A self-contained apartment is a perfect living space for a single person or a couple. It is also known as a studio apartment, which is a single room that serves as the living room, bedroom, and ...

There are as many reasons to build a second, smaller home near your house as there are styles in which to design the self-contained flat. In Kol Peterson's new book, "Backdoor Revolution-The ...

Amsterdam-based Standard Studio was commissioned to turn an old Rotterdam office building into student housing consisting of 218 self-contained apartments. With little available floorspace to work ...