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The pandemic has held us all up in our homes so much so that now everyone is just wanting to venture out and do something different. While some are packing thei
What's better than a tiny house? A tiny houseboat.
The KODA Light Float isn't mobile by itself, but it could be transported by another boat to a different location on the same body of water. Photo 15 of 15 in Kodasema Launches Four Tiny Prefab Homes—Including One That Floats. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes.
If you feel like you could use some inspiration to design your future home - or just like checking out the weird ideas some people have - this post is just for you! Would you choose to live in a former church, or a renovated water tower? Or how about a completely transparent house, or one that is a spitting image of the Flintstones' cave? Check out our selection of world's weirdest houses and share your thoughts in the comments!
Stepping into the Mill House feels like travelling back in time and into a world that is untouched by mundane modernity. Transformed into a comfortable retreat on the outskirts of Malmo, Sweden, this second house designed by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor welcomes you with a series of waterways and gentle ponds that surround you with natural goodness. […]
From space-age capsules, to tunnel homes to yurts to off-grid tiny homes on wheels, you have to see these off-grid marvels.
The hashtag #houseboatliving has exploded across Europe on Instagram recently, with city dwellers shunning overcrowded newbuild homes in favour of a calmer form of living.
If you’ve set up home on a lake, chances are you're there because you love to be outside. Your days are most likely spent outdoors, so you don't need much as far as a house goes: a place to lay your head, cook dinner, and seek refuge when the weather takes a turn. Amenities are nice, but when you already have so much at your doorstep, they take a backseat. It’s no wonder, then, that there are so many incredible lake houses with small footprints. We wouldn't mind heading off to any one of these tiny lake houses for a long weekend (or full summer) of fishing, boating, and relaxation.
Read What do we mean by bioclimatic architecture design? An important question for all architects who care about sustainability to be addressed during the
Image 14 of 23 from gallery of Circular Tiny House CTH*1 / Faculty Design / Coburg University Germany.
With concerns about rising sea levels and attractive land always in demand, there's something to be said for a house that floats on water. With this in mind, we highlight the best examples of floating homes we've seen so far – from classic prefabricated houseboat to luxury models for the ultra-rich.
Pushing the limits of architecture, Makatita shows that tiny homes can be exciting.
A collection of water feature inspiration.
The Ecocapsule looks like something out of a sci-fi movie but this off grid micro home is not as futuristic as it may seem. The Slovakian architectural studio Nice Architects plans to start taking pre-orders in the last quarter of the 2015 and expect to start delivering the first produced units in the first half of the 2016. The Ecocapsule is designed as a self-contained system which is able to sustain long periods of time without external resources. Something in terms of a Swiss-army knife –It packs everything you need. The Ecocapsule’s dual power system contains high efficiency solar cells
Giant reed houses made in the marshes of Southern Iraq.
Less than a century ago, two brothers (Lloyd and Wilber Wright) developed flight by observing birds. Today, we are flying many times the speed of sound and beyond our solar system. Nature is full of wisdom, order, and intelligent design. Humans have the ability to observe and understand nature by using the technology and knowledge
Georgia-based Dachi Papuashvili has produced a charming cross-shaped tiny house concept called the Skit, that proves the continuing ability of shipping containers to inspire.
The loungeboat is an apartment on the water with a creative floor plan and materials not typically found on a boat resulting in a floating retreat.
Watch a video introducing this solar-powered pod with wind turbine that lets two people live off the grid anywhere they can park it.
As with all other kinds of design work, creating good house designs is no easy task. Fortunately, we won't be running out of new, impressive architectural
Perched idyllically on a picturesque slope overlooking the Seto Island Sea is a beautiful tiny home that boasts extensive views of blue waters, and greenery. Th
The Sondern-Adler house in Kansas City, Missouri, is an early Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright, meant to be lower-cost.
This 185 sq. ft. off-grid solar tiny house design was submitted as part of LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest where you can win up to $500 if you submit a design before 6/30/14. Jonathan Marcoux's squared eco house
International design competition platform Impact has announced its exciting list of winners in the Tiny House 2021 contest. Each participant was tasked with designing a comfortable living accommodation for two people in keeping with the newfound demands of pandemic...
BIO-architects recently unveiled their latest modern prefab cabin DD16, which floats on water in extreme remote areas.
If you didn’t consider yourself a nature lover, you might change your mind after seeing these homes that take indoor/outdoor living to a new level.
I love spending time in my garden, but sometimes it can be a challenge to create a beautiful and functional space in a small area. That's why I've compiled a
Sloped roofs are a style of modern house roofs that look great and maximize natural light. Here are 16 examples to inspire your dream home.
An observation roof and outdoor room extend the small footprint into the coastal landscape, while selective materials help it blend in.
You could be forgiven for assuming that the Casa Ojalá tiny house concept we covered last year was too ambitious to be realized, but a prototype is indeed being built and readied for production. Pre-orders are now open for the flexible tiny house.
In 1968, a Finnish architect designed what would become a controversial but iconic example of mid-century architecture, inspired by the post-war futurism and space exploration. The Futuro house was all set for mass production around the world, marketed as the ideal "portable" ski chalet or beach hou
Completed in 2009 in Bayfield, United States. Images by Dan Hoffman. Frustrated by the floundering American housing market, Revelations Architects developed the E.D.G.E.(Experimental Dwelling for a Greener...
Designed as a place to unwind, the Bruny Island Cabin by Maguire & Devine is an award-winning minimalist design—and one of the world's best Airbnb rentals.
With plans underway to build The Water Discus complex, a 1,000 sq. metre underwater hotel, restaurant and spa, in Dubai, we wondered what other notable underwater h…
