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Collection by Luke Hopping

Teensy Tiny Dwellings

By "tiny," we don't mean cramped cottages or starter apartments. We mean houses the size of parking spots. These six dwellings are on the cutting-edge of the micro-housing movement.

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Brian Levy, Tony Gilchriest, and Jay Austin (left to right), are creating the Boneyard Studios complex in Washington, DC, along with Lee Pera and a team of architects and builders. The four structures onsite are both experiments in small-space living and, during public “work days,” a base for educating the community about construction, design, and tiny houses.
Brian Levy, Tony Gilchriest, and Jay Austin (left to right), are creating the Boneyard Studios complex in Washington, DC, along with Lee Pera and a team of architects and builders. The four structures onsite are both experiments in small-space living and, during public “work days,” a base for educating the community about construction, design, and tiny houses.
The North American SCADpad includes about 300 repurposed vintage rulers. Photo courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
The North American SCADpad includes about 300 repurposed vintage rulers. Photo courtesy of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Originally from Laos, Van Bo Le-Mentzel came to Germany as a refugee and faced one of the most common problems that transplants encounter—finding a home. "Everybody should have their own house, with a window and a door. And it should stand wherever you want," Le-Mentzel says.
Originally from Laos, Van Bo Le-Mentzel came to Germany as a refugee and faced one of the most common problems that transplants encounter—finding a home. "Everybody should have their own house, with a window and a door. And it should stand wherever you want," Le-Mentzel says.
Dubbed Hermitage 2, the concept was envisioned as a meditative space on the coast, with one half open to the ocean, and the other open to the mountains.
Dubbed Hermitage 2, the concept was envisioned as a meditative space on the coast, with one half open to the ocean, and the other open to the mountains.
Jay Austin’s Matchbox house is only eight feet wide but feels bigger thanks to a well-organized interior.
Jay Austin’s Matchbox house is only eight feet wide but feels bigger thanks to a well-organized interior.