When it comes to finding real estate in a crowded downtown core, the chances of acquiring a spacious and open concept home is often slim to none, but these super skinny structures are showcasing how you can still live luxuriously while in tight quarters.
With very little land to build your own abode in busy city neighborhoods, people often tend to rely on small apartment buildings or end up trekking out to live in the suburbs. These skinny structures however, are showcasing that it is possible to build a sleek and modern structure within a very tight amount of space.
From super slim houses that are cleverly squished between two larger abodes to sky-high skyscrapers that takes up very little real estate, these skinny structures will definitely make an impression with their unusually small frames.
13 Super Skinny Structures
From Skinny Angular Structures to Needle-Like Architecture:
Tana Makmanee — Jul 12, 2013 — Art & Design
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Two-Meter-Wide Dwellings
The Slim House Extension Enhances a Narrow Interior with Natural Light
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Skinny Paneled Abodes
The SIP Panel House Was Impressively Built in Just 10 Days
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Tiny Life-Sized Abodes
The Keret House in Warsaw, Poland is the Smallest House in the World
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Sinuous Sliver Architecture
O House by Hideyuki Nakayama is a Continuous Occupiable Passage
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Skinny Angular Structures
Mizuishi Architect Atelier's River Side House Looks Super Slim
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Skinny Living Spaces
Newington Green Road Infill Project Uses Sustainable Practices
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Ridiculously Skinny Residences
Jakub Szczesny Designs the World's Narrowest House
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Super Skinny Housing
The Mount Fuji Architects Studio Near House is Ultra Slim
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Skinny Sandwiched Sanctuaries
The A-cero Camarines House Contains Twists and Turns
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Needle-Like Architecture
The Wuhan Greenland Center is the Fourth Tallest Building in the World
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Slimly Styled Architecture
Donald Chong Creates the Perfect Match for Slim Toronto Lot
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Super Skinny Homes
Nils Holger Moormann's 'Walden' Can Fit a Family Despite Being Only 3FT Wide
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Super-Slim Skyscrapers
The Met Residence Wins World's Best Housing Development Award
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