He's designing her a nearby place that's about triple the size of his: 280 square feet. He admits a tiny house isn't for everybody. But with the economy in a tailspin, he says, he doesn't worry ...

The Lams’ tin shack on the building’s roof is a luxurious 280 sq ft, compared to the cubicles below. But their one-bedroomed home is far from being a sturdy building. It has a corrugated iron ...