Thinking Big, Building Small – 10 Small Architecture Projects around the world that will make you want to move to a smaller house right away
Modern architecture expert Philip Johnson created this trend in 1980, when designed a one-room work space and library on his property in New Canaan, Connecticut. Three decades later, the refereed “monk’s cell”, solitary, now-classic studio that features a fireplace, skylight and an expansive bookcase that houses 1400 volumes on architecture, has started to take place in the minds of contemporary architects today.
Thinking big, building small has since then become the mindset of several of today’s architects and designers, with the rise of minimalism and concern over abundance and exaggeration. The constant need for more housing and retail space, the growing number of the population, the shrinking budgets, everything has been pulling forward to temporary tiny structures and permanent designs.
For that reason, today we decided share with you 10 small architecture projects around the world that stand out for their outstanding aesthetics and materials to inspire you on your next design. Take a look!
Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
House 77
design by José Cadilhe
Whangapoua, New Zealand
Hut on Sleds
design by Crosson Clarke Carnachan
Vorarlberg, Austria
Mountain Cabin
project by Marte.Marte Architects
Austria
Hypercubus
architecture by Studio WG3
New York City
Madison Avenue (Doll)House
project by REX
British Columbia, Canada
Gulf Islands Cabin Gulf Islands
architecture by Olson Kundig
Ensenada, Mexico
Endémico Resguardo Silvestre
design by Jorge Gracia
Tokyo, Japan
Riverside House Suginami
architecture by Kota Mizuishi
Borgloon, Belgium
Reading Between the Lines
design by Gijs Van Vaerenbergh
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Beetle’s House
design by Terunobu Fujimori
See also: Daniel Libeskind Designs Unique Cosmology Center for Durham University
