Garage Transformation
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 1.2 metres (4ft) to accommodate a lofty sleeping area and a […]
ecoPerch – would you like it here or there?
Anywhere –Â Blue Forest Size: Â 48m2 (516 sq. ft.) This home brings to mind the Dr. Seuss book, Green Eggs and Ham. Â “Would you like them in a tree? Â Try them, try, them, you will see. You may like them in a tree!” This home can be ‘perched’ just about anywhere – in a tree, on […]
The Mini House
Sweden – Jonas Wagell Architects Area: Â 15m2 (162 sq. ft,) internal + deck/veranda Prefabrication can save new home owners a lot… of money and stress. Â As most builders will admit, if it can go wrong, at some stage it will. Â Rain, theft, damage, mistakes – they all add to the cost of a new home. […]
Indy Island
Indianapolis, New York –Â Andrea Zittel Photography: Jessica Dunn and Michael Runge Can’t afford an island? Make one! This tiny, inhabitable island was created by artist Andrea Zittel. Designed as an installation at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, it’s accessible only by rowboat. The igloo-like floating island is 20 foot in diameter and is made of […]
RR’s Cabin
Somewhere in America Built: Â Â 1830 Â (approximately) Restored: Â Â 2003 – 2013 We don’t know much about RR other than that he is a retired mathematician. Â Some 10 years ago he stumbled across the ruins of an original settler’s cabin. Although most of the cabin was unsalvageable, enough remained to inspire RR to […]
Earth House – An Ode to Yoon Dong-joo
Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do, Korea – Byoungsoo Cho Site area:   660m2 Floor Area:  32.49m2 Project Year:   2008-2009 Photography:   Wooseop Hwang, Yong Gwan Kim It would seem odd to think of a 14m x 7m concrete box set deep in the ground as a ‘house of the sky’ and yet it is! The tiny home […]