Tiny Houses

Light-filled Yggdrasil tiny house is compact but not cramped

Light-filled Yggdrasil tiny house is compact but not cramped
The Yggdrasil's living room features generous glazing, some of which is operable and opens up the home to the breeze
The Yggdrasil's living room features generous glazing, some of which is operable and opens up the home to the breeze
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The Yggdrasil tiny house measures just 6 m (20 ft) in length and serves as full-time home to its owner in Morbihan, northwest France
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The Yggdrasil tiny house measures just 6 m (20 ft) in length and serves as full-time home to its owner in Morbihan, northwest France
Yggdrasil is based on a double-axle trailer and is finished in cedar, with blue aluminum accenting
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Yggdrasil is based on a double-axle trailer and is finished in cedar, with blue aluminum accenting
The Yggdrasil's living room features generous glazing, some of which is operable and opens up the home to the breeze
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The Yggdrasil's living room features generous glazing, some of which is operable and opens up the home to the breeze
The Yggdrasil's sofa bed, shown in the bed position, is used for guests and sleeps up to two people
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The Yggdrasil's sofa bed, shown in the bed position, is used for guests and sleeps up to two people
The Yggdrasil's kitchen units are slightly taller than usual to accommodate the owner's 6.3 ft (1.93 m) height
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The Yggdrasil's kitchen units are slightly taller than usual to accommodate the owner's 6.3 ft (1.93 m) height
The Yggdrasil's kitchen includes a glazed partition wall to offer some sense of separation while still ensuring light permeates within
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The Yggdrasil's kitchen includes a glazed partition wall to offer some sense of separation while still ensuring light permeates within
The Yggdrasil's kitchen has quite a lot of storage space for its size
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The Yggdrasil's kitchen has quite a lot of storage space for its size
The Yggdrasil's bedroom is arranged into an L-shape and includes a storage area
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The Yggdrasil's bedroom is arranged into an L-shape and includes a storage area
The Yggdrasil's bedroom is a typical loft-style bedroom with low ceiling, and includes a double bed
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The Yggdrasil's bedroom is a typical loft-style bedroom with low ceiling, and includes a double bed
The Yggdrasil's bedroom is reached by non-removable wooden steps
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The Yggdrasil's bedroom is reached by non-removable wooden steps
The Yggdrasil's bathroom includes a shower and toilet
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The Yggdrasil's bathroom includes a shower and toilet
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The Yggdrasil tiny house measures just 6 m (20 ft) in length, so Baluchon had a real challenge on its hands to ensure it doesn't feel too cramped for its 6.3-ft (1.93-m)-tall owner. The French firm designed a simple interior layout with flexible and storage-filled furniture, and decided to use generous glazing to maximize daylight inside.

The Yggdrasil (its name is taken from a Norse myth) is based on a double-axle trailer and finished in cedar, with blue aluminum accenting. Its insulation is a mixture of cotton, linen and hemp, and it gets power from a standard RV-style hookup.

The interior is finished in spruce and looks relatively open and light-filled, given its size. Visitors enter the home into the living room. This is dominated by a large L-shaped sofa bed that has lots of integrated storage space and sleeps up to two people, plus there's a dining table. A wood-burning stove provides heat.

Nearby is the kitchen. The counters in here are raised a little higher than usual to suit the owner. It has oven, a fridge, sink with a handy cutting board insert, and quite a lot of storage space for its size. A glass wall offers a sense of separation from the living room while ensuring daylight still permeates within. The bathroom, meanwhile, connects to the kitchen and looks small, with a toilet and shower shoehorned inside.

The Yggdrasil's kitchen includes a glazed partition wall to offer some sense of separation while still ensuring light permeates within
The Yggdrasil's kitchen includes a glazed partition wall to offer some sense of separation while still ensuring light permeates within

There's just one bedroom in the Yggdrasil. This is reached by some non-removable wooden steps and is a typical loft-style tiny house bedroom with a low ceiling. The room is arranged into an L shape, with enough space up there for a double bed and some additional storage space.

The Yggdrasil serves as full-time home to its owner in Morbihan, northwest France. We've no word on its price, though Baluchon's tiny houses typically start at around €80,000 (roughly US$84,000).

Source: Baluchon

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7 comments
7 comments
Nelson Hyde Chick
The wheels are so tiny, how can this thing be towed at legally allowed speeds?
Jinpa
Seems reasonably priced, but an American model would have to be wired for 120v, not the 240 for Europeans. Then there is the cost of land, local zoning regs and utility prep (power, water, sewer), or deciding whether to opt for ridiculous HOA fees.
Wombat56
Narrow stair cases without handrails are potential death traps.
Username
It is in fact cramped.
Unsold
If you could get a product this well kitted-out in the U.S., you'd clean up. And at nearly $90K there's PLENTY of margin, especially if your process is well-managed. We don't spend enough time managing the details here. It's a TINY house. A full size stove and fridge isn't necessary. Address only the appropriate utility level to the scope of the task. And when you manage that successfully, it's magic.
Fairly Reasoner
Define cramped.
john kennedy
I don't think the designer has ever experienced a cabin stove. You certainly can't sit next to it when its operating - and I would think that its location, as shown, would be a safety concern.