Tiny
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Architect Carly Coulson preaches a form of design she calls "invisible sustainability," blending sustainable design principles with an aesthetic that is rigorously minimal. The Disappear Retreat, one of Coulson’s flagship designs, aims for “triple-zero living” – zero energy, zero waste, zero water.
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Santa Monica-based architectural firm Minarc has created an energy-efficient modular home that won't break the bank. Plús Hús is a 320-sq ft (30-sq m) home that is fully customizable and offers a smart and modern solution for a tiny home, guest-house, garden office, art studio or Airbnb suite.
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Polish design studio Zup-a has developed a tiny beach cabin that is clad in raw wooden tiles. The "Cabin by the Sea" is a single bedroom home built around a central living cube, which not only comprises a kitchen, study and bathroom suites, but also separates the home into its separate quarters.
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For a few years, construction firm Ryterna modul has run an architectural competition centered around different design challenges. This year, the task set to participants was to design a tiny house with some very specific parameters and after evaluating 150 entries the winners have been revealed.
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The 23-sqm (248-sq ft) Origin Treehouse recently completed in Raray, France, is nestled around a 100-year-old oak tree and is designed to reflect its gorgeous habitat, leaving guests with the impression that the cabin is natural extension of its treetop location.
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Vietnamese architect Chu Van Dong has completed a tiny house project that offers a cheap and easy solution for temporary housing or tiny living. Dubbed Forest House, the 12-sq m home rests on two stilts and is one of three projected wooden cabins planned for a vast forest landscape in Vietnam.
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Erin Moore has realized the construction of two dwellings amid a 300 year old solidified lava landscape in Hawaii. Dubbed Outside House, the pair of cabins were conceived as a place to connect with the land, without impacting upon it.
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For the first time, Mini Living will be going beyond concepts with an actual building project in Shanghai. The co-living building will see existing buildings converted into a series of tiny apartments, co-working spaces and communal facilities, including, rooftop farming and car-sharing.
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Italian architect Renato Vidal has created a prefabricated foldable house that takes less than a day to install once on site. The M.A.Di home is an economic flat-packed housing solution that is not only sustainable but designed to last over the years and withstand earthquakes.
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Professional carpenter and wood worker Ryan Wells has recently turned his hand to converting utility vans into smart campervans. The Seattle-based motor-home enthusiast recently converted a 2015 Ram Promaster into a multi-purpose adventure van dubbed the Ryda Van.
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Tesla has packed a number of its smart energy products into the one tiny mobile package. The Telsa Tiny House is being towed behind a Model X on a tour of Australia in an attempt to spread the word about the benefits of Tesla's products for generating, storing and using your own electricity.
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Martyn and Louise Steedman, the owners of Mains Farm Wigwams, have converted a decommissioned Sea King helicopter into a luxury tiny dwelling that is now available to glamping and tiny house enthusiasts.
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