Chinese studio OEU-ChaO has modernised a residence in one of Beijing's historic hutong neighbourhoods with a white steel-framed extension and plenty of windows. More about White steel extension and large windows update historic hutong home in Beijing
Students at the University of Colorado Denver have designed and built a series of rustic dwellings for a base camp operated by an outdoor education program. More about Colorado architecture students build micro cabins clad in sheets of hot-rolled steel
A Vancouver-based startup's conceptual design for flat-packed recreational cabins would allow users to build for themselves, making the wilderness more readily accessible. More about Flat-packed cabin concept allows tiny houses to be assembled like IKEA furniture
Architecture studio Gort Scott has unveiled plans to replace an out-of-use office block in London's Walthamstow with 45 "pocket" apartments. More about Gort Scott to replace disused London office block with micro apartments
Four micro homes are mounted on the roof of a second-world-war bunker in this proposal by Froscen Architects for the Dutch city Leiden (+ slideshow). More about Tiny houses would be built atop an ex-military bunker in Froscen Architects proposal
This tiny black cabin by US firm Studio Padron serves as a cosy library and guest house for a vacation home in upstate New York (+ slideshow). More about Studio Padron creates secluded library in the woods of New York state
Dutch studio DUS Architects has 3D printed an eight-square-metre cabin and accompanying bathtub in Amsterdam, and is now inviting guests to stay overnight (+ slideshow). More about DUS Architects builds 3D-printed micro home in Amsterdam
Austin-based startup Kasita has created a prototype of a prefabricated micro dwelling that can be slotted into a framework like a bottle into a wine rack (+ slideshow). More about Kasita unveils prefabricated tiny houses that slot into "racks" like wine bottles
Anyone wanting to construct their own tiny house can now buy detailed plans for a micro dwelling designed by Washington DC studio Foundry Architects (+ slideshow). More about Plans for tiny house by Foundry Architects made available for purchase
As housing crises grip several of our global cities, architects and designers are getting creative with ever smaller spaces.
We're celebrating their ingenuity with some of the best examples of micro homes and apartments from our archives, including petite cabins in the woods, an apartment that fits in just 13 square metres, and a narrow home designed to fill the gaps between buildings. See more micro homes on Dezeen »
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This tiny prefabricated dwelling by Estonian design collective Kodasema is designed to allow its residents to up sticks and move to a new location in less than a day (+ slideshow). More about Kodasema creates tiny prefabricated house that moves with its owners
Taiwanese studio A Little Design has renovated a 22-metre-square micro apartment to serve every need of its occupant (+ slideshow). More about A Little Design maximises space in tiny 22-metre-square Taiwan apartment
Graduate students from Harvard University have launched a company that designs, builds and rents out wilderness micro cabins to urban residents "looking to escape the digital grind and test drive tiny-house living" (+ slideshow). More about Harvard students create tiny vacation houses for stressed-out city dwellers
Architecture studio S Plus One has built a pair of matching micro homes in a Japanese village, one clad in cedar and the other clad with pine. More about Twin micro homes by S Plus One are both finished in different woods
Architecture students from the University of Colorado Denver have built a series of rustic dwellings for an outdoor education school in the Rocky Mountains (+ slideshow). More about Colorado architecture students design rugged micro cabins for Outward Bound
Bay Area illustrator Peter Berkowitz has constructed a tiny wooden bedroom for himself in a friend's living room to avoid paying San Francisco's "absurdly high" rents. More about Peter Berkowitz builds sleeping pod in friend's apartment to escape San Francisco rents
Micro apartments are being touted as the solution for cities facing an affordable housing crisis, so we've squeezed some examples onto our Pinterest board dedicated to tiny homes. Explore a Wroclaw flat occupying just 13 square metres, a dwelling in Madrid with rooms connected by ladders, and many more.
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Cocoon9, an American designer and manufacturer of prefabricated dwellings, has created a collection of micro homes, with the smallest one starting at 15 square metres (+ slideshow). More about Prefabricated tiny homes by Cocoon9 designed to meet demand for "efficiency and luxury"
New York architecture firm nArchitects has released new photos of its modular, micro-unit residential building that is intended to serve as a "systemic new paradigm" for cities facing an affordable housing crisis (+ slideshow). More about Photos released of New York's first micro-apartment tower by nArchitects
Chicago Architecture Biennial 2015: Bangkok studio All(zone) has conceived a small temporary home intended to be set up inside unfinished high-rise buildings in tropical cities (+ movie). More about Micro dwelling by All(zone) could be erected within abandoned towers