Tiny house getaway puts the focus on the great outdoors

Sigurd Larsen recently completed a tiny house-style vacation cabin for hospitality startup Raus. The compact towable dwelling is expertly designed to offer guests a strong connection to the surrounding landscape and is defined by its generous glazing, … Continue reading Tiny house getaway puts the focus on the great outdoors

Piccola Casa puts a contemporary spin on tiny living

While French firm Baluchon’s previous tiny house recalled the small living movement’s roots with a traditional tiny home, its latest model goes in the opposite direction and embraces a more contemporary look. The towable dwelling features a modern, lig… Continue reading Piccola Casa puts a contemporary spin on tiny living

Piccola Casa puts a contemporary spin on tiny living

While French firm Baluchon’s previous tiny house recalled the small living movement’s roots with a traditional tiny home, its latest model goes in the opposite direction and embraces a more contemporary look. The towable dwelling features a modern, lig… Continue reading Piccola Casa puts a contemporary spin on tiny living

“Air bee and bee” lets visitors sleep to the buzz of a million bees

In an effort to create some buzz for the recent World Bee Day on May 20, Italian beekeeper Rocco Filomeno has built a wonderfully whimsical “Air bee and bee” tiny house-style dwelling. Installed in an olive garden in rural Italy, the basic-but-novel sh… Continue reading “Air bee and bee” lets visitors sleep to the buzz of a million bees

Pétrichor tiny house offers traditional take on small living

A lot of the tiny houses we cover are actually quite large and have a modern minimalist design, but the Pétrichor, by France’s Baluchon, harks back to the small living movement’s roots with a towable home that incorporates traditional tiny house stylin… Continue reading Pétrichor tiny house offers traditional take on small living

Prefab tiny house doubles down on flexibility and views

With most of its interior on view to passersby, this non-towable tiny house isn’t the best fit for busy areas or for those who value privacy above all else, however it allows its owners to feel immersed in nature in their rural plot. The prefabricated … Continue reading Prefab tiny house doubles down on flexibility and views

Baluchon puts gastronomy at the heart of compact tiny house

Most of the French tiny house kitchens we see are poorly equipped and very cramped – in large part due to the compromises required to meet the country’s strict towing laws. Commissioned to design a new model by a keen cook, Baluchon attempted to addres… Continue reading Baluchon puts gastronomy at the heart of compact tiny house

Shipping containers form solar-powered retreat in Australian bush

From tiny houses to student housing, we continue to be impressed at what architects can make from the humble shipping container. Colo Crossings, from Australian studio Benn + Penna, is definitely one of the better examples of container-based architectu… Continue reading Shipping containers form solar-powered retreat in Australian bush

AIA awards celebrates amazing American-made residential architecture

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its annual Housing Awards. The prestigious event highlights the most interesting and innovative residential designs from America’s finest architects and this year’s bumper crop inc… Continue reading AIA awards celebrates amazing American-made residential architecture

Quatro tiny house packs a lot of flexibility into a small package

Previous tiny houses by Land Ark RV, like the Draper and Drake, have impressed us with their flexibility and spacious interiors. The firm’s latest model, dubbed the Quatro, is its smallest to date but retains much of the flexibility of those larger cou… Continue reading Quatro tiny house packs a lot of flexibility into a small package