Due to the lot’s small size, Cloud9 placed the garage beneath the house.

"The overall design is influenced by the use of traditional, locally available, and/or low-maintenance materials such as corrugated metal roofing, cement board lap-siding, heavy timber construction, and indigenous wood species," Brun says.

Above the sink in the kitchen, you can see one of Bocci’s first 57 chandeliers.

In Vancouver’s Strathcona district, two side-by-side lots now hold seven residences—thanks to a thoughtful renovation of a pair Edwardian houses and the addition of a laneway, or alley, building by Shape Architecture. The team salvaged as much 120-year-old siding as they could for use on the street-facing facades.

The children’s bedroom features NET bunk beds and storage baskets from Mono, the design shop of Sticotti’s wife, Mercedes Hernáez.

A peek into the museum from the street.

Maggie's Nottingham exterior. Architect: Piers Gogh, CZWG Architects. © Martine Hamilton Knight

Nottingham sitting room. Architect: Piers Gogh, CZWG Architects. © Martine Hamilton Knight.

Nottingham exterior. Architect: Piers Gogh, CZWG Architects. © Maggie's Centres.

Nottingham kitchen and patio. Architect: Piers Gogh, CZWG Architects. © Martine Hamilton Knight.

Toronto designer Julia Knezic built this house for her own family in a narrow lot next to her mom's house. Photo by Sean Galbraith. Check out the interiors here.

Brick Lane in 57 Diffuse by Carnegie, $42 per yard Woven polypropylene is finished with eco-friendly GreenShield.

Double vanities run along both sides of the room, illuminated from above by full-width skylights. In the center of the space, a free-standing soaking tub sits in front of a marble-clad wall, with both a shower and walk-in closet on opposite sides.

Set slightly apart, each container is installed on pier foundations.

Urban Renovation (Foster Dale Architects) Created from composite materials, the deck gives this modern home a desirable outdoor space in a crowded city lot.

The house peeks out from a scrim of greenery.

Lots of fun finds in the lighting department.

Jonas Wagell releases a slender floor lamp version of his Peek table lamp for Menu.

Radiofonografo by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Brionvega, 1965

White-painted brick piers support the structure, which is designed to mimic design elements of the original 1930s farmhouse, approximately 100 yards away.

When Cathy and Craig bought the land, it was completely bare. With plenty of sun and rain, these palms have grown a lot in the last two years.

The kitchen features custom cabinets with Caesarstone countertops. The appliances are Bertazzoni and Whirlpool.

A field now occupies where the building once stood.

Curator Marianne Bernstein and Penn Design students produced Not a Vacant Lot, a five-day exhibition re-imagining a vacant lot in the middle of Center City for DesignPhiladelphia 2011. Photo by Kevin Monko.

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A peek at the covered terrace, which spans the bedroom’s rear wall and overlooks a quiet corner of the lot.

A peek inside a Rolling Hut. Photo by Tim Bies.

Built-in bookcases from a pink marble mantle topped by a pier mirror.

A peek inside the powder room.

A peek at one of the bedrooms.

A peek at the home from a distance.

After: A peek inside the beautifully restored, modernized abode.

Accessory dwell units (ADUs), compact spaces built on home lots, would allow for room for extended family visits or rental spaces. This plan by Gans Studio took advantage of the CHCP’s competition as an opportunity for architects to disregard city regulations when innovating housing solutions. An Array of Bungalow Additions. Queens, NY. Gans Studio. Courtesy of the Museum of the City of New York.

Clayden made the most of his modest lot by building as close to the perimeter as local zoning codes allow.

A sneak peak.