japanese-house-saitama

When viewed from one side, this wooden house in Saitama, Japan, looks like a country shed, with its simple box like design, white exterior and one small window that you simply cannot ignore.

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prefab-house-19

This small prefab home is a mobile studio for international artists, who will be invited by the municipal art program to stay and work for a limited period of time in the Netherlands. This compact building will change its location several times during the course of the planned activities.

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prefab-house-braun

This house is a small prefab cabin constructed from bales of straw. It is a cube-shaped structure, supported by concrete foundations, that includes an interior space of 860 sq .ft. with two floors and an attic, and a 377 sq. ft. terrace that extends onto an “outlook”, a hovering viewing platform overlooking breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps.

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Small Forest Retreat

Published in Modern Architecture | On April 19th, 2010

small-office-home

Designed by architects Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, the ‘Forest Retreat’ is a small home office located in a densely wooded and secluded area in Bedford, NY. This compact house features a simple box form with horizontal bands of Cedar and scattered windows decorating the facade.

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small-house-fuji

Nestled in a wooded area in the northern foothills of the famous Japanese Mt. Fuji, this unique structure serves as a small weekend villa for guests. The owners asked Satoshi Okada Architects for a compact home with a small footprint not to disturb its natural surroundings – a forest of deciduous trees, such as Japanese beech, white birch and magnolia.

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small-house-wakabadai

Situated on a tiny 66 sq. meters lot, this small family home was designed by Japanese Satoshi Okada Architects for a young couple, who requested ‘a house that is attractive and cool’. The outer shape of the building was adjusted in terms of scale in relation to the surroundings, by tilting and trimming volumes and surfaces.

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japanese-home-aluminium

Designed by Japanese Toyo Ito Architects, this compact home is quite impressive both in form and in its choice of materials: a metal exterior finish combined with a warm wood interior design.

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Small G House

Published in Modern Architecture | , On February 23rd, 2010

japanese-house-g

Located in the dense residential area of Tokyo’s Meguro district, ‘G’ is a contemporary single family home with a small living area of approx. 155 sq. meters, distributed over three floors. This concrete and timber structure sits on a compact (107 sq. meters) plot area. It features large open areas combined with different shades of white and minimal decorations.

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tiny-home-paco

Meet Paco, an all in one living unit from Japanese Schemata Architecture Office and Jo Nagasaka. It’s a 3m box cube that offers a compact yet sufficient living space despite its tiny size.

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Prefab Upcher House

Published in Modern Architecture | , On February 14th, 2010

prefab-house-upcher

Upcher is a small home which can be adapted and retrofitted, expanded or reduced through prefabrication and smart design. Located in East Hampton, NY, this 1,400 sq. ft. home is a simplified and compact residence for a writer, built near her existing house on an adjacent property.

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Modern Tree House

Published in Modern Architecture | On February 1st, 2010

modern-tree-house

Located on Fire Island, NY, this 1,440 sq. ft. compact home from Bates Masi Architects, is a two level ‘tree house’, as the owner likes to call it, situated in a beautiful dense grove of pines and hollies with large glass openings overlooking the bay from the second level.

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small-house-nakaikegami

This compact house is small and narrow, however thanks to the skylight that runs the length of this lovely residential home, it’s also bright and full of natural light.

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Small houses are afordable, easy to maintain and more environment-friendly. And when it comes to your home, bigger is not always better. Here is my favorite selection of the best selling compact house design books, full of inspiration, beautiful visuals and great ideas for contemporary living in compact spaces.

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prefab-studio-laesely

The Copenhagen-based firm of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter, designed this small, prefab studio box. It’s crafted from an insulated wooden frame and exterior wall cladding and I wouldn’t mind using it as my favorite reading space.

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