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It’s been a while since we had some yummy structural link love. Since my bookmarks are way too full, now seems like a good time to drop some…

house of the week: 003 | Terrace House via Architechnophilia – this image above is the part of the house that’s not actually there, or so the post states. What’s that mean? Why not go find out? It’s worth the click.

I’ve had this saved for almost a month and it’s time to let go. This delicious little prefab hails from Jetson Green, but I actually first saw it at …read more

Well you know I do love me some small spaces, and accordingly I bookmarked a blog I found, Small House Style, a while back. Then promptly forgot about it (as I’m known to do). I recently went back for a look, and it’s so very cool. Actually, it looks a little like a website, not a blog, but I’m guessing blog because you can comment (if you look hard enough). Secondly, it’s got some weird lags between updates – I’m talking weeks. But blogs are a work in process so it’s a-ok.
Also, take away the bad, and you still have …read more

This beach house is a total minimalist treasure. Perfect in size for what it needs to accomplish, you could vacation at a place like this comfortably.

Do you love it! I want one for Christmas -maybe in a place like Humboldt – this one resides in a seaside town in northeast Kent. Just look at the interior.

Beautiful clean lines and simplicity – perfect.
To see more images and to learn more visit Architect Visit: Studiomama Beach Chalet at Remodelista, a nice peaceful slice of a blog. Thanks to Peggy for the tip.
[images via Remodelista]

I really like Hermann Kaufmann’s work; projects from Kaufmann are simple but always interesting to look at.
Like the super small, very cool, energy efficient Moosmann House.

Gorgeous. The only issue I have with Kaufmann is that I can’t read the website. There is a translation offered at the website, but when I hit English, this is what I see… “Thema dieses Entwurfs war es, in die äußerst beengte Siutation zwischen zwei bestehenden Einfamilienhäusern einen Neubau für eine junge Familie zu konzipieren. Im ostseitigen Haus leben die Eltern der Bauherrin, mit denen gemeinsam die Positionierung des neuen Gebäudes und die, beide Familien …read more

Last night I told you about my little crush on Estes/Twombly. This morning I’ve got my favorite structure from this firm. I’m pretty sure the McKeough House is the first Estes/Twombly home I saw, and it’s lovely.

Ok, more than lovely. This is like twilight house eye candy bliss. That term won’t be sweeping the nation anytime soon, but it’s how I feel. This beautiful structure is traditional Block Island with a twist. The porch connects between both of the side house blocks, and also continues throughout the house (front to back) – you can see this application in the interior …read more

The micro compact home [m-ch], is a super small, super compact house.

One or two people can live in one of these homes; it’s obviously not really an appropriate large family home. This project of micro homes was first launched in Munich back in November 2005. It started as a case study village sponsored by O2 Germany. Below is a shot of the O2 project (students lived there).  The micro homes were clustered in a family-like setting.

Currently this slick project can be viewed at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; through October.
[images via [m-ch]]

In the dream, I was dating some famous person (not going there), but the dream took place in Florida (I’ve never been) and the kooky part was that a bunch of people, including me, were visiting this museum of tiny Pennsylvania. It was just this oddball museum, where you’d walk through the halls looking at tiny versions of all the parts of Pennsylvania. In the dream, everyone was very impressed. It was really strange.
Long story short, it got me thinking about this link my friend Marye sent me – Tiny Texas Houses.

These tiny houses are made from 95% recycled vintage …read more

I’ve had this bookmarked for ages and ages, but never posted it, because frankly it’s not so offbeat. But man, I can’t keep bookmarks forever. I’ve wrestled with posting it, and due to the fact that I think it’s a head turner, I’m gonna.

How adorable, right?  It reminds me of some tiny Berkeley homes I saw on my last visit to the Bay area. I would so paint my house like this.
I found this home randomly at Lloyd’s Blog. His blog will get you all lusty for California and easy going architecture. Right now he’s got this post Two Small …read more

Little mod birdhouse.

Via Heike Schlauch & Robert Fabach

In the previous post I said I’d be back with more about Tumbleweed – so, here I am. The benefits of owning and living in such a small home, are of course, huge. Well, unless you have a big family. Then, I suppose, you’d need a bunch lined up, caravan style.
Still, if you’re just one person or a couple, it’s manageable to live in a small space. Benefits include:

Mobile; in some cases.
Learning to live with less stuff. That equals a larger feeling of freedom and simplicity, which in turn can equal less stress.
Tiny costs associated with heating, water, etc. These …read more