The world’s narrowest home?
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 The Keret House Warsaw Poland – Architect: Jakub Szczesny Photography by Bartek Warzecha, Polish Modern Art Foundation Built: 2012 Area: Unknown but miniscule We’ve featured, what we considered to be, some extremely narrow homes but surely, this has to be the narrowest fully constructed ‘home’ anywhere! At it’s narrowest, it’s […]
Two Boxes and a View
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 São Paulo, Brasil – Alan Chu and Cristiano Kato With a total built area of just 36m2 (396 sq ft), this is compact living. It replaced a very dark, old stone home but much of the original materials were reclaimed and can be found in this home. Click […]
ecoPerch – would you like it here or there?
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Anywhere – Blue Forest Size: 48m2 (516 sq. ft.) This home brings to mind the Dr. Seuss book, Green Eggs and Ham. “Would you like them in a tree? Try them, try, them, you will see. You may like them in a tree!” This home can be […]
A French Resurrection
Last Updated on October 7, 2025 by Team Ideas24 London, England – Blee Halligan Architects Photography: Sarah Blee In 1981, Londoners Anthony and Gillian Blee purchased the ultimate fixer-upper. The property in southwestern France was idyllic, but its old mill, built in 1822, and three flanking outbuildings had fallen into terrible disrepair. “We really wanted […]
Garage Transformation
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Washington, United States – Michelle de la Vega Built area: 23 m2 (250 sq. ft.) Photography: Ira Lippke Michelle de la Vega is a visual artist, designer, welder. Here is her conversion of an old, disused garage into a 23 m2 (250 sq ft) mini-home. The roof was raised […]
Tiny Beach House on Rails
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Coromandel Peninsula New Zealand – Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects Year Built: 2011 Photography: Jackie Meiring Update: Best Exterior Innovation at the 2012 NZ Timber Design Awards. This beach front property is in a coastal erosion zone. Building approval is withheld unless the home is relocatable. […]
The Hemloft
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Whistler British Columbia – Joel Allen Gone forever now, but what an interesting story this is! Built on public land, this home lead the owner (borrower of public space?) to a new beginning. Built from materials sourced free on Craigslist, it’s proof of human resourcefulness. “Like […]
Manhattan Micro
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 New York, New York — Specht Harpman Architects Area: 425 sq ft Photography: Taggart Sorenson Click on any image to start lightbox display. Use your Esc key to close the lightbox. Another renovation project that you might enjoy viewing is the 1930’s home in Melbourne, […]
Casa 31
Last Updated on October 7, 2025 by Team Ideas24 Perth, Australia – Iredale Pedersen Hook A 1930’s home in a great position but to small for the architect’s growing family. While the addition contrasts dramatically with the facade of the original home, it is almost invisible when viewed from the street. This has been achieved by […]
Argyle
Last Updated on October 30, 2025 by Team Ideas24 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia – S2 design Date: 2009-2013 Area: 450 sqm Photography: S2 Design and Melanie Faith Dove St Kilda sits on the very edge of the Melbourne CBD. Parks, restaurants and all the accouterments of city life abound. Much of the […]