House

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.

Baobab is a spacious tiny house that's designed to maintain a comfortable interior temperature, whether in harsh winter weather or a hot summer day.

S-Squared 3D Printers (SQ3D) has managed the impressive feat of 3D-printing a basic prototype home in an estimated 12 hours.

Build Tiny recently completed a new model for a mother and her three children. La Sombra Tiny House is a small but flexible home that can run on or off-the-grid, can be towed on its trailer or detached and installed permanently, and can also fit a couple of extra guests on a sofa bed if required.

New Zealand's Build Tiny recently completed a new model named the Green Hill Farm Tiny House. The home is based on a detachable trailer so can be permanently installed in one place or regularly towed as required, and offers a comfortable and relatively roomy interior for two.

France's Optinid continues its line of novel tiny houses that feature sunroof-like sliding roofs with its Tiny House Franck. The recently-completed home can be opened up to the sun or stars when the weather's nice and also comes with underfloor heating installed for when it isn't.

Casa Parásito (Parasite House) is the latest in a long line of parasitic architecture we've covered and offers an interesting take on tiny living. Rather than sitting on wheels like most tiny houses we come across, this model is installed on the roof of an existing inner-city building.

​​Recreating the tranquility of one of Japan’s more famous gardens in a dense neighborhood of Kyoto was always going to be a tall order. Local firm Tomohiro Hata Architect and Associates approached this problem by building its Loop House around a garden, rather than the other way around.

RIBA has announced its selection of projects for the 2019 Stirling Prize shortlist. Highlights include an impressively sustainable house made from cork, a gorgeous green-roofed whisky distillery, and an opera that has been sympathetically installed within a 17th century stable.​

Build Tiny's latest model was created in collaboration with architecture firm First Light Studio. With its detachable trailer and ability to run either on or off-the-grid as required, the tiny house is well-suited to both life on the road and being parked permanently.