Skinny house in LA: affordable, minimal, modern home/office

Simon Storey wanted to buy an affordable home so he bought the smallest and cheapest thing on the market. It was just 350 square feet and Storey wanted to fit both his home and office there so he requested special planning permission to double the height. He has now squeezed 960 square feet on his 780 square foot lot (garage included) and has one of Los Angeles’ skinniest homes. Storey calls it the Eel’s Nest in reference to the super narrow lots in Japan (between 5 and 15 feet). Storey kept the design a