Building and Construction

It's always difficult for designers to work with the limited space available in a tiny house. With its Cosmos model, Plume approaches this issue with a clever interior layout that has a netted upstairs area which increases floorspace.

Though the flexibility of a tiny house appeals to a lot of people, not everyone is cut out for downsizing. The Ventura Park Model Tiny Home offers life on wheels with a spacious apartment-like layout that sleeps up to six people.

Described as probably the smallest apartment in the world, the Cabanon measures a mere 74 sq ft. However, thanks to its clever layout and folding furniture, it's more fully featured than you might expect and even squeezes in a bath and spa area.

Back in January, plans were revealed for a skyscraper in Dubai that could potentially become the world's new second-tallest building. Now it's definitely going forward, and the massive tower will soar to an impressive height of 2,378 ft.

The Mocha is a relatively low-cost tiny house that can be used as a vacation home or even a full-time residence. Though it has a length of just 20 ft, it has a comfortable interior with a lot of storage space for its size.

The 2024 Cuprinol Shed of the Year winner has been announced. Wayne Dawber has got the nod for his gloriously nostalgic self-built creation named Wrinkly, Rusty and Retro, which was constructed using recycled and reclaimed materials.

Following its Tiny house du Lac, France's Plume recently created another compact model. Though it has a length of only 6 m (20 ft), its flexible space-saving layout allows it to sleep up to four people.

Tall buildings are a major trend in car design nowadays and another example of this comes from Porsche Design, which has revealed plans for a car-inspired tower offering high-end luxury for petrolheads and their vehicle collections too.

Ridgeline Tiny Homes' Hartley is a little larger than the firm's previous model and has a length of 27.6 ft. This extra room has allowed for a space-saving interior layout that can fit up to a family of four.

The St. Pauli Bunker was commissioned by the Nazis during WWII to protect Hamburg residents from Allied bombing raids. It has now received an ambitious new extension including restaurants, a hotel, and a large park and "mountain path."

Manufacturing could be dramatically changed thanks to two new techniques for joining materials created by scientists in Austria. The two methods create super strong bonds at the pore level, eliminating the need for caustic adhesives.

We've seen a lot of tiny houses over the years, but they continue to surprise us. Case in point is the Rubishack, which is a bonkers tiny house that has its own engine and off-road tracks, allowing it to overcome even the most challenging terrain.