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The 2019 Inside World Festival of Interiors recently took place in Amsterdam alongside the World Architecture Festival. During the annual event, the JCA Living Lab, a renovated home in Taipei, Taiwan, was named the World Interior of the Year.

Canadian firm Minimaliste recently completed another of its cold weather-ready tiny houses. The Thuya is an extra-wide model, which means it offers a relatively spacious interior, but at the expense of requiring a permit to tow it on the road.

Build Tiny was commissioned to design a guest house by clients with a nice plot of land who often have guests over to visit. The Cherry Picker Tiny House offers a comfortable and spacious interior with choice views of the New Zealand landscape.

UK-based design studio Koto has joined forces with US home-builders Abodu to create a prefabricated tiny house that can be installed onsite in two weeks. The 495-sq-ft (46-sqm) Koto X Abodu boasts a modern Scandinavian design with a Californian edge.

Canadian firm Minimaliste ensures that all of its tiny houses are equipped to handle extremes in temperature, whether hot or cold. Its latest model, the Orme, is no exception and serves as a compact home on wheels for a couple in Ontario, Canada.

House Lessans, by McGonigle McGrath, has been declared the 2019 House of the Year. Described as a dream home on a budget by RIBA, the County Down, Northern Ireland, residence is located on a former farmstead among agricultural buildings.

French tiny house firm Baluchon recently completed a new model called the Hauméa. Despite measuring just 6 m (19.6 ft) in length, the compact dwelling fits in a snug home office area and sleeping space for guests.

If you weren't looking closely, it would be easy to assume that the large lump of rock pictured is just a natural feature of the topography in Monaco. However, it's actually an energy-efficient luxury residence by Jean-Pierre Lott Architecte.

Mountain House Architects was commissioned to design a private home and graphic design office in an awkward narrow plot in Japan that's flanked by apartment buildings. In response, the Japanese firm designed the 4.2 m (13.7 ft) wide House in Osaka.

We cover all kinds of houses, shelters, and cabins here at New Atlas but this is the first time we've reported on a dwelling that looks like a potato.

The Kingfisher Tiny House has a well-stocked kitchen and can sleep four people. It also runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Austin Maynard Architects turned a tired old bungalow into a modern light-filled home with the addition of two extensions.