A presentation of micro-scaled contemporary residences that demonstrate
domesticity can be both compact and beautiful. How we live in
cities--smaller, denser, smarter--is at the heart of Tiny Houses in the
City. Urban areas across the globe are experiencing a renaissance, with
once-forgotten downtowns and neighborhoods becoming increasingly popular
for redevelopment. This book looks at the tiny house movement through
the lens of metropolitan life. Tiny Houses in the City features an
international collection of more than thirty homes that exemplify
compact living at its best. The houses, apartments, and multifamily
buildings and developments included make great architecture out of
challenging locations and narrow sites. Focusing on dwelling spaces all
under 1,000 square feet, Tiny Houses in the City illustrates
strategies for building tiny in urban areas that include urban infill,
adaptive reuse, transforming and flexible living spaces, and micro-unit
buildings. The projects range from a 344-square-foot studio apartment in
Hong Kong with movable walls, transformable furniture, and hidden
storage that can be configured into twenty-four unique scenarios in a
single space, to a townhouse-like London residence built in an old alley
between two stately homes. Many of the residences chronicled in Tiny
Houses in the City are indeed unique in design, but their economical
size and ingenious interior spaces are the epitome of practicality and
illustrate an acute understanding of compact living and its potential
for the urban realm.
