#micro-housing

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Tiny Houses, Big Sustainability: Revolutionizing Living Spaces for a Greener Future

In a world where urbanization and consumerism often lead to larger homes and increased energy consumption, a microtrend is quietly reshaping the housing landscape. Tiny houses, often defined as living spaces typically ranging from 100 to 400 square feet, have emerged as a powerful embodiment of sustainable living, challenging conventional notions of housing size and design. Beyond their…

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Is the pod lifestyle on its way back? Fernando Romero thinks so

Is the pod lifestyle on its way back? Fernando Romero thinks so

Interior Render (Courtesy Fernando Romero)

Mexican architect Fernando Romero has brought back pod living after a 50 year hiatus from the architectural mainframe. Looking like an export from Mars, a new design for pod living by Mexican architect Fernando Romero, The Nest Pod, is a new take on an old concept.

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Right on trend, the oldest mall in America is reborn as micro-apartments

(Courtesy Ben Jacobsen / NCA)

Search Twitter for #mallmonday and see a hilariously bleak photo series that profiles different malls, some dead, some impossibly sad, each week. Why are these depressing spaces so popular with architects? By giving new life to these huge, redundant spaces, architects tap into ruinophilia to feed a culturally ingrained desire for dramatic transformation and also…

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Moveable Micro-House Design Headed for Austin

(Credit: Kasita)

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Micro-Housing Could Transform Boston Transit More than Transportation Startups

Boston is home to a number of next-generation modes of transportation. It's affinity for fostering tech startups coupled with residents' searing resentment for public transit are two crucial...