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Dwell March 2008, Vol. 08 Issue 04: Small Wonders

Homes Under 1,000 Square Feet

The Zizmors' son plays in front of a living wall created by urban landscaper Kari Elwell Katzander of Mingo Design.
The Zizmors' son plays in front of a living wall created by urban landscaper Kari Elwell Katzander of Mingo Design.
The project's lead architect, Sami Rintala says the Boxhome reflects how we're supposed to live: "with few possessions and a small space around us."
The project's lead architect, Sami Rintala says the Boxhome reflects how we're supposed to live: "with few possessions and a small space around us."
The couple both cycle to work, thus avoiding the crush of London’s public transport. The Brompton fold-up is not only a design classic but one of the most popular cycles in London—though it is also a favorite of  bicycle thieves.
The couple both cycle to work, thus avoiding the crush of London’s public transport. The Brompton fold-up is not only a design classic but one of the most popular cycles in London—though it is also a favorite of bicycle thieves.
Our expert spent an arvo lounging on chaise longues to decide which would make the short list.
Our expert spent an arvo lounging on chaise longues to decide which would make the short list.
The massive Huaca Pucllana is just one of many examples of the pre-Incan architecture that dots Lima. This complex burial structure was built some 1,500 years ago.
The massive Huaca Pucllana is just one of many examples of the pre-Incan architecture that dots Lima. This complex burial structure was built some 1,500 years ago.
The structure boasts a roof garden replete with turbines and solar panels, as well as fifteen geothermal wells sunk underground.
The structure boasts a roof garden replete with turbines and solar panels, as well as fifteen geothermal wells sunk underground.
A finished Trabecula bench. At six feet long and two feet high, it is one of the largest rapid-manufactured pieces of furniture in the world, and yet, owing to it's materials and biometric cues, it weighs a mere fourteen pounds.
A finished Trabecula bench. At six feet long and two feet high, it is one of the largest rapid-manufactured pieces of furniture in the world, and yet, owing to it's materials and biometric cues, it weighs a mere fourteen pounds.
The Boxhome is a great example of small Scandinavian simplicity and this Austin, Texas, bungalow gets a modern update without exploding its tiny footprint in our Small Wonders issue. Photo by: Pia Ulin
The Boxhome is a great example of small Scandinavian simplicity and this Austin, Texas, bungalow gets a modern update without exploding its tiny footprint in our Small Wonders issue. Photo by: Pia Ulin