Skinny houses have a wider appeal than their footprint would suggest. With cities becoming denser, and land becoming rare and expensive, architects are increasingly challenged to design in urban infill spaces previously overlooked. Although designing within these unusual parameters can be difficult, they often require an individual, sensitive response, which can often lead to innovative, playful, even inspiring results. With that in mind, here are 22 houses with a narrow footprint, and a broad impact.

Skinny houses have a wider appeal than their footprint would suggest. With cities becoming denser, and land becoming rare and expensive, architects are increasingly challenged to design in urban infill spaces previously overlooked. Although designing within these unusual parameters can be difficult, they often require an individual, sensitive response, which can often lead to innovative, playful, even inspiring results. With that in mind, here are 22 houses with a narrow footprint, and a broad impact.The Keret House - Jakub Szczesny
© Polish Modern Art Foundation - Bartek Warzecha

House in Nada - FujiwaraMuro Architects

© Toshiyuki Yano

skinnySCAR - Gwendolyn Huisman and Marijn Boterman

Courtesy of Gwendolyn Huisman and Marijn Boterman

Blemen House - Blemen Architects

© Norihito Yamauchi

The White Snake - Space4architecture

© Beatrice Pediconi

The Junsei House - Suyama Peterson Deguchi

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