8 Incredibly Slender Houses

Narrow sites present designers with a unique spatial challenge. Building upward might add square footage, but it won't make a structure the width of a subway car feel any less claustrophobic. These eight slender homes maximize space and light with freethinking design solutions. View Slideshow Slideshow

Viewed from the street, this London cottage looks not much more commodious than a dollhouse. In back, however, it blooms dramatically into a semi-open plan kitchen, dining room, and living space.

Photo by Charlie Crane. View Slideshow