Kristie Wolfe is a designer, dressmaker and tiny house builder who has several tiny homes to her name. One of her most recent works is an authentic-looking off-grid Hobbit Home that looks like it could have been lifted right from the set of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies.
Cork is a sustainable, easy to produce and fire-retardant material so it makes good sense that Portuguese startup Ecocubo has designed a tiny house using the stuff. The non-towable dwelling is very basic but would be a good fit for a cabin or vacation home and includes all the basics required to live.
The Keret House is a home and art installation in Warsaw, Poland, designed by architect Jakub Szczęsny. Measuring just 92 cm (3 ft) at its thinnest point and 152 cm (5 ft) at its widest, it’s widely considered the world’s narrowest house.
As one of the world’s most expensive cities to live in, London has a serious low-cost housing problem, but one architecture firm offers a potential solution with this neat micro-house disguised as an air vent.
Self-taught Spanish designer Fernando Abellanas recently installed this whimsical little shelter under a graffiti-covered bridge somewhere in Valencia – he’s keeping its exact location a secret.