Innermost house is 12 by 12 foot square; from floor to ridge beam it’s 12 feet high. Diana & Michael Lorence lived at Innermost House for seven years. The home has no electricity and hot water and heat come only from a fire in the fireplace. Lighting at night came from beeswax candles. There is however …
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 …
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.
To call it a shed isn’t fair. It would be a great home office, extra guest house or pool house.” – Powerhouse Construction & Remodeling via Detach Office
Incredible photo of a tiny home. I especially like how the grape vine (right?) grows across the front of the house and over the doorway. See the original photo by Feniche here.
Swedish company Kenjo designs small, cabin-like prefab rooms that can serve as guest houses, offices, studios or any other type of space that you like.” – Design Milk Learn more about Kenjo: Cabin-Like Prefab Guest House or Studio
A small dwelling mounted to a tricycle used for temporary, mobile housing. Designed by People’s Architecture Office. More info. here.” – Tiny House Swoon See more of this Tricycle House
This house changed my life. A Boho Walkers’ paradise inspired me to write a book, make a film, start a web site. Now you can experience it too. 3 separate buildings, outdoor kitchen, 2 toilets, hot shower – 700m up in mountain. Great Views to sea.” – Nick Rosen Learn more about renting this Off-Grid House in …
Nick’s Off-Grid Mallorca House – Now Available for Vacations Read More »
For a San Antonio artist, Poteet created a guest house/garden retreat/playhouse using a reclaimed steel shipping container. Poteet added glass doors and windows, heating and air-conditioning, a green roof, and bamboo flooring and wallcovering.” – Remodelista Read more at Remodelista
This is just for fun. I’ve seen this photo on the internet before, but can’t find any more information about it – so I thought we could play a game. What would you caption this photo? UPDATE: The house has been identified by folks that follow our Facebook page! It’s the Mother-in-Law house at Boldt …
When people talk about ‘life on the road’ it is most often about an adventurous trip or two that took them to a few exotic places before they found their way back home. But when 50 year old Joseph Tayyar tells you about the same, he literally means every single word. This resourceful and creative …
Man Turns a Truck into an Off-Grid House On Wheels Read More »
Perhaps the first Little Pig was right all along. In a demonstration about how to build a simple structure made entirely of recyclable or reusable materials, a small Parisian architecture firm called Studio 1984 chose straw as the main building material, designing a cozy, 15-square-meter “nest” that even the Big Bad Wolf would have to …
