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Minim Micro House

DIY lovers rejoice, this is the ultimate handyman project, building your own house! The Minim Micro House plans are available for purchase ($495) and include all the instructions you need to build your own tiny house retreat. These include detailed elevations, comprehensive plans for the exterior and interior, material order notes and construction guidelines, plus over 100 annotated build photos to guide you trough your lifetime DIY achievement. Or, if you don´t feel up to the task, you can buy the whole thing already built with several customizable options.



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LIGHTHOUSE OFFICE

Architects Kagan Taylor and Justin Rice of Knowhow Shop have designed and built a new office for their design studio in their backyard. Named the Lighthouse Office, the micro-building is a place for work and an example that showcases their craft. The little structure is made of lightweight prefabricated panels, and built on industrial casters borrowed from roll-off dumpsters, meaning it can easily be moved around. It features a funky door with no right angles, a win...
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THE CORNWALL RETREAT

A surfer’s dream perched above the sea, The Cornwall Retreat feels less like a house placed on the landscape and more like one grown from it. Conceived as a natural extension of the rugged Cornish coastline, the home is tactile, understated, and deeply connected to its surroundings. From the street, the timber clad exterior sits quietly among neighbouring gables, respecting the rhythm and scale of the village. Step through the entrance, however, and the...
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SURF HOUSE

This gorgeous house is a surfers dream. Built in Santa Cruz, California, on the edge of one of the state´s best surf breaks, Surf House is a family home that celebrates coastal living, surfing culture, and sustainable design. Designed by Feldman Architecture studio, the house has a polished bohemian feel, and is clad with untreated batten slats and wooden boards that will weather to a beautiful, silvery-gray color over time. Once inside, full walls of glazing open ...
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