Tiny Houses

Work-focused tiny house ditches the kitchen until it’s time to move in

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The Bois Perdus is based on a double-axle trailer and has a length of 20 ft (6 m)
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The Bois Perdus is finished in red cedar, with aluminum accenting
Baluchon
The Bois Perdus is based on a double-axle trailer and has a length of 20 ft (6 m)
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The Bois Perdus features generous glazing, filling the interior with natural light
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Visitors to the Bois Perdus enter into its light-filled living room, which includes a sofa and a small storage loft area
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The Bois Perdus includes a small wood-burning stove for warmth
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The Bois Perdus features a storage-integrated staircase, which offers access to its loft bedroom
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The Bois Perdus' crafting area includes a folding table for a sewing machine
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The Bois Perdus' kitchen area is currently taken up by a large home office
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The Bois Perdus' bathroom features a shower, sink, and toilet
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The Bois Perdus' only bedroom is a typical tiny house loft-style space with a low ceiling and a double bed
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One of the benefits of tiny houses is their flexibility, as highlighted by Baluchon's recently completed Bois Perdus. The towable dwelling serves as a light-filled office that accommodates the owner's crafting hobby and will eventually become a full-time home too.

The Bois Perdus (which translates from French as Lost Woods - a nod to the Legend of Zelda video game series), is based on a double-axle trailer and has a length of 20 ft (6 m). It's finished in red cedar, with aluminum roof and accenting, and features lots of glazing, helping fill the interior with natural light.

On entering the home, visitors step into the living room. This contains a sofa, a tiny loft for storage, and a small wood-burning stove which should be sufficient to heat the entire home.

Next to the living room is the kitchen. Or it will be, anyway. Currently, the tiny house is being used as a home office, so the area hosts a desk for the owner's computer equipment. However, there are plans to move into the Bois Perdus full-time sometime in the near future, and a kitchen unit will be installed at that time. Additionally, Baluchon has squeezed a little crafting area under the storage-integrated staircase which contains a folding table to host a sewing machine, as well as some shelving.

Visitors to the Bois Perdus enter into its light-filled living room, which includes a sofa and a small storage loft area
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The Bois Perdus' bathroom is located on the opposite side of the home to the living room. This has a shower, sink, and a toilet, as well as a window for more natural light.

There's one bedroom in this model, which is reached by the storage-integrated staircase. It's a typical tiny house loft-style space with only a little headroom and has a double bed and a pair of nightstands.

The Bois Perdus' kitchen area is currently taken up by a large home office
Baluchon

We've no word on the total cost of the Bois Perdus, though Baluchon's models typically start at €85,000 (roughly US$92,000).

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1 comment
JDC1
I could use this as a guest house on our cabin property by Lake Superior. Sadly too many of these Tiny House builders use wooden trim and siding. Would be much better to have Hardy plank or some other long lasting siding. Last thing you want to do is have lots of maintenance with one of these things, esp if you're in a harsh environment, but sadly, most of these builders ignore that.