Tiny Houses

Build Tiny has designed lots of custom tiny houses and this naturally leads to bits and pieces left unused. Rather than letting surplus building materials go to waste, the firm has used them to create a new compact model named the Bitser Tiny House.

The classic A-frame cabin remains as popular as ever, and we've covered many takes on the design, from a homemade effort on a shoestring budget to one by a starchitect. The Base Cabin turns the A-frame into an unusual-looking tiny house.

Mint Tiny House Company recently completed a new tiny house. The home is light-filled thanks to its generous glazing, which includes no less than five skylights, and has two bedrooms, plus a spacious bathroom with shower and full-size bathtub.

Tiny houses aren't just for living in, and we’ve covered a library, bakery, and even a wedding chapel based on the style in the past. The latest project from Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses is a ticket kiosk in Aspen, Colorado, that runs off-the-grid.

Minimaliste has previously impressed us with its line of models that can withstand its country's harshest weather, and now the firm has completed its first home designed for family life. The Charme serves as full-time home to a family of four.

Build Tiny recently completed a new home that gets its name from combining the names of the owner's two grandmothers. Family is a strong theme with the Daisy Vera Tiny House and the off-grid model also integrates an heirloom stained glass window.

Optinid has completed another of its tiny houses that sports a sunroof-style sliding roof. The Tiny d'Alexane serves as a vacation home and has no kitchen, but has a relatively spacious living room and a separate toilet and bathroom.

In Tenta has launched a prefabricated tiny house that can accommodate a family of six. With most tiny homes being designed for a couple or a maximum of four guests, it's great to see a clever design that can comfortably house six people.

Plant Prefab has recently revealed its latest tiny house that is jam-packed with smart technology. Dubbed LivingHome 10, the 496-sq-ft dwelling is designed as an Accessory Dwelling Unit and features a smart voice command system.

You could be forgiven for assuming that the Casa Ojalá tiny house concept we covered last year was too ambitious to be realized, but a prototype is indeed being built and readied for production. Pre-orders are now open for the flexible tiny house.

Despite France's reputation for culinary excellence, many of the French tiny houses we cover have very basic kitchens. Though lacking compared to its North American counterparts, the kitchen in Baluchon's Téméraire tiny house is an improvement.

We've often wondered just how small you can really go when designing a tiny living space and the Solo 01 might be the answer. The prototype project is a rickshaw-based micro-house that measures just 6 x 6 ft.