Tiny Houses

This latest tiny house by Baluchon is just as small as we've come to expect from the French firm, but nonetheless squeezes in a surprisingly flexible interior, including sleeping space for up to five and two work areas.

One of the challenges with downsizing is that there's rarely enough space to invite guests over. Despite its length of just 24 ft, the Buttercup tiny house addresses this with a compact but capable interior that seats six and sleeps up to four.

A lot of tiny houses are small and basic, but they can also be luxurious too. This example by MitchCraft Tiny Homes has a spacious interior layout that includes the sort of comforts you'd expect from a traditional home, like a dishwasher and a bath.

The open-air Casa Caoba tiny home in Colombia utilizes passive cooling and natural materials. With five walls framing jungle views and indoor-outdoor living, it's a natural refuge boasting the use of unconventional eco-design.

Attempting to squeeze a comfortable interior layout into a tiny house is always a challenge. The Elevate, by Acorn Tiny Homes, tackles this by using an elevating bed to create a flexible space that doubles as a light-filled study area and bedroom.

The Buxton tiny house, by Modern Tiny Living, features a compact interior that could be a good fit as a guesthouse or even full-time home, especially if the owner wanted to regularly travel. It sleeps up to four people and costs around US$79,000.

The Sherloak Homes, by Canada's Acorn Tiny Homes, looks relatively unassuming from outside. However, its interior hosts a space-saving layout that includes a novel hidden bookshelf doorway, providing access to a light-filled porch area.

The SF-FR House by Mariano Ravenna is made up of four individual concrete volumes nestled between existing trees on the site, and is designed to adapt and evolve over time to accommodate a modern family and its changing needs.

Wind River Tiny Homes recently completed a new model named the Ocoee, which sleeps up to four people and has an extra-wide interior that's arranged around an airy and light-filled living room. Pricing starts at $118,200.

Mitchcraft Tiny Homes, the firm behind the pint-sized Nicole's 16 x 8 Tiny Home, recently completed another interesting model that's far more spacious. It provides a roomy interior layout that measures 520 sq ft and is centered around a large kitchen.

The recently completed Ulla-Carin measures just 26 ft in length. However, designer Modern Tiny Living has still managed to equip it with a fully functional interior that packs in everything needed for a small family to live in it full time.

Though it has a length of just 6 meters, the Kejadenn tiny house is designed to mitigate its small size with a space-saving interior layout. The towable dwelling serves as a vacation home for a family and sleeps up to five people, at a squeeze.

Michael Quirk designed this micro-cabin to demonstrate the efficacy of sustainable building practices. Named the Magnolia Eco-Cabin, it was built with locally sourced and recycled materials, and runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Though its width of 10 ft isn't a huge increase over the standard 8.5 ft, the extra space really helps this tiny house offer a roomy interior. It boasts a dishwasher, a bathtub, a bedroom with ample headroom – and even a loft for the owner's cat.

Though it only has a length of 24 ft, the Coastal Modern mitigates its compact size with a flexible and light-filled interior featuring multiple storage areas and folding furniture, and a living room that doubles as a guest sleeping area.