Minimalist micro-apartments in Seoul form "blank canvas for tenants"
Interior designer Ian Lee has lined the walls of the LIFE micro-apartments in South Korea with birch wood to offer tenants pared-back spaces that they can personalise. More
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Shipping containers turned into micro apartments by Containerwerk
Building startup Containerwerk has turned old shipping containers into 21 micro apartments for visitors to the town of Wertheim in Germany. More
Urban Cabin is a micro apartment in Italy with custom seating and storage
Architect Francesca Perani has transformed the porch of an Italian villa into a 25-square-metre micro-apartment suitable for self-isolation with plenty of hidden storage. More
Treehouse is a sloping block of co-living apartments with a tree-filled atrium
Architecture studio Bo-Daa has designed Treehouse, a co-living complex in Seoul that is a stack of micro-apartments surrounding a planted atrium in a triangular concrete block. More
Ten micro homes with floor plans that make the most of space
With more people living in cities, architects are increasingly finding inventive ways to squeeze homes into small spaces. Here are the floor plans of 10 micro homes that make the most of every square metre. More
Tiny apartments fill David Baker's 388 Fulton block in San Francisco
American studio David Baker Architects has completed a housing block in San Francisco that comprises a pair of buildings covered in contrasting white cement and black tiles, and micro apartments inside. More
A Little Design creates 17.6-square-metre micro flat in Taiwan
Taiwanese studio A Little Design has converted a former piano studio in Taipei, Taiwan into a tiny apartment with built-in, space-saving furniture. More
Scalloped cage fronts 18-square-metre corner apartment in Buenos Aires
Argentinian studio IR Arquitectura has transformed a leftover corner of a 1950s building in Buenos Aires into this small apartment, using built-in furniture and a caged balcony. More
Tiny New York apartment by Graham Hill "functions like one twice its size"
Moveable, folding and expandable furnishings turn the lounge of this 33-square-metre New York apartment into a master bedroom, or a dining room for 10 dinner guests. More
Compact Apartment in São Paulo measures 24 square metres
Brazilian studio Casa 100 Architecture has packed a kitchen and a wardrobe into a thin alcove to make the most of space at a tiny apartment. More
Shoe Box apartment in Beirut packs everything into 15 square metres
Lebanese studio Eliemetni has squeezed everything a guest could need into a micro studio apartment on the roof of an old building in the Achrafieh district of Beirut. More
Heatworks shrinks the standard dishwasher to fit inside micro homes
Heatworks has created a countertop, app-controlled dishwasher for small homes, which can also be used to steam seafood and sanitise baby products. More
Micro apartments in concrete pipes designed to ease Hong Kong's housing crisis
Hong Kong studio James Law Cybertecture has developed a prototype for low-cost, stackable micro homes in concrete pipes, which could slot into gaps between city buildings. More
Ab Rogers Design creates 19-square-metre apartment in London
Hackney-based studio Ab Rogers Design has managed to squeeze a kitchen, bed and bathroom into this 19-square-metre concept apartment by creating a pair of plywood living units with space-saving details. More
Dezeen's top 10 tiny homes of 2017
The past year has seen many architects and designers unveil innovative ideas for space-saving housing, whether in the city or out in the wilderness. Here are some of the best examples to emerge, selected by editor Amy Frearson for our review of 2017. More
First boutique hotel Morgans closes to become micro condos
The Morgans Hotel in New York, which developer Ian Schrager turned into the world's first boutique hotel, has closed and will be converted into high-end micro apartments. More
"Smart furniture" creates valuable storage space in 25-square-metre flat by Naimi Architecture
A piece of furniture that combines a bed, a wardrobe and a washing machine is among the space-saving solutions that Naimi Architecture has created inside this tiny Barcelona apartment. More
Japanese organisational technique informs layout of Sydney micro apartment
Australian architect Nicholas Gurney has used bespoke joinery, sliding partitions and moveable furniture to make the most of limited space inside this 24-square-metre apartment in Sydney. More
Artist can live life of solitude in micro apartment that emulates a religious retreat
Spheron Architects used mirrors, wooden cabinets and white net curtains to furnish this 26-square-metre room in London, creating a space for an artist to live and work as a hermit. More
Kasita launches sales of high-tech micro dwellings at SXSW
At this year's SXSW festival, an Austin-based startup has launched sales for its prefabricated tiny house equipped with systems controlled by a mobile app. More