Amazing grain silo home makes living simply look like living the high life.
Architect Christoph Kaiser turned a dismantled grain silo, purchased online from a Kansas farmer, into a cozy studio in Phoenix, Arizona. The 190-square-foot space is outfitted with a highly customized interior—only the Eames dining chairs were not made by Kaiser—that serves as a comfortable home for him and his wife.” – Dwell
Source: You Won’t Believe the Cozy Home Inside This Converted Grain Silo | Dwell
Building the right sized home to fit your needs is smarter, less expensive, simpler and better for the environment. We focus on smaller, efficiently designed homes over big homes with extra space that rarely gets used.” – Zip Kit Homes
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The Rock Cottage embedded in a sandstone cliff is located on five acres of woodlands and gardens in Wolverley, Worcestershire, England. It was built back in the 1770s and consists of three adjoining caves.” – Eric Token
via The Rock Cottage, Worcestershire, England – 15 Most Unusual Underground and Cave Houses.
We had two big trees growing too close to our home, so we had them cut down 5 years ago. What do you do with the stump? Make a Gnome home of course!” – Paul Elkins
via Gnome stump home – YouTube.
Compact dimensions allow the micro home to nest amidst small trees and shrubs and integrate into any landscape. The m-ch is delivered by trailer or light crane and may be arranged as a single unit raised above the ground on a light aluminium frame and placed in a garden for private use, as a ‘guest home’ or ‘teen home’ or in the countryside for weekend leisure activities.” – micro compact home
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In a small forest in France’s Dordogne, self-taught carpenter Menthé built his home with a living roof and mud walls… The result is a charming and very cozy home that fits perfectly into the woodland.” – Kirsten Dirksen
via Art of living in a Dordogne’s tiny mud home with living roof – YouTube.
For example, a single 20′ container can be designed as a single unit, or pod, to include a single bedroom and bathroom while another 20′ container can be designed as the public portion of the home. By putting these two containers together, you get a 1 bedroom, 1 bath home that can be built quickly and, depending on the quality of finishes, very afford-ably (think IKEA, Home Depot and Target).” – Bob Borson
Read more about Shipping Containers – a design primer at Life of an Architect.
In this nearly 30 minute video, we show you just about every nook and cranny that makes up hOMe. Grab a hot cup of your favorite tea, some snacks, snuggle up on your favorite lounging spot and enjoy the tour!” – Gabriella at TinyHouseBuild.com
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The cottage, called Winckler, was built with local douglas fir, logged and cut with a portable sawmill. The roof is cedar shingles (shakes) hand split and steamed to make them supple enough to follow the curves of the roof. The cedar door and windows, like the rest of the house, are all handmade.” – naturalhomes.org
This is a small flat pack house that can be assembled on site with an 11mm wrench. It can be put together by 2 men in 4 hours and flat-packed in 45 minutes. Great for minimalist living, temporary housing, hunting camp, out house, or retreat house. There are no building codes for this building because it is a portable/non-permanent structure.” – RevivalSupplyCo on Etsy
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