Tiny Footprint

Though it has a total length of just 7.2 m, the River Bank tiny house packs quite a lot of features into its compact frame. It includes movable furniture, lots of storage space, a relatively well-proportioned kitchen, and an upstairs home office.

New Zealand-based Build Tiny's latest model is one of its smallest to date. Named Autumn, the tiny house measures a total of just 6 m in length, and its compact interior boosts living space with a neat little raised net area.

Portuguese woodworking studio Madeiguincho was inspired to turn its hand to tiny house design. The latest result is the Ursa, which has a compact space-saving interior and runs off-the-grid with solar panels and a rainwater capture system.

Minimaliste's latest iteration of its Noyer tiny house, the Noyer XL V2, retains the superb all-weather performance of its predecessors, while offering an even more spacious interior that contains lots of storage space.

At a glance, you might think that the wedge-shaped Gawthorne's Hut was a simple farm building – and that's by design. Its utilitarian form references a hay shed destroyed in a storm in 2017. It also runs off-the-grid thanks to solar power.

The Rourou Iti is a cleverly designed tiny house arranged around a living area that opens up to the outside with large glazed doors. Upstairs lies a master bedroom plus a secondary bedroom/home office that are linked by a gangway for easy movement.

Following the shortlist earlier this year, the winner of the Cuprinol 2021 Shed of the Year competition has been declared. Model and social media influencer Danielle Zarb-Cousin won with her 1970s-inspired cocktail bar, Creme de Menthe.

Timbercraft Tiny Homes has redesigned its Denali XL tiny house and added a couple of loft bedrooms, increasing the maximum sleeping capacity to six while offering a spacious and well-stocked interior with a cottage-like feel.

Cantilevering dramatically out of a small hill, the Russian Quintessential is conceived as both a stunning piece of modern art and a weekend getaway. Its reflective facade and tubular form contains a compact but comfortable-looking dwelling inside.

Build Tiny's new model, named the Nugget, squeezes two storage-integrated staircases into its compact interior. Its space-saving layout also includes a bedroom and a home office, plus lots of storage space throughout the home.

Build Tiny has designed a tiny house with a compact layout that's all on one level. Named the Piwakawaka, it features a well-stocked kitchen, and a bedroom and living room that open up to the outside with double glass doors.

Twente Additive Manufacturing has designed what it calls the first 3D-printed home in Canada. Named the Fibonacci House, the concrete tiny house is inspired by the Fibonacci number sequence, and is available for rent on Airbnb.