“Two Cork Houses” are two sustainable homes located in the beautiful natural forest landscape of Plafrugell, in Northern Spain. The architects spent considerable efforts designing the homes around the forest to have little impact on the existing flora.
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Optinid, the French firm behind those novel sliding roof tiny houses, recently completed another model in the same vein. Opening up to the elements when the weather's nice like previous examples, the Axelle also features underfloor heating to keep the interior comfortable in colder weather.
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One of the drawbacks for families who downsize to a tiny house is the lack of privacy and it's not ideal for the kid's room and parents' bed to be in sight of each other. The Infinitely Stoked tiny house addresses this with an enclosed loft bedroom that's reached by retractable ladder.
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France's Optinid offers something different with its line of tiny houses that open up the bedrooms with sliding roofs. The firm's Stéphanie model offers another take on its sliding roof design and increases the total sleeping capacity to six people.
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Adventurer, environmental activist and "Dude Making a Difference" Rob Greenfield is also involved in the tiny house movement but feels that the rise in luxury models is missing the point. To prove that small living can be done on a modest budget, he recently built a tiny house for under US$1,500.
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The Allswell Tiny Home was designed by Modern Tiny Living for Wallmart's Allswell mattress and bedding brand. It has a total floorspace of just 238 sq ft and boasts a relatively spacious and light-filled bedroom that opens up to the outside with garage-style lifting doors.
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Vietnam's Vo Trong Nghia Architects' overriding goal is to add greenery to its homeland's cities and the firm highlights this again with its recently-completed Breathing House. The project involved covering a narrow home in an awkward crowded plot in Ho Chi Minh City with a "green veil" of plants.
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Atelier Oslo was commissioned to design a vacation home in Skåtøy Island, Norway, for an artist couple who wanted a place for quiet contemplation and a space to work. The firm created an appealing retreat wrapped in an eye-catching timber structure that filters the light and frames the view.
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Italian based design studio Mandalaki has created a super sleek prefabricated tiny home, offering a smart alternative for those wanting to enjoy the tiny life. Located in Rhodes, Greece, Monocabin is a 28 square meter single bedroom cabin that doesn’t miss a beat.
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Many cities are filled with awkward little plots that aren't suitable for building a standard house on, but ISA has designed an interesting home that could make good use of them. Named Tiny Tower, the 1,250 sq ft home fits into a 12 x 29 ft inner-city space.
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