The most creative small houses.
In the conditions of a total reduction of free space for building houses, small but functional dwellings come to the rescue. They cost less and take up space accordingly too. But even under such conditions, there is always room for creativity. This review features 10 small creative houses that everyone would agree to live in..
1. Tree house
Hemloft – a real tree house.
Young American Joel Allen made his childhood dream come true and built a Hemloft tree house. In order to build a full-fledged house, the guy quit his main job and went to learn the basics of carpentry. The result is a nice and environmentally friendly egg-shaped dwelling..
2. House in the Austrian Alps
Mountain Cabin – a cabin in the Austrian Alps.
This mountain cabin (Mountain Cabin) was specially painted in an ash shade to blend in with the snow-white slopes of the Alps in winter, and in summer, on the contrary, it effectively contrasts against the backdrop of green meadows.
3. House, completely «built» at the factory
Minimod – modular house fully assembled in the factory.
The house is only 26 sq. meters Minimod is completely assembled in the factory. In addition, in such a small area, the designers installed several «green» technologies such as rainwater harvesting systems and solar panels. There are several green beds on the roof.
4. Floating «egg» – mini laboratory
Exbury Egg is a wooden float. means.
This unusual floating craft is nothing more than the Exbury Egg mini-laboratory. Inside there is only the most necessary for living: a hammock, shower, stove, mini-refrigerator and instruments for all kinds of measurements. The sun is the only source of energy for this structure..
5. House from the container
Port-A-Bach – container house.
Port-A-Bach is a perfect example of a container mobile home. This house is designed for a family of 4 people. The front wall opens to act as a terrace, and a bunk bed slides out to the side. Two more berths recline from the furniture wall.
6. House-«cloud»
Le Nuage – a country house in the form of a cloud.
Le Nuage translates as «cloud». This is the shape of a country house on the shore of a lake in Lormont (France). Anyone can book it for the weekend and visit it with a company of up to seven people.
7. «Alien» dacha
Ufogel – «alien» dacha.
A kind of dacha on stilts for lovers of everything alien was built by the architectural company Urlaubs Architektur. The name of the Ufogel house consists of a combination of two words: «UFO» and «bird». So the form of the dacha can be regarded either as an alien ship or as a bird’s nest..
8. House for winter camping
Pod House – Prefabricated Living Unit.
The Pod House looks like a tiny house for elves. Small but very cozy, it is used as a country house or a temporary refuge for travelers in a camping village.
9. Life «behind the glass»
Snow House – a house made of transparent glass.
Snow House was designed by Italian architects for aesthetic rather than practical reasons. The only plus of this «Snow Queen’s castle», is the fact of absolute unity with the surrounding nature.
10. Cozy home from the garage
House converted from a garage.
Designer Michelle de la Vega has turned her old cluttered garage into a small but cozy 24 sq. meters. The only thing that she changed in the design parameters: raised the ceiling by 1 meter and slightly increased the length of the garage, thereby obtaining space for the bathroom.
As practice shows, when everything is planned according to the mind in a dwelling, it is not inferior to large houses in terms of comfort and coziness. And these 10 gorgeous huts are a great example of what «more» does not mean «it’s better».
