Skinny Houses

Imai House by Katsutoshi Sasaki

Ola!

As you all have probably realized, I am in love with structures that have a small footprint.

Recently, I wrote about a flat in Melborne CBD - A 75sqm Apartment Reimagined.  The space was inspired by Traditional Japanese Houses.

Recently, I came across an article in DEZEEN - 10 Super Skinny Houses.

In their article, they showcase 10 Skinny Houses that they thought were pretty cool.

Here the ones I am crazy for:

Stacking Green by Vo Trong Nghia

This house is in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet-nam and was designed by Vietnamese architects Vo Trong Nghia.  The structure is 20 metres (65.62ft) deep but just four metres (13.12ft) wide.  The long, thin "tube house" shape is very common in Vietnam.

Stacking Green - Courtyard/Foyer

Slim House extension by Alma-nac

This terraced house in London terraced house is among the slimmest in the city.  It occupies a former stable in a 2.3 metre (7.55ft)gap between larger buildings. Instead of adding a solid block to the back of the house, the architects at Alma-mac decided to stagger the floors of the extension.  The slopping roof for the extention is spotted with windows to bring in more sunlight.

Slim House - Dining Room

Promenade House by FORM/Kouichi Kimura Architects

This house, located in Shiga, Japan, is 27 metres deep, 2.7 metres wide (88.58ft x 8.86ft).  The rooms are connected by long, thin corridors.

Promenade House - Interior

Garden and House by Ryue Nishizawa

Of the skinny houses I wrote about in today's blog, Garden and House is my favorite.  The Japanese architect, Ryue Nishizawa, wanted to create a "house without walls" insuring that the narrow width of this four metre wide (13.13ft) plot in Tokyo didn't feel any smaller.  He used floor to ceiling glass between each slab of this 4 story structure.

Garden House - Interior

I strongly feel that we should only use land that we need.  We are not the only creatures living on this planet.  There should be room enough for all.

- Eddy