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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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CASA BRUTALE | BY OPA WORKS

Casa Brutale is a spectacular project by OPA Works, an ambitious concept home that sits inside a cliff above the aegean sea. The minimalist home is composed by three concrete walls that form the main living space, the roof is a crystalline pool made of reinforced glass, that also functions as a massive skylight that floods the interior with natural light. The huge top-to-bottom front glass facade lets in plenty of light and offers dramatic views of the ocean below. ...
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Land on Water

Building on water has gained popularity as a result of growing awareness of sea level rise and an increased risk of urban floods, but current options, such as concrete foundations filled with polystyrene and plastic pontoons, are rigid, challenging to move, and incredibly unsustainable. A new system of straightforward, flat-packed modules made of recycled reinforced plastic has been envisioned by Danish maritime architecture studio MAST. These mo...
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SALT HILL HOUSE

This recently renovated estate has just been put on the market by American comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres. Known as the Salt Hill House, the Balinese-inspired compound is spread throughout four volumes across 9-acres of oceanfront in Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. The impressive property has 10,700 square feet spread out across four different structures. The main house is just over 8,000 square feet, but there is also a guest house, fitness caba...
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