Smallest, luxurious houses of the world

26Oct,2023

This tiny rolling home in Germany was designed by students of the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. The home is designed as a multi-functional space in a single living space.

Roll it Homes - Germany

“One SQM House” designed by a Berlin-based architect is probably the smallest in the world. This wooden house measures exactly one SQM flipping the structure changes the function of the space.

The One SQM House - Van Bo Le Mentzel

These small round concrete forms are hotel rooms (“Das Park Hotel”) located in both Austria and Germany. These uniquely designed hotel rooms are built using recycled drain pipes.

Das Park Hotel

This 15 sqm house is the smallest in the world, built by Romanian volunteers. The materials used in the project are bought from the local area to revitalize traditional/vernacular materials.

Muma Hut - We Wilder

The Keret house in Poland is the smallest and slimmest house in the world, designed by architect Jakub Szczesny. The semi-transparent structure was built between two existing buildings.

The Keret House - Jakub Szczesny

The Black cabin is located in the wilderness among the mountains in Olume, Chile. The house is the best example of minimal housing, to fit the budget the activities designed were minimal (eating, sleep, reading, bathing).

Charred Cabin - Chile

The 12 sqm Parasite house is one of the smallest houses in the world in Quito, Ecuador. The parasite house is located on the rooftop of an existing building in the popular neighborhood San Juan in Quito-Ecuador Casa parasite. 

Parasite House - El Sindicato Arquitectura

Seelenkiste, referred to as the “Soul Box” is a retreat designed by Matthias Pruger, Manuel Rauwolf and Ulrike Wetzel (Allergutendinge).

Seelenkiste - Allergutendinge

A Swedish firm Tengbom designed a 10 sqm student housing unit. Tengbom with the collaboration of students from Lund University in Sweden, designed an affordable and sustainable housing unit.

Studentboende - Tengbom