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Good Things DO Come in Small Packages
Called infill housing, shaft houses, skinny houses and narrow houses, whatever you call them, they have one thing in common: they take up a very small footprint. what many would call a step up from a tiny home, infill housing makes use of the space that is available, and while they aren’t sprawling by any stretch of the imagination, they are smaller. As usual, we can look to Japan as an example: even in a country where living in small spaces is no great leap, they do narrow right with these stunning houses, built on 300 square foot lots.
Narrow houses, which are typically no more than 25 feet wide, take up less land, are cheaper to build, more energy-efficient, and have some seriously jaw-dropping designs. Take inspiration from totem house in Toronto: Atelier rzlbd designed this three-story home that embraces the light and makes use of every available inch. And let’s not forget, every narrow house needs a set of stairs: the contemporist shows us how to uplevel your stair game with some stair porn for small spaces.
Joy Wood
Joy grew up in the natural beauty of the North Okanagan, nestled near the foot of the Monashee Mountains. Hailing from a family of home builders, both the environment and home construction became closely intertwined in her youth. Today, she and her builder hubby are raising their family in Vancouver, where she avidly follows the current sustainable construction trends as the city aims for the title of ‘Greenest City’ by 2020.
