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Explore - Small Space
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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 -
A Place to Stand
Designed for her parents and generations to come, Amanda Yates's seaside New Zealand house is "somewhere between architecture and landscape" but firmly rooted in family life.
written by: Jeremy Hansenphotos by: Matthew Williams06.20.11 -
A Platform for Living
Setsumasa and Mami Kobayashi’s weekend retreat, two and a half hours northwest of Tokyo, is “an arresting concept,” photographer Dean Kaufman says, who documented the singular...
written by: Jaime Gillinphotos by: Dean Kaufman04.06.11 -
A Stacked Cabin for a Steep Slope
A steeply sloped site in the Wisconsin forest, plus an equally steep budget, led architect Brian Johnsen to reinvent the archetypal cabin for a sturdy vacation home.
written by: Olivia Martinphotos by: Narayan Mahon02.02.13 -
About a Boat
The Houdini-like designers behind this boathouse employed giant steel arches to make the structure disappear from view and in its place create the illusion of a gentle slope of land leading out to...
written by: Alex Bozikovic06.05.11 -
All We Need
This pair of handy Portlanders doesn’t crave any more of Oregon’s territory than what’s taken up by their 704-square-foot home, hard-working garden, and smartly designed outdoor...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: John Clark10.17.11 -
All Wrapped Up
How is a 921-square-foot, 44-level house possible? Witness Tokyo architect Akihisa Hirata’s mind-bending, shape-shifting solution to small-space living.
written by: Naomi Pollockphotos by: Koichi Torimura11.12.12 -
An Atypical Tree House
When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles a few years back, its owner, an art lover and a philanthropist, let it lie. The tree revived itself,...
written by: J. Michael Weltonphotos by: Eric Staudenmaier10.28.09 -
Bach to Basics
On New Zealand’s Great Barrier Island, two architects designed a petite holiday home that takes care of its own water, electricity, and sewage needs.
written by: Jeremy Hansenphotos by: Patrick Reynolds02.28.09 -
Barely There
If not for the dawn appearance of the bear, which came loping toward Maem Slater-Enns and her then six-month-old daughter as they sat contemplating the water, the Enns family might still be...
written by: Deborah Bishopphotos by: Thomas Fricke02.01.09 -
Big City, Little Loft
New York City is the nation’s capital of cramped quarters. But for a select lucky few, scant square footage adds up to a cozy home to call one’s own.
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Adam Friedberg01.19.09 -
Brand-New Secondhand
Fifteen minutes from downtown Seattle, architects Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo transformed the neighborhood dump—a lot that had been vacant for 30 years—into their dream home.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Philip Newton11.04.09 -
Built-In Style
In Oakland, California, two designers transformed a 100-year-old barn into a (very) cozy home of their own by redefining the functionality of walls and windowsills.
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Aya Brackett05.13.09 -
Canadian Beacon
When most people think of locations for a holiday home, they have visions of beaches, golf courses, spas, and chalets. But few have the mettle to choose the sort of place that architects André...
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Paul Orenstein02.01.09 -
Come Sail Away
On a quest to create a weekend house for herself and her husband, Nancy Church scaled back her design fantasies and discovered creative ways to build on a budget.
written by: Lisa Skolnikphotos by: David Robert Elliot05.16.11 -
Double Time: Bungalow Redux
Upon the birth of their first child, artist Stas Orlovski and food stylist Alise Arato felt that their 700-square-foot 1930s bungalow in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles was too small to...
written by: Erika Heet08.09.10 -
Family Style
When a Japanese couple asked architects Takaharu and Yui Tezuka to design a small home that would evoke the Italian love of food, informal gatherings, and natural settings, the result was la dolce...
photos by: Adam Friedberg01.16.09 -
Farm Fresh
Nobody ever said farming was easy, but the rewards of a homegrown harvest are great. On six acres of fertile land in the heart of rural Iowa, Geoff and Joanna Mouming mix modern home design with a...
written by: Georgina Gustinphotos by: Mark Mahaney10.29.09 -
Floating House, Lake Huron
On the edge of a tiny island accessible only by boat, this buoyant summer home lives the life aquatic.
written by: Alex Bozikovicphotos by: Raimund Koch02.26.09 -
Furniture Fascination
With designs from 14 countries and five decades inside, it may be an understatement to note that in this suburban home, furniture is the focus.
written by: Jane Szitaphotos by: Martien Mulder07.02.09
