Capsule Tower
The Nakagin Capsule Tower in Tokyo is the world’s first capsule-centered piece of architecture built for actual use. This is probably not a new concept to you, but I think it’s rare that when you can actually see the room for yourself. To me, it looks like a room aboard a spaceship. Just imagine, instead [...]
Want the convenience of apartment living but don’t want to give up on things like your garden or sunlight? Then there is a perfect apartment for you in lovely Rotterdamn. Referred to as the Cactus House, the twisted design allows for large balconies which aren’t directly overlapped by upstairs neighbors. The end result is a [...]
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We all love a little celebrity gossip – and on this site we especially love an inside look at celebrity homes. Face it. They’re rich, so they can afford really nice homes and home furnishings, and it’s fun to see how the other half lives. Take, for instance, Sheryl Crow’s fabulous New York loft that [...]
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No, you didn’t read the title wrong. 330 square feet hasn’t stopped Hong Kong architect Gary Chang from expanding his tiny apartment into a shocking 24-room space. How is that possible? Are the individual rooms less than 14 square feet each? The strange answer is…sort of. Gary decided to make the most of his space [...]
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My first apartment was an efficiency apartment with lovely 11 foot ceilings but a total of about 500 square feet. I thought it was tiny. The kitchen was part of the bedroom, and ran along one wall with a refrigerator, sink, stove and two cabinets. I couldn’t cook without making my sheets smell like whatever [...]
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photo by by Dizzy Atmosphere Smith Tower was built in 1914, and named after the guy from Smith Corona - you know, typewriters and guns? His name was Lyman Cornelius Smith and he set out to build the tallest building in Seattle. That sort of went out the window when they built the Space Needle, [...]
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