Mint Tiny House!

Mint Tiny Homes

Canada – Mint Tiny Homes When we think of tiny homes, we usually imagine cramped spaces, fold-out furniture, tiny kitchens with not enough counter space and sometimes, no bathroom… But this house will change the way you see tiny homes – it is tiny and spacious at the same time. It’s definitely very different from most of the […]

HABODE

HABODE

Anywhere you choose –  Rod Gibson/Habode Built Area:     80 m2 + decks  (864 sq.ft. + decks) The New Zealand built HABODE can be shipped anywhere in the world, trucked to site, ‘unfolded’ and be habitable in just two days.  It is designed and built to withstand extreme weather conditions and meets and exceeds […]

Amida House – Interesting on many levels

Amida House

Gotenba, Shizuoka  Japan  –  Kochi Architect’s Studio Built area:     115.5 m2  (1,247 sq. ft.) Year Built:     2011 Photography:     Daici Ano This is one of the more ‘out there’ designs we have come across.  There are nine distinct levels in this small home.  While our initial reaction was muted, our enthusiasm grew as we read […]

Copper House

Belmont, MA, USA – Charles Rose Architects Project Year :     2004 Photographs :     John Edward Linden Photography   A vinyl-clad Colonial structure used to sit at the site where the Copper House currently stands. After a major addition and renovation project, the “house within a house” caught the attention of the architectural world because […]

Up-Over-Between House

Hutker Architects

Edgartown, Massachusetts – Hutker Architects Built area: 650m2 (6,750 sq ft) Year Complete: 2010 Photography: Brian Vanden Brink At first glance, it’s hard to believe that this home is 650m2 (6,750 sq ft)!  The simple elegance precludes any hint of ostentation allowing the home to integrate perfectly with the site. The home is elevated to capture […]

Brooks Street is going green…

Venice CA, USA – Bricault design Site area:      490.5 sqm Built area:      352.5 sqm Year built:      2009 Photography:      Kenji Arai, Danna Kinsky Clad in sedums and other succulents, the external walls of this extension create the illusion of a floating green cube. But it isn’t just about appearances, the green […]