The lot size is listed at 423 square feet, which means WYSIWYG when it comes to a yard -- a pocket garden in the front ... floor plans and many more photos of the ultra-narrow house.

"On such a constrained site, the main problem in the design of the Narrow House is not form or outward ... A small flight of steps lead up to the front door of the 2,815-square-foot (262-square ...

Often stretching like a corridor away from the house ... Narrow yards can feel overwhelming, especially if they are flanked by high, straight boundaries along each side. One of the worst design ...

Well, the houses are taken from a new book, Superinsulated and Passive House Design," published by Princeton ... or a mere 398 square feet -- the Narrow House in Nada, Hyogo, Japan, lives up ...

One characteristic of the lots in this area is that they are distributed in a way that the front facade has a significantly ... which poses a challenge in architectural design.

A terraced house ... at the front door." Photos inside show a modern kitchen joining a spacious living room, with exposed brickwork offset by concrete pillars. Upstairs the sleek design continues ...

With such complex entry conditions, the architects were challenged to design a contemporary ... conditions of the land, the house has only one narrow front facade, which is very close to the ...