44 ARCHITECT | DESIGN | BUILD
Inspired by the stripped-down beauty of Joshua Tree National Park, and a series of
efficiently minimalist homes he designed in the area for a client, designer Bryant Yeh
created a micro-house system called JoT House. Shown here is the Mini JoT, which starts
at $45,000, and can come delivered on a flatbed as a finished unit. (Thinking it might
make a nice trailer? Put the Mini JoT on axles and away you go.)
The Mini JoT measures a tidy 250 square feet, and functions beautifully as a spare room
or a creative studio. "We wanted to keep it as simple and clean and no-nonsense as
possible," says Yeh of the design. "It's natural, and you don't think about it."
Perfect as a sunny getaway for those who do their best thinking out of the fray of their
everyday home scenery, the Mini JoT features a tough, no-maintenance exterior of either
laminated wood veneer or fiber-cement concrete—purchasers' pick. There are earthy
finishes and modern fixtures on the inside, and clients can go standard or customize its
colors and other details. Yeh has even been known to add extras, such as operable glass
along the front and decking along the edges. "It's flexible, and you can do a lot with it,"
says Yeh, before adding modestly, "I think it's a good system."
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WHERE Los Angeles, CA
WHO JoT House, Inc.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF JoT House, Inc.
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