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Sigurd Larsen offers an interesting take on a glass house with Das Glashaus, which features a standard lower floor to provide the privacy of a brick-and-mortar home, but its roof is transparent, creating an interesting light-filled space above.

The Sunshine tiny house, by Sweden's Vagabond Haven, is a traditional-looking tiny house that has a compact, unfussy interior layout. Its options include off-grid functionality, and it starts at a relatively low price of €27,728.

Tiny houses can all have a similar look to them, however Baluchon's Tiny House Sauvage eschews the typical cutesy cottage-like appearance in favor of a contemporary light-filled tiny house inspired by Scandinavian design.

For those who prefer their tiny houses to actually be tiny comes a model that takes small living literally. Measuring a mere 8 sq m, the Freeland Tiny House comes with optional off-the-grid functionality and can also be shipped worldwide.

The Porter is one of the most ambitious container-based houses we've seen in a while. Bob's Containers has maximized living space by installing a garage-style door that opens it up to the outside, and added features like a rooftop deck with hot tub.

If we're going to colonize Mars, we'll need somewhere for astronauts to live. Hugh Broughton Architects is using its expertise sheltering humans in the harshest conditions on our planet to offer ideas on what shape future Mars habitats could take.

Back in May, we reported on a tiny house named the Tini M that featured a compact footprint and mostly glass exterior. The designer has now followed up with the Tini 2M, which offers a new and more spacious interior layout suitable for a family.

Commissioned to design a vacation home for a family of four that could occasionally be used for hosting parties, New Zealand's Build Tiny has created an open and airy tiny house that's also well-suited to entertaining guests.

Madeiguincho's Gonçalo Madeira Marrote comes from a family of carpenters, so it makes sense that his tiny house output is defined by its use of timber. This is the case with the off-grid Baleia, which serves as home to a mother and her two children.

RIBA has announced the 2022 Stephen Lawrence Prize shortlist. Consisting of seven superb UK projects built to a modest budget, highlights include an impressive extension built into some ruins and an energy efficient renovation of a 1960s home.

Colorado-based MitchCraft Tiny Homes has created a stunning extra-wide micro home on wheels called Kay's Tiny Home, which makes the most of the extra space inside and boasts a full-sized kitchen, large open living area and twin master lofts.

RIBA has revealed the 2022 House of the Year longlist, which shines a light on a wide range of impressive UK homes, including a Passivhaus-rated residence, an energy efficient house built for a retiree, and a family home built from a disused barn.