Tiny Footprint

A lot of the tiny houses we cover are actually quite large and have a modern minimalist design, but Baluchon's Pétrichor harks back to the small living movement's roots with traditional tiny house styling and a compact interior layout.

A 27.5-sq-m apartment has been transformed into a full-featured living space, with the room divided into a spacious lounge and multi-purpose wooden unit that includes a hidden kitchen, pull-down double bed, pull-out closet and ample storage space.

With most of its interior on view, the Tini M isn't the best fit for busy areas, but it allows its owners to feel immersed in nature. The non-towable tiny house comes with a range of options, including its layout and full off-the-grid functionality.

Most of the French tiny house kitchens we see are poorly equipped and very cramped. Commissioned by someone who loves to cook, Baluchon attempted to address this and arranged its latest model's interior around a relatively spacious kitchen area.

Land Ark RV's latest tiny house is its smallest to date. Named the Quatro, its compact 24-ft-long frame hosts a flexible space-saving interior that includes a bedroom with a Murphy style folding bed and a dining table that converts into a guest bed.

When downsizing to a tiny house, a deck or porch can be a great way to increase living space. Atelier Fasea leans into this idea with its neat tiny house concept, which features operable walls that open up the home and turn into pair of deck areas.

Baluchon recently completed a new model named the Tiny house Kalzennig. The 6-m-long towable dwelling features two bedrooms joined by a netted relaxation area, it makes space for guests with a sofa bed and boasts a movie projector setup too.

Commissioned by a couple of classic car enthusiasts, Build Tiny came up with the idea for the Tadpole Tiny House which sleeps two people comfortably and is based on a removable trailer, allowing it double as a transport platform for a vintage car.

Madeiguincho has followed its Ursa tiny house with another off-the-grid timber model named the Adraga. The towable home has a comfortable interior layout for two that opens up to the outside with large double doors.

A lot of so-called tiny houses we see nowadays are anything but, with huge towable apartments quite common. However, with its recently completed Boulder 2.5, Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses has created a tiny house that's actually worthy of the name.

The Kererū Tiny House is based on a detachable trailer, allowing its owners to permanently install it with relative ease. Though compact, its interior can actually sleep up to six – as long as a couple of guests don't mind roughing it on a sofa bed.

At a glance, the Imago Iter may look like a typical tiny house, but its interior is better thought of as a simple cabin. It does without a lot of the features we often see in such models to offer a very compact and easily towable living space.