Narrow sites present designers with a unique spatial challenge. Building upward might add square footage, but it won't make a structure the width of a subway car feel any less claustrophobic. These eight slender homes maximize space and light with freethinking design solutions.
House NA's matrix of rectangular rooms and outdoor terraces make it appear as though it's bursting with space, even though it's hemmed in on three sides by buildings.
Built as an infill shack between two larger buildings at the turn of the last century, this matchbox-sized home in San Francisco was made significantly less claustrophobic by replacing interior doors with translucent scrims of fabric that open up to let in light.
In a family home in Okazaki, Japan, architect Katsutoshi Sasaki toyed with length and height to create an airy atmosphere on a lot barely wider than a big rig. To maximize space, he designed flexible environments, such as children’s rooms that accommodate activities from sleep to study.
Nicknamed the "Eel's House" after the narrow urban properties of the same name in Japan, this slim home in Los Angeles's Echo Park squeezes a garage, architecture studio, open-plan kitchen and living room, patio, and more into four levels.
At Yang Yeo's renovated shophouse in Singapore, which is only 16 feet wide, two retractable motor-driven canvas canopies open the roof to allow light into the living space.
Docomomo US announces the winners of this year's Modernism in America Awards. Each project showcases exemplary modern restoration techniques, practices, and ideas.
Today, we kicked off this year’s annual Dwell on Design at the LA Convention Center, which will continue through Sunday, June 26th. Though we’ve been hosting this extensive event for years, this time around is particularly special.
By straightening angles, installing windows, and adding vertical accents, architect Aaron Ritenour brought light and order to an irregularly shaped apartment in the heart of Athens, Greece.
From the bones of a neglected farmstead in rural Scotland emerges a low-impact, solar-powered home that’s all about working with what was already there.
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