French tiny house firm Baluchon recently completed a new model that measures just 6 m (19.6 ft) long. Despite its compact frame, the towable dwelling serves as home to a family of three.
The Astrild Tiny House is based on a double-axle trailer and comprises a spruce frame with cedar cladding. Its exterior features external shelving for plants and its overall design is similar to Baluchon's Escapade model.
Visitors enter into the living room, which includes a sofa, with some shelving above, and a small dining table nearby. A tiny wood-burning stove provides heating and the kitchen is adjacent. This has a washer/dryer, cabinetry, sink, and a small fridge. However, there's no oven installed, so presumably the owners make use of a camping stove or just eat out a lot, which seems a missed opportunity as the kitchen isn't that small, at least by French tiny house standards.
![Visitors enter the Astrild Tiny House into the living room](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/0a8fa7d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fb9%2Fc2a883364025a10d731c0c4c9932%2F4f9585248f1d58776d35fe319c3523f4e3b97430.jpeg)
Further into the home is the bathroom, which is small and has a shower and composting toilet.
There are two bedrooms in the Astrild Tiny House. The parents' room is reached by a storage-integrated staircase and has a double bed, while the kid's room is opposite and has a single bed. It's accessed by a removable ladder.
![The Astrild Tiny House's bedrooms are directly opposite each other and offer little in the way of privacy](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/fcb4dbf/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1067+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fee%2F3e%2F49d527da49eb9f98e72eb728e097%2Ff37105a006c08bac0307b0220ccdef7429debceb.jpeg)
The Astrild Tiny House gets power from a standard RV-style hookup and its insulation is a mixture of cotton, linen and hemp for the floor and walls, with wood fiber for the ceiling.
We've no word on the price of this one.
Source: Baluchon