{"id":120927,"date":"2015-04-10T15:29:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T19:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=120927"},"modified":"2015-04-10T15:29:37","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T19:29:37","slug":"grain-silo-micro-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/design\/grain-silo-micro-home","title":{"rendered":"This adorable 190-square-foot micro-home used to be a grain silo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-tag' style='margin-bottom: 35px;'><\/h4><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-10.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-10.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-10\" width=\"998\" height=\"630\" \/><\/a>Photos:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.christophkaiser.com\/silo-house-1\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Christoph Kaiser<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 1955 it was\u00a0used by a Kansas farmer to store grain, today the former silo is\u00a0home to architect\u00a0Christoph Kaiser and his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Located in downtown Phoenix, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.christophkaiser.com\/silo-house-1\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\">Silo House<\/a> has\u00a0a 190-square-foot circular footprint and 340 square feet of total living space. A\u00a0two-level loft built\u00a0to achieve maximum &#8220;spaciousness and simplicity,&#8221; virtually every feature was designed\u00a0by Kaiser himself, including the nine-foot wide sliding wall\u00a0and vertical window\/door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-2.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-3.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-3\" width=\"737\" height=\"956\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside, the curved walnut interior features a spiral stair case, hidden movie projector opposite the bed, custom cabinetry, a small bathroom and a skylight in place of the silo&#8217;s\u00a0oculus, which is traditionally used to allow air to move through the grain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-4.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-4\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-7.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-7\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-8.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-8.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-8\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-91.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[120927]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-120951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/silo-house-91.jpg\" alt=\"silo house-9\" width=\"1006\" height=\"698\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you love the design as much as we do, you might also enjoy these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2014\/07\/converted-home-projects.html\">12 beautiful homes that used to be other things<\/a>\u00a0as well as these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/tiny-houses.html\">13 tiny houses that make a big impression<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>H\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dwell.com\/houses-we-love\/article\/you-wont-believe-cozy-home-inside-converted-grain-silo\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external\">Dwell<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id='pressboard-ad-sponsorship-msg'><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The loft-style &#8220;Silo House&#8221; is located in Phoenix, 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