Colorful tiny house serves as pint-sized home for parent and child

This simple but somewhat colorful-looking tiny house on wheels by Baluchon serves as the primary home for its owner and child in Brittany, France. Though it sports compact dimensions, even by tiny house standards, the firm managed to squeeze in some no… Continue reading Colorful tiny house serves as pint-sized home for parent and child

Tiny Pod backyard office, art studio or guest room can be built in a day

California-based design studio Autonomous has created an assemble yourself building kit that’s designed to easily pop up in the backyard. Dubbed Pod, this 98 sq-ft (9.1-sq-m) garden studio can serve as an outdoor office space, games room, gym, art stud… Continue reading Tiny Pod backyard office, art studio or guest room can be built in a day

Luna tiny house puts the focus firmly on the view

New Frontier Design has made a name for itself crafting luxurious tiny houses like the Escher and Orchid. Its latest model maintains a similar style but is smaller and simpler, and offers a compact interior layout that puts the focus on the view with f… Continue reading Luna tiny house puts the focus firmly on the view

Two-story cabin in the woods pops up in 10 days

Backcountry Hut Company (BHC), a Canadian studio creating flatpack cabins that assemble easily onsite, has unveiled a new model dubbed the Catskills Cabin. The attractive compact dwelling is inspired by traditional alpine cabin design and boasts a stun… Continue reading Two-story cabin in the woods pops up in 10 days

Pint-sized tiny house has room for a family to grow

The Persévérance tiny house was commissioned by a couple who wanted space for themselves, plus some room for a child too, in case their family grows. In response, Baluchon created a home centered around a relatively large kitchen and featuring a pair o… Continue reading Pint-sized tiny house has room for a family to grow

Britain’s best new home offers artful balance of old and new

This year’s winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) House of the Year competition has been announced. The prestigious prize has gone to Alison Brooks Architects for its sympathetic work renovating and extending a stone farmhouse in G… Continue reading Britain’s best new home offers artful balance of old and new

Buried Avocado House disappears into beautiful Mexican landscape

Commissioned to design a vacation home in an avocado field while leaving the field itself as intact as possible, Francisco Pardo Arquitecto decided on the radical approach of burying the home. The result is the Avocado House, which blends into the beau… Continue reading Buried Avocado House disappears into beautiful Mexican landscape

Off-grid tiny house doubles up on doors to let the outside in

Commissioned to design a tiny house for a family of four, Polish firm Redukt has created a compact model that really opens up to the outside via large glazed doors installed on both sides of the home. It also runs off-the-grid and has a well thought-ou… Continue reading Off-grid tiny house doubles up on doors to let the outside in

Nameless off-grid tiny house harks back to smaller and simpler times

A lot of North American tiny houses are huge luxurious models that offer many of the comforts of a traditional house. However, this unnamed off-grid tiny house by New Mexico’s We Shelter People harkens back to the tiny house movement’s roots by keeping… Continue reading Nameless off-grid tiny house harks back to smaller and simpler times