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The recently-completed Bradford 26' Tiny House from Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses looks unassuming from the outside, but has some notable features inside. These include an elevating bed, a home projector, and a jacuzzi-style bathtub.

Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses recently completed a compact new model that offers the flexibility to travel and to host extra guests. The Timberwolf 24' Tiny House runs off-grid and features an elevating bed that turns the living room into a bedroom.

Optinid's latest tiny house dispenses with the novel sliding roof that its previous models have boasted. Instead, the firm added a second bedroom to ensure the towable home could fit a family of three while conforming to France's strict towing laws.

Residential architecture is one of the most diverse areas we cover. Reflecting this, our selection of 2019's best houses runs the gamut from a multi-million dollar floating home to low-cost social housing.

Baluchon's new tiny house isn't too big a departure from previous models, but does have some nice amenities you may not expect from the usually barebones French tiny houses. It includes automated lighting, a projection screen, and a spacious kitchen.

Hong Kong based architectural firm A Work of Substance has recently transformed four shipping containers into a stunning two-story office suite. The project will be used as a marketing suite, and offers six different spaces available for use.

Brazilian architectural studio Gustavo Penna Arquiteto e Associados (GPA&A) in partnership with steel industry company Gerdau has recently completed a 45-sq-m (484-sq-ft) minimalist home built using mining waste.

Although tiny houses are becoming increasingly popular, many people wonder if they could ever actually live in one. Well, those folks would be particularly challenged by a new gingerbread-style house, as it’s smaller than the width of a human hair.

Throughout 2019, we've reported on a range of tiny houses. Some are simple homes on wheels, while others boast novel ideas like sliding roofs and elevator beds. Here's our pick of the very best we've seen.

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.