Small footprint.
More possibility.

Taipei, Taiwan

Eclectic Navy Blue Apartment

AODA InteriorDesign

A mezzanine, integrated shelving and a movable wooden screen give the compact home distinct places to sleep, read and cook without enclosing every activity.

Matanzas, Chile

Tiny House Razzi

Stanaćev Granados

35 m² footprint + 10 m² loft (45 m² combined)

Kitchen, bathroom and storage sit together along the rear, leaving the main room open. A loft above this service zone provides an additional flexible place to work or sleep.

São Paulo, Brazil

SBC Apartment

Studio Papaya

Published as 538 ft²; approximately 50 m²

An extending table adapts to cooking, eating and working. Built-in storage and changes of flooring organise the open living area while a slatted divider filters the mezzanine.

New Taipei City, Taiwan

New Taipei Split-Level Apartment

HHH Design Lab

Level changes separate activities without cutting off views. Platforms, stairs and joinery do more than one job, combining storage, display, work and rest.

Taipei, Taiwan

River-View Apartment

CA Interior Design

Glazed internal walls let daylight travel beyond the living room. Full-height windows connect the two bedrooms and shared spaces to river views.

Brasília, Brazil

Buriti Apartment

ponto.d

The kitchen, office and living room work as connected spaces. A perforated wooden panel closes off private areas while allowing light and air through.

Taipei, Taiwan

Taipei Apartment Transformed and Opened

NestSpace Design

Replacing an excessive corridor with the kitchen returns useful space to everyday life. A combined headboard and wardrobe divider gives the bedroom storage without another heavy partition.

Barcelona, Spain

Relámpago House

h3o architects

A zigzag partition organises different activities while keeping a flowing route through the home. Colour marks the changing zones without giving every function a separate enclosed room.

Resistencia, Argentina

Casa Canal

Este Norte Estudio

Choose windows for particular views and moments of daylight. Here the surrounding trees remain part of the domestic setting, and sunlight reaches the kitchen where the day begins.

Sisal, Mexico

KatNap House

Nutum Estudio

A central room connects the surrounding functions, keeping the single-storey plan easy to understand. Opposing arched openings bring a through-breeze into this shared heart of the house.

Anjo, Japan

House OY

1-1 Architects

Stagger small rooms to create pockets of garden and longer views between them. A semi-outdoor workshop overlaps with the living spaces, giving a practical hobby its own place without complete isolation.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

PH Olaguer

CDC ARQ

Let one continuous run of joinery handle several jobs. Kitchen, television storage and stairs share a wall, while a sleeping mezzanine uses height and leaves the main living space open to the courtyard.

Tokyo, Japan

House in Kagurazaka

Takumi Wakui + Riho Wakui Architects

Use carefully placed openings and lightwells to reach deeper into a tightly surrounded home. Connected horizontal and vertical sightlines give the interior more layers than its compact footprint suggests.

Saitama, Japan

SOW and GROW House

nevertheless / Yusuke Sagawa Architects

Offer different small places within one larger enclosure. A sequence of spaces with varying depth lets family members change where they spend time instead of assigning everyone an identical fixed room.

Tokyo, Japan

House of Wall Forest

IGArchitects

Short structural walls and small level changes can define places without sealing them into rooms. Angled walls interrupt direct views while allowing movement and glimpses of the space beyond.

Etchegoyen, Argentina

Etchegoyen House

wasingerbarletti arquitectos

Plan outdoor extensions as part of a small home's everyday rooms. Here the placement of openings and outdoor areas works with existing trees to provide shade, privacy and different places to spend time.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

PH Juana

Estudio NU

Join the shared rooms around the courtyard and keep the bedroom separate. High street-facing windows admit light and frame trees while keeping views above the eye level of passersby.

València, Spain

Casa Nido

Iterare arquitectos

Cluster stairs and services so the rest of the home can face its courtyard. A tall glazed opening connects the two levels to outdoor light, while the upper living and study space also receives a skylight.

Badalona, Spain

Riera Renovation

LABLANCA

Make a long flat's storage and services work as one continuous organising element. The central courtyard breaks up the deep plan, while the core separates private rooms from shared daytime spaces.

Asunción, Paraguay

Jota House

Minimo Comun Arquitectura

Put a bedroom on a mezzanine to preserve a generous shared room below. Opening the ground-floor enclosure to the shaded yard extends the places available for studying, working and gathering.

Toronto, Canada

Copper House

Fabrication Studio + François Abbott

Concentrate kitchen, bathroom and storage in one central core, with living and sleeping on opposite sides. Large sliding panels let the living area open beneath the roof overhang when weather allows.

Okayama, Japan

House in Minamigata

Yutaka Yoshida Architect & Associates

Use an intermediate level above the wet rooms to connect living and sleeping areas with fewer partitions. An L-shaped opening and matching terrace material carry the ground-floor space outside.

Funchal, Portugal

Loungueira House

Pontoatelier

Keep a continuous shared room at the centre and quieter rooms at the ends. Kitchen cabinetry continues into living-room shelving, and a mirrored backsplash carries light and landscape further into the interior.

Vizovice, Czechia

House among the trees

Studio COSMO

Give the shared living room extra height rather than making every room larger. A fully opening garden wall, wraparound terrace and built-in window bench create several ways to occupy the edge of the home.

Limache, Chile

Catalejo

Tololo Ugarte

Make a small home's outlook a deliberate part of its plan. Double-height space and a vaulted ceiling frame the mature trees, while the circular form connects rooms to changing views of the surrounding landscape.

La Bretonnière-la-Claye, France

Private house in La Claye

atelier iso architectes

Let one living room connect two different gardens. Sleeping mezzanines above the two bedrooms provide additional sleeping places, keeping the main floor available for shared everyday life.

Laterns, Austria

House Gapfohl

Bernardo Bader Architekten

99 m² published project area; 80 m² living space

Bring cooking, living and sleeping into a shared room and enclose only what needs privacy. A glazed south side and a terrace give this simple mountain retreat a strong relationship to its setting.