Tiny Houses

Off-grid-capable Sunshine tiny house doesn't break the bank

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The Sunshine tiny house starts at a relatively low price of €27,728 (roughly US$27,000), though this will rise considerably as options such as off-grid functionality are added
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The Sunshine tiny house starts at a relatively low price of €27,728 (roughly US$27,000), though this will rise considerably as options such as off-grid functionality are added
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The Sunshine tiny house's interior is finished in spruce
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Visitors enter the Sunshine tiny house into the living room, which includes a sofa bed and some shelving. Heating and cooling comes from a small mini-split air-conditioning unit
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The Sunshine tiny house is 6.7 m (22 ft) in length and its interior measures 21 sq m (226 sq ft)
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The Sunshine tiny house's kitchen includes a dining area for two people
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The Sunshine tiny house includes a storage-integrated staircase, which provides access to its only bedroom
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The Sunshine tiny house's kitchen includes an oven, sink, fridge, and (optionally) a dishwasher
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The Sunshine tiny house's bathroom includes a sink, shower, and toilet
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The Sunshine tiny house's toilet can be a composting, flushing, or incinerating model
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The Sunshine tiny house's bedroom is a typical loft-style tiny house bedroom with a low ceiling
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A lot of tiny houses take cues from Scandinavian design, but the Sunshine tiny house, by Sweden's Vagabond Haven, is one of the few models we've covered that actually hails from that part of the world. Featuring a compact, unfussy interior layout suitable for two, its options include off-the-grid functionality, and it starts at a relatively low price of €27,728 (roughly US$27,000).

The Sunshine measures 6.7 m (22 ft) in length and is based on a double-axle trailer. Its exterior design embraces traditional tiny house styling and is topped by a gable roof. Cladding options include spruce, cedar, and Shou Sugi Ban-treated wood, which is a traditional Japanese method that involves charring the wood to protect and preserve it.

Its interior measures 21 sq m (226 sq ft) and its simple layout helps it seem well-proportioned and quite light and airy inside. Visitors enter into the living room, which contains a sofa bed and some shelving. Nearby is the kitchen. This has a laminated oak countertop and a fridge, as well as a gas, induction or electric stove, a sink, and (optionally) a dishwasher. There's also some storage space installed.

The Sunshine tiny house is 6.7 m (22 ft) in length and its interior measures 21 sq m (226 sq ft)
Vagabond Haven

The Sunshine's kitchen connects to the bathroom, which has a shower, storage space sink, and a choice of flushing , composting, or incinerating toilet.

The Sunshine has just one bedroom, though it can also optionally have a secondary storage loft installed. The sleeping area is accessed by a storage-integrated staircase and is a typical loft-style bedroom with a low ceiling and space for a double bed and a bedside table.

As standard, the tiny house runs from a RV-style hookup but it can be upgraded to run off-the-grid with a solar panel and battery setup, plus water tanks, though of course this will increase the cost significantly, as will the choices of materials and layout, plus taxes.

Indeed, the model pictured is currently up for sale for €60,900 ($60,000), which is still relatively affordable for a modern tiny house. It's available in Europe, though Vagabond Haven is open to shipping farther afield.

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4 comments
jerryd
People, cities, etc that want affordable housing, this is it. Though without the trailer, no loft and 10' wide. If you need to move it just rent a trailer or the trailer it came on removed and used, instead of rotting under the TH. It's fairly easy to raise, load, unload a TH.
I've used a flat bed tow truck to move my 10'x16', the perfect size for 1, 2 in love though add another 5-8'/person keeps everyone out of each other's hair.
ljaques
"Only" $265.49 per square foot! Compare that to the median PSF for US homes of $123.
Likes: the barrier wall at the foot of the bed, the pineywoods backsplashes, the shower.
Dislikes: the massive demand water heater, requiring 50A hookup, cathedral ceiling, (snort) dishwasher.
White Rabbit
@ljaques - Comparing "the median PSF for US homes of $123" requires some articulation of 'median'. Median base price? Median top-end price? Median average price? There are many more possibilities for misinformation.
Using the base price ($27000) instead of the kitted out price ($60000) produces a PSF value of $119.
It would also seem that you've confused foot print with floor area. If one adds approximately half the foot print to include the bedroom (and thereby the WHOLE floor) that PSF value drops to sub $80.
According to Plumbing Lab "The standard amperage for an electric water heater is: 18.8 amps". Whether your house has a 30 gallon tank, or anything up to 80 gallons, its circuit has a 30A breaker!
Steve Barry
It’s a trailer.