The Hive Apartments – street art in concrete

The Hive Apartments Melbourne Australia

Carlton (Melbourne)  Australia  –  ITN Architects Photography:    Patrick Rodriguez A four metre high, 14 tonne, pre-cast concrete graffiti panel forms the structural backbone of this innovative development.  The graffiti relief panel spells HIVE  and the style of the lettering geometries directly determine the interior and wall shapes of the homes allowing for unusual windows […]

Simplon – Never a Dull Day…

Budapest  Hungary  –  T2.a Architects We show lots of ideas for houses but, if you live in a major city or many parts of Europe and Asia, there’s a big chance you will be living in a shared housing project that uses available land more efficiently.  When we look at most apartment/unit buildings, they tend […]

Living in 10m2

Virserum and Lund, Sweden – Tengbom Architects Location:     Portable Built area:    10 sqm Year built:     2013 Photography:    Bertil Hertzberg   Tertiary study never comes cheaply, especially if the student needs to live away from the family home.  Accommodation costs usually mean that the student needs to work in order […]

Tinos Stable

Tinos Vacation Home

Tinos Island  Greece  –  Ioannis Exarchou Photography:    Sylvia Diamantopoulos An old stable sitting high on the side of a hill, overlooking rugged mountains and valleys. Cave like with stone walls it seemed an unlikely vacation home. But, by plastering only the interior walls, inserting a new floor and filling gaps in the exterior stonework with […]

Tiny House Project

Sebastopol, CA – Alek Lisefski Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. You can also view the images as a slideshow if you prefer 8-)   If you liked this project, you will also like viewing …

DIY House on Wheels

When well planned, a tiny home can have all the creature comforts in a very small space. It can even be on wheels just like this home! This off-the-grid tiny house was built on a twin axle trailer with a rustic theme. The owner built it by setting up the frame in its final location, […]

Gypsy Wagon In The Woods

Gypsy Wagon In The Woods

This tiny home on wheels is a modern take on those wonderful gypsy wagon one still sees in parts of Europe. This one’s used as a great getaway space. It’s whimsical and unique and hard not to fall in love with. Whether it’s your style or not, it’s certainly integrates with the sights and sounds that […]

ProtoHaus

ProtoHaus

Isn’t this tiny home on wheels interesting? Protohaus was built achieving functionality, sustainability and beauty. This home, with an exterior dimension of 22’x8’6″, was built on a trailer bed which can carry around 14,000 pounds allowing its owners to transport the entire house from one place to another. Now that’s a tiny house and a vacation home/cabin! The […]

Hobbit Hole Playhouses

A playhouse is  a great place for kids to hang out when they’re playing outdoor. These hobbit playhouses from Wooden Wonders will make you wish you were a child again! These unique looking playhouses are inspired by the famous hobbit holes from the ‘Lord of The Rings’ movie. Apparently the dwellings of hobbits make great […]

29 square metres in Moscow

Moscow, Russia – Anton Grishin Apartment:    29 m2  (312 sq. ft.) Year built:     2013 Small may be beautiful but have you ever really considered living full time in a space only marginally bigger than a hotel room? Clearly, in a space this size, storage is everything unless you are an aesthete. The […]