Parasitic Tiny House is Installed on the Roofs of City Buildings

Casa Parásito (Parasite House), by El Sindicato Arquitectura, is the latest in a long line of parasitic architecture we’ve covered and offers an interesting take on tiny living.

Rather than sitting on wheels like most tiny houses we come across, this model is installed on the roof of an existing inner-city building.Casa Parásito has one sleeping area Casa Parásito includes a dining area and home office Casa Parásito includes a dining area and home office.

The Casa Parásito prototype’s sleeping area overlooks the city Casa Parásito is located in Ecuador’s capital Quito and was completed earlier this year. Though it can also be placed on terra firma if required, the focus of the project is to install it atop existing buildings.”Although it is possible to build the project in urban or rural plots without existing constructions, ideally its construction should occur on underused rooftops of urban edifications that are structurally sound,” explains El Sindicato Arquitectura.