Clad with reclaimed cedar, this modern and quirky house fits on a small footprint.
As we've heard time and time again, downsizing one's 'stuff' and living in a smaller space can bring a measure of financial and emotional freedom. But tiny houses -- ones that come in at 400 square feet or less -- aren't for everyone. Hence, small houses can be one way to compromise: they are neither too big and inefficient, nor too small.
Inspired by elements of Japanese and Dutch design, Austin, Texas-based Studio 512 created this angular, ancillary structure -- clad in reclaimed cedar shingles -- for a television and documentary film producer. Though it serves as a guesthouse behind the client's main house, it's not too difficult to imagine this 550-square-foot design being translated as a home for a couple or a small family.
© Whit Preston
