Tiny Houses

New Zealand Studio Well Architecture is the creator of this quaint tiny cabin, which offers travelers a 100% off-grid holiday experience. Dubbed Kererū Retreat, the home is a great example of a bare-bones tiny build that embraces simplistic design.

This recently completed tiny house by MitchCraft Tiny Homes measures only 16 ft in length. Despite its size, it has features we'd typically expect to see in a larger model, including a home office, a bathtub, and a kitchen complete with dishwasher.

Back in 2014, Bureau constructed a novel rock-like dwelling named Antoine that blends into the Swiss Alps. The firm has now followed up with another literature-inspired micro-cabin named Thérèse with a rocky exterior finish.

Though some so-called tiny houses can be almost as large as a traditional home, the Roam is a model that's actually tiny. It's very portable with a length of just 12 ft, and can be outfitted to run off-the-grid for maximum freedom.

Given it had a length of just 20 ft to work with, Baluchon managed to squeeze some impressive features into its latest model. The light-filled tiny house includes a netted loft area, lots of storage space, and a well-stocked kitchen.

Finding itself with a steady supply of offcuts, kitchen maker Konga hit upon a clever idea: why not put it all to good use in a tiny house? The result is an attractive non-towable dwelling that can run on or off-the-grid and starts at $59,000.

Though tiny houses are most often designed for people to actually live in, Baluchon's L'atelier de Saint-Joseph takes a different approach. The pint-sized project measures just 4 m in length and serves as an office for a healthcare worker.

As the year comes to a close, it's time to take a look back at the best tiny houses of 2022. Featuring everything from large and expensive models to those small in size and cost, here's 10 of the best tiny houses we've seen in the past 12 months.

The MM01 was commissioned by two people who use it as a vacation home in rural Austria. Its interior is very compact, but architect Christian Tonko mitigates this with a carefully designed layout that even manages to squeeze in a home office.

With its modest length of 8 m, the Babbalucci doesn't have much room available. Therefore, Build Tiny designed a space-saving layout centered around a split staircase that both provides easy access to its bedrooms and offers lots of storage.

The Fàng Sōng, by Crossboundaries, is inspired by tiny house design and features a space-saving interior layout. The houseboat gets power from solar panels, allowing it to cruise for up to 50 km per day in ideal conditions.

Described as a treehouse by designer Madeiguincho, the Columba serves as a summer retreat in rural Portugal. It has space for family meals and packs in some neat features, including a small slide at the entrance and a rooftop deck area.

Measuring a length of just 6 m, the Yggdrasil tiny house, by France's Baluchon, is compact but not cramped thanks to a simple interior layout with flexible and storage-filled furniture, and the use of generous glazing to maximize daylight inside.

Los Angeles-based tiny house company Vika Living has recently revealed a compact Accessory Dwelling Unit called the Vika One, which is fully prefabricated and delivered flat-packed on-site, to simply unfold into position within an hour.

The Elise tiny house has just 25 sq m of floorspace available. In an effort to provide a comfortable interior suitable for a family, Vagabond Haven has installed an unusual floorplan that raises the living room above a small child's bedroom.