Small structures

A handful of mini buildings prove that bigger doesn’t always mean better

Another view of Appley Tower, this time slightly less sinister looking.

Photo 6 of 15 in It’s Your Average Off-Grid Shipping Container Home—Just Set on a Tall Metal Tower. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes. From midcentury modern to prefab housing and renovations, these stylish spaces suit every taste.

MAD Architects together with Hanergy have created "Living Garden", a modern pavilion that breaks down the boundaries between interior and exterior.

Long before tiny houses were a lifestyle trend, architects, designers, and artists were creating small-scale buildings that allowed them to experiment...

Saunas are generally very basic structures with a clear function, created to contain different levels of heat and humidity.

Bee Breeders' latest competition tasked architects with designing a series of unique trekking cabins for Latvia's Amber Road, which would allow long-distance hikers to traverse the country, reaching from the Latvia-Lithuania border to the Latvia-Estonia border. The trekking cabins...

Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter converts three 50-year-old concrete and brick pump stations on Denmark's Skjern River into events spaces with elevated viewpoints