In India, this daring new tiny house shows what social housing can be. Designed for a single mother and her two children, the 700-square-foot home features a vaulted roof inset with brick jaalis (lattice screens), a landscaped border, and a warm, earthen palette—offering a sense of light and space rarely found in houses of this scale and typology. Built as a pro bono project, Koodu—which translates to “Nest”—was realized through a combination of government funding, donated materials, and, most importantly, noarchitects’s commitment to making good design accessible. “This project was done on a very small plot—around two cents [871 square feet] in total,” says Neenu Elizabeth, who cofounded the firm with Harikrishnan Sasidharan. “It’s really an example of small-space living.” And while the home impressively makes room for three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the star of the design is the dramatic brick double-barrel vault at the top—an unusual form in any setting, but especially in low-cost...