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Compact Living

Home owners sacrifice square footage for convenience

Implications - Many new home owners are compromising larger living spaces in the suburbs for more practical solutions that are efficient, cozy and economical. Many affected by the recession are either downsizing or moving into abodes further from urban cores, yet commuting is losing its appeal due both to time and eco issues.

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6 Featured, 37 Examples: 3,665,476 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jan 09 - Oct 09

Trending: V. Hot

Consumer Insight Topics: Art & Design Lifestyle Home Eco Credit Crunch

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Portable Apartments - The buBbLe Prototype Gives Nomads a Temporary Place to Stay

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Warm 122,151 Clicks Pub: Sep 24, 09

Portable Apartments

The buBbLe Prototype Gives Nomads a Temporary Place to Stay

In theory the buBbLe Prototype is an innovative, although annoyingly capitalized, creation which could house thousands of displaced people. The design came from the office of MMAS and architect/artist… [More]

Portable Temporary Houses - Heirloom Quality Custom Buildings Delivered on Wheels

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Warm 431,922 Clicks Pub: Sep 28, 09

Portable Temporary Houses

Heirloom Quality Custom Buildings Delivered on Wheels

For $15,000 to $50,000 buyers can get a little custom house delivered to their property via trailer from a California company called, ‘Little House on the Trailer.’ The small prefab structures can be used… [More]

Real Life Hobbit Havens - The Habitable Polyhedron is a Family Retreat Playhouse

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Warm 73,250 Clicks Pub: Sep 22, 09

Real Life Hobbit Havens

The Habitable Polyhedron is a Family Retreat Playhouse

A haven created with new parents in mind, the Habitable Polyhedron is a geometric ball of calm. Despite intentions, however, it looks more like a Hobbit home than anything else and can probably better… [More]

Hip Pod Houses - 'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems

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Warm 170,453 Clicks Pub: Mar 10, 09

Hip Pod Houses

'Module-Home' Architecture Has Solar Panels and Water Saving Systems

We all know about container homes, luxury modular homes and bizarre pod homes - all of which are not environmentally friendly. Finally, we now have modern-looking, eco-friendly homes that don’t cost the… [More]

Highlife Container Housing - The Luxury Shipping Container Home is an Eco-Chic Small Space

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Warm 153,184 Clicks Pub: Sep 23, 09

Highlife Container Housing

The Luxury Shipping Container Home is an Eco-Chic Small Space

Luxury and pre-fab homes do not usually go together, but in Buenos Aries they sure do! Built for the Casa FOA home design show, the luxury shipping container home makes being eco-friendly glamorous. The… [More]

Small-Space Architecture - The Angular and Super-Compact '63.02 House' in Japan

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Warm 64,062 Clicks Pub: Jan 4, 09

Small-Space Architecture

The Angular and Super-Compact '63.02 House' in Japan

The '63.02 House' is another small home design in Japan. The descriptive name of the project, which describes the angle of the dwelling in relation to the street, is located in Nakana, Tokyo. The angular… [More]