Portland-based residential designer and builder, Walt Quade came up with Small Home Oregon. I think his small house designs are lovely, and you can purchase small home plans or simply order them direct. Continue reading →

Check out the concept behind the prefab Pod House by Prebuilt – an Australian architecture company specializing in prefabricated houses and holiday homes. Continue reading →

Japanese architect, Hiroshi Nakamura creates amazing homes and structures full of character and attention to details. After his beautiful, modern architecture example of “Dancing trees,Singing birds” wooded, apartment house design, we bring you his Crystal Palace shop design in Tokyo, japan – a unique architectural design full of atmosphere. Continue reading →

These are not container homes but three small retail spaces made from shipping containers. I love the styling of the timber cladding and pitched roofs – I never would have guessed these cute little shops are shipping containers in disguise. Continue reading →

With a total floor area of 684.86sqm, this unique house design is located on a rare wooded plot in Tokyo, Japan. It’s name “Dancing trees,Singing birds” fits like a glove, however this wood and steel structure is not your typical Japanese house. Continue reading →

inhabit is the new prefab, modular home by Seattle-based real estate company, Unico Properties. With a purpose of making city living more accessible, inhabit offers prefab, modular apartments for future city dwellers, who appreciate stylish, open living spaces and environmentally responsible construction. Continue reading →

Located in 710 Milwood Ave., Venice, California, project7ten is a completely environmentally conscious home. This earth friendly integrated sustainable structure was created to provide a three dimensional real life example of a functioning modern home, which uses as little energy as possible, conserves water, incorporating recycled materials, without sacrificing great design. Continue reading →

This post is not about a trendy, new home made from a shipping container; it’s about one man’s creative initiative in providing affordable homes by means of steel shipping containers. Continue reading →

Interested in sustainable living? Take a look at the earth Superadobe home by Iranian architect, Nader Khalili. Living in a house made of earth may sound a bit off-the-grid; however, earth architecture is a proven form of sustainable living. Did you know that approximately one third of the world’s population live in earth houses ? Continue reading →

Japanese architect, Ryue Nishizawa, came up with a new definition of private and community living. The Moriyama House is a flexible-format of minimalist steel prefab house for Yasuo Moriyama, a perfect example where the home is designed like a community while connecting the inside and outside. Continue reading →