s bungalow in Belgium is more energy-efficient than ever

A few simple steps can turn an average home into a modern marvel. Architecture firm Urbain Architectencollectief...

Homegrown Trailers, solar panels, travel trailer, lightweight design, camper, composting toilet, gray water, storage space, sustainably harvested wood

Solar-powered Homegrown Trailers weigh just 2,500 pounds so you can roam freely

The Homegrown Trailer features a pop-up roof which can be fitted with 400 watts of solar panels, and lithium batteries...

Messner Architects, green renovation, alpine architecture, wooden architecture, natural light, daylighting, storage space, alpine workshop, green design

Stunning revonated alpine workshop is bathed in natural light

The architects separated the large hall of the existing structure by introducing two parallel walls, creating three...

Dan Hisel Architect, Z-Box, Dan Hisel Architect Z-Box, studio apartment, modular apartments, bedrooms, Douglas fir wood, flat pack furniture, saving space, interior decorating, storage space, dog bed, cat bed, apartments, making more living space in NYC, finding more living space in NYC, design, interior design,

Create a Bedroom Wherever You Need One with Dan Hisel's Awesome Z-Box

The Z-Box comes as a boxed set of 12 parts that can be assembled on-site into a freestanding room. The frame itself...

Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering , George Church, Regenesis, DNA storage, storage medium, DNA, genetics, bio-library, storage space

Harvard Stores 70 Billion Books in Record Breaking DNA Bio-Library the Size of a Thumbnail

A team from Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering has discovered a way to store...

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