Skinny Houses
- Skinny HousesWeighing in: Is a skinny home an incentive to diet?—Glo By Leah Konen for PointClickHomeThis Japanese home is built on a plot just 2.5 feet by 10 feet; transparent walls draw in sunlight.http://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/3797_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesAt just 10 feet across by 26 feet high, this teeny house in London, England, occupies the former site of a wine vault that once served the pub next door. A glass façade and white paint give it a stark, modernist look—especially when wedged between traditional brick neighbors.http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/3793_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesIn 1830, John Hollensbury, the owner of one of the neighboring houses in Alexandria, Virginia, wanted to stop horse-drawn wagons from coming into his alley. To block off the area once and for all, he decided to fill that space with another house—the Spite House. At 7 feet wide and 25 feet long, it doesn’t afford much living space—just 325 square feet in two stories.http://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/3794_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesThis illuminated 7-feet-10-inches-wide structure in Antwerp, Belgium, is a marriage of work and play. Steel walls, glass windows and a black frame make each level a living shadowbox for working, eating, living, and sleeping, in ascending order. A tightly wound stainless steel staircase allows residents to move from level to level.http://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/3795_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesThis petite home stakes its claim as the narrowest in Amsterdam. The three-story slice of space is crammed pretty tightly between its taller and wider neighbors — rich red brick gives it a bold presence, despite its slight dimensions. RELATED STORY: The Greenest Antiqueshttp://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/3796_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesThe walls of this quaint, Civil War-era house in Boston, Massachusetts don’t stretch very far — just 10.4 feet on one end and 9.2 on the other for a total of 964 square feet — and that’s across four stories. RELATED STORY: Paint Essentialshttp://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/3798_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesThe builders of this house outside of White Sulphur Springs, Montana chose to stay compact in a wide-open space. This brick spherical structure covered in aluminum vinyl steel stands 10 feet across and each floor spans 600 square feet. RELATED STORY: Feng Shui Decoratinghttp://static1.glo.com/photos/Original/3799_Original.jpg
- Skinny HousesIn 1873, a carriage entranceway became the foundation for this house in New York City. Once a cobbler shop, candy factory, and home to actor John Barrymore and poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, the three-story, nine-and-a-half-feet-wide brick building is now just another small house in New York. SEE MORE NARROW HOMEShttp://static2.glo.com/photos/Original/3802_Original.jpg
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The World's Narrowest Homes
1 of 8Weighing in: Is a skinny home an incentive to diet?—Glo
By Leah Konen for PointClickHome
This Japanese home is built on a plot just 2.5 feet by 10 feet; transparent walls draw in sunlight.
The World's Narrowest Homes
2 of 8At just 10 feet across by 26 feet high, this teeny house in London, England, occupies the former site of a wine vault that once served the pub next door. A glass façade and white paint give it a stark, modernist look—especially when wedged between traditional brick neighbors.
The World's Narrowest Homes
3 of 8In 1830, John Hollensbury, the owner of one of the neighboring houses in Alexandria, Virginia, wanted to stop horse-drawn wagons from coming into his alley. To block off the area once and for all, he decided to fill that space with another house—the Spite House. At 7 feet wide and 25 feet long, it doesn’t afford much living space—just 325 square feet in two stories.
The World's Narrowest Homes
4 of 8This illuminated 7-feet-10-inches-wide structure in Antwerp, Belgium, is a marriage of work and play. Steel walls, glass windows and a black frame make each level a living shadowbox for working, eating, living, and sleeping, in ascending order. A tightly wound stainless steel staircase allows residents to move from level to level.
The World's Narrowest Homes
5 of 8This petite home stakes its claim as the narrowest in Amsterdam. The three-story slice of space is crammed pretty tightly between its taller and wider neighbors — rich red brick gives it a bold presence, despite its slight dimensions.
RELATED STORY: The Greenest Antiques
The World's Narrowest Homes
6 of 8The walls of this quaint, Civil War-era house in Boston, Massachusetts don’t stretch very far — just 10.4 feet on one end and 9.2 on the other for a total of 964 square feet — and that’s across four stories.
RELATED STORY: Paint Essentials
The World's Narrowest Homes
7 of 8The builders of this house outside of White Sulphur Springs, Montana chose to stay compact in a wide-open space. This brick spherical structure covered in aluminum vinyl steel stands 10 feet across and each floor spans 600 square feet.
RELATED STORY: Feng Shui Decorating
The World's Narrowest Homes
8 of 8In 1873, a carriage entranceway became the foundation for this house in New York City. Once a cobbler shop, candy factory, and home to actor John Barrymore and poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, the three-story, nine-and-a-half-feet-wide brick building is now just another small house in New York.
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