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Canned Heat: 12 Folk Art Painted Residential Propane Tanks

Those popular home propane tanks that look like colossal cold capsules or dry-docked mini subs can be unusual showcases for unique folk art creations. Ranging in capacity from 250 gallons ...

Final Estate: Beloved Architect Zaha Hadid’s Only House Design is Complete

Known for designing dynamically curved structures in cities, Zaha Hadid's only single-family residential project is certainly aligned with her signature style but also reacts to a very different ...

Vernacular Void: Wood Walls Warm Negative Space in Gray Brick Home

In a stark play of contrasts, a rich wooden passageway tunnels through this otherwise modern residence made up of small colorless masonry blocks, slicing like a house-shaped cookie cutter through ...

Flat-Pack Cat Cities: Modular Feline Architecture Inspired by Origami & Lego

Product-tested by a husband-and-wife team of architects in their own abode, 'A Cat Thing' was developed to let pet owners construct an endless array of feline crawling, hiding and resting spaces ...

Deserted Dollhouse: Street Artist Crafts Eerie Miniature Abandoned Home

Created over the course of six months, this 1:10 scale model of a rundown home may be the most creepy and depressing dollhouse ever created, softened somewhat with miniaturized graffiti murals by ...

Tankless Tetra: Portable Dishwasher for Small Homes Saves Time & Water

A dish-washing machine is often the first thing to go when space needs saving in a tiny home, small condo or studio apartment, but this little invention aims to provide a better option forĀ more ...

Urban Birdhouses: Danish Designer Builds 3,500+ Homes for Avian Occupants

Some sit individually in trees while are clustered in sets, branching out like leavesĀ on a building facade or hung like ivy off the sides of structures, but all of these diverse birdhouses share ...

Architects for Animals: 13 Designer Cat Houses Auctioned for Feline Charity

Giant balls of twine, complex tunnel systems and integrated scratching posts are some of the features on offer in this series of deluxe architect-designed cat houses created by Los Angeles ...

LightHotel: Mobile Shipping Container Room Fits Underutilized Urban Spaces

Designed for year-round use in the hot humid summers and icy cold winters of Minnesota's Twin Cities, the LightHotel represents an innovative and eco-friendly approach to on-demand ...

Cutting Corners: LOT-EK’s 21-Box Sliced Shipping Container Home in NYC

Rising up from its corner lot like a ship on a wave, this shipping container home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a stunning private residence made from sliced, diced and strategically reassembled ...

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