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Explore - Small Space
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Split the Difference
When the plan to add a second story to a century-old Montreal house crumbled due to a weak foundation, architect Marc-André Plasse eked out another 500 square feet with a clever...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Alexi Hobbs02.22.12 -
Tunnel Vision
To maximize every square inch in this Manhattan apartment, LOT-EK knocked down walls, added dozens of recycled doors, and built in a bevy of secret compartments.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Nicholas Calcott11.05.11 -
Chicken Chapel
Architect Keith Moskow grew up doing grunt construction work. His dad was a builder and after his first year of college, he helped build their family's summer home. "I was doing lowly work,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.20.11 -
Video: Garrett Finney & Cricket Trailer
After four years at NASA designing rest-eat-sleep spaces for astronauts aboard the International Space Station, architect Garrett Finney left the agency to pursue earth-based enterprises. He...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.02.11 -
Tunquen Treasure
A set of solar panels, a wind-powered well, and passive sustainable strategies make living miles from municipal utilities a non-issue for this Chilean beachgoer.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Cristóbal Palma05.16.11 -
A New Slant
In Seattle, where others saw only a severe slope and lack of municipal hookups, one couple spotted their ticket to their dream home.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Philip Newton03.07.11 -
His-Her Collage and Ceramics Studio
Just as water and oil don’t mix, neither do the crafts of collage and ceramics. Nevertheless, a combination of the two was precisely what one creative couple living on Long Island requested...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.22.11 -
Butterfly Roof Meditation Hut
Illinois resident Mary Kalanzis rises every morning with a view worthy of the next world. "I wake up to the vision of the hut everyday," she says. "There's something about the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.11.11 -
Salvaged Jungle Kitchen
In the jungles of Maui, artist and builder Tom Sewell has built his own oasis. Using discarded materials from the Hawaiian island's sugar mills, he's created his own home and outbuildings as well...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.06.10 -
Welcome Hut
Toronto-based firm Levitt Goodman Architects is known for its green designs. "We've done lots of LEED-certified buildings, but we're looking toward the bigger picture of sustainability,"...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake09.27.10 -
The Living Wall
Western New York is blessed with a gem of an open green space known as the Griffis Sculpture Park, located approximately one hour south of downtown Buffalo. The 400-acre park is filled with more...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake06.05.10 -
Sky Small
Building a small home doesn’t equate to easy lifting. Before Tom Bayley could call in a crane to lift the materials for his 800-square-foot house to the roof of the building on which it&rsquo...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: John Clark04.14.10 -
Dominey Pavilion and Carport
When Decatur, Georgia, residents Todd and Heather Dominey tasked architect architect William Carpenter of Lightroom Studio to create additional space for their growing family, they turned to the...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.06.10 -
Hide and Sleep
With the classic Murphy bed as muse, Japanese architect Toshihiko Suzuki transformed a standard Airstream into a versatile small wonder.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake04.06.10 -
Botanical Garden Pavilion
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, architect and University of Kentucky lecturer Mike McKay felt the pull to go down to the Big Easy to help with a task that was anything but easy:...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.23.10 -
Sunset District Renovation
The residents of atelier KS's first renovation like stuff. When the couple, who lives in San Francisco's Sunset District, first invited the husband-wife design team to their home, the garage they...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.23.10 -
Swamp Thing
With families in tow, architects Keith Moskow and Robert Linn settle in for a weekend of s'mores and camping in the unlikliest of locations: a simple structure built in the heart of the suburbs.
written by: Miyoko Ohtake02.02.10 -
Baltimore Tree House
The wooden structure next to Laurie and Peter Stubbs' house outside Baltimore is made out of trees and is nestled in the woods but it isn't technically a tree house. "The trees here are...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake12.04.09 -
Architect Leo Mieles
Leo Miele’s Georgian Bay Cottage was one of five first-class cabins we featured in our November 2009 Concepts feature—which showcased works with a modern twist to the familiar log model...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake11.03.09 -
First-Class Cabins
From the familiar log model to Swiss chalets and Swedish friggebods, cabins are the simplest of structures, made from local materials in forms that respond to climatic and cultural needs. However,...
written by: Jordan Kushins11.02.09














