We have already been witness to some incredible examples of people opting for alternative lifestyle after the disastrous recession of the American economy in 2008. And, now we are honored to add the Berzins family to the exclusive list. After the baleful economic downturn 6 years ago, the family not …
Fortunately, our tryst with cob houses isn’t over by a long stretch. This time around, a Redditor who goes by the screen name of ‘The51stState’ has resourcefully built a 250 sq ft cob hut in the Mendocino County, California, with a budget of just $600. The low impact nature of …
Since the commencement of its construction back in 2009, the De Rotterdam project has been consistently making the news. Star architect Rem Koolhaas, of Netherlands-based firm OMA, is the man responsible for the imposing 44-storey building complex that now stands on the Wilhelmina Pier. Towering over 150 m, it is …
Our love affair with compact housing units was fueled by the Blue Sky model and its incredible level of spatial efficiency. And, now the baton of portable, personalized house design has passed on to the aptly named Tiny Project. Remarkably accounting for a floor area of just 160 sq ft …
We here at Home Harmonizing had the fortune of coming across quite a few spatially efficient housing solutions, be it the 130 sq ft QB2 module or the 700 sq ft attic floor apartment. And this time around, the above pictured 753 sq ft (70 sq m) apartment holds our …
We here at Home Harmonizing had the fortune of coming across a myriad of housing solutions, ranging from the fascinating Hobbit-hole inspired house to the low cost DIY cob house. This time around, things tread the middle path between elegance and efficiency, with Richard Berrett’s charming cottage built entirely by …
What about a cozy little cabin for your next DIY project? Well, one should take a lesson or two from Redditor ‘LXXXIV’, the resourceful Kiwi artist behind this gorgeous, minimalist DIY home with a meager budget of around $10,000 NZD ($8,241 USD). Talking about what drove him to build this …
Architects everywhere are taking the world by a storm with their incredibly artistic, yet surprisingly space-saving home designs. Well, Sarah Deeds, the architect of Deeds Design, showcases her designing talents as befits the poster child for such spatially efficient house designs. Her 700 sq ft attic floor apartment in a …
A few days ago we harped about the Tiny Tack House and how a small and cozy bungalow-type living space can be designed inside a compact area. Well, the above pictured Blue Sky model deftly follows this spatially efficient trend, albeit with a charming essence of its own. Inspired by the tiny …
Previously, we had come across the Tiny Tack House, an entire home built along a single rectangular plan. However, this time around the Kanga Prefab House notches up on the ‘tiny’ factor by inducting a whole habitable space inside an area of just 20 ft x 14 ft.
