While the most common reason to build upward is a compressed lot, some tall and slender houses—otherwise known as skinny homes—are designed to take advantage of impressive views, or to counter sites that are steep or sloping. Here, we’ve rounded up a number of super skinny houses that still manage to feel quite spacious.

An Architect’s Home Squeezes Into a Tiny Lot in Seoul

This Slender Micro Home Takes Up Less Land Than Two Cars

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This Slender Home in Seoul Has One Room on Each of Its Four Levels

The compact home features a kitchen and dining area on the first floor, a home office on the second level, and a living room on the third floor with a loft-like sleeping area just above it. On the third and fourth levels, glass doors open to terraces and flood the rooms with natural light." layout="" credit="Courtesy of Texture on Texture" photoUserId=""/>

This Skinny, Minimalist Home Gets a Revamp for $20K

A Towering Tree Grows at the Heart of This Super Skinny Hanoi Home

A Tall, Skinny Home Makes the Most of a Narrow Lot in Portland, Oregon

The “Skinniest House in London” Hit the Market at £950K

A Slim Green Home in Vietnam Rises Like a Tendril Out of Concrete

An 11-Foot-Wide Row House in Brooklyn Grows Up to Make Room for a Young Family

Architect Aniket Shahane of Office of Architecture renovated the 1,000-square-foot Brooklyn row house where he’d lived for eight years with his wife, jewelry designer Blanca Monros Gomez, to make room for the couple’s two growing children. Having only an 11-foot width to work with, the architect dug out a basement to make way for two additional levels." layout="" credit="Photo by Rafael Gamo" photoUserId="6133441480770805760"/>

A Narrow Modernist Home Pops Up in Toronto

A Slender 1950s Cottage Equipped With Geothermal Systems in London

A Super Skinny Row House in Brooklyn Gets an Airy, Loft-Like Makeover

Cascading Levels Bring Light and Air Into a Narrow Home in Vietnam

Dogtooth Brickwork Makes a Narrow London Terrace House Stand Out While Blending In

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