Smart and Tiny House
Text description provided by the architects. The house stands on the island of Vega in the Norwegian archipelago not far from the polar circle. The site is distinctive for its grand and harsh northern landscape with wide panoramas of the Norwegian Sea and the jagged mountains rising from it. Seemingly growing from the landscape, the […]
Located just outside Kawarau Falls near Queenstown, New Zealand, a tiny cabin conceals a truly luxurious and light-filled interior with a striking, jet-black facade. Designed by local architect Anna-Marie Chin, Tom’s Cabin, which can be rented through Airbnb, is strategically built to provide amazing views of the idyllic landscape while fitting in with the local […]
Text description provided by the architects. This off-grid cabin is an escape from the high stress of our client’s busy work life. Born in Taiwan, she spent her childhood in traditional Japanese houses (built during occupation). Out of this grew a love for highly crafted minimalist design. Our brief was to capture that and design […]
Text description provided by the architects. Little House on the Ferry is a seasonal guest residence on Vinalhaven, an island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay that has a long history of fishing, farming, and granite quarrying. Its owners reside primarily in Austria, spending each summer and early fall on the island in a larger, older house […]
Text description provided by the designer. After a three-year stint abroad in Amsterdam with their two young kids, our clients had big dreams of a small chalet! Their time abroad informed their decision making and influences for the home. The active family wanted a low-maintenance weekend retreat that would “give us energy and not take […]
This black summerhouse in Liseleje, Denmark belongs to Lene Prahm and her husband Toke. They built this little house in black wood and with large windows to bring in as much natural light and to enjoy the surrounding nature no matter where you are in the house. Inside they mainly used natural materials like pinewood, […]
Text description provided by the architects. In a wood lined field, near Wanaka’s lake edge, the Wanaka Crib is composed of two gables and a chisel roof slipping transcurrently past one another to make three enclosed courtyards. Each courtyard creates a specific relationship with the interior. The lounge and dining spill out to a north-facing […]
Text description provided by the architects. In the rural area north of Utrecht a compact recreation house has been realized. The house is constructed in wood and opens its façade with window shutters towards the green garden. The design has been realized by a special collaboration between Zecc and interior designer Roel van Norel. Zecc designed the basic concept […]
In 2012, Jens-Christian Karlsson and his wife bought a cheap piece of land with a small barn in the Ellinge Lyng area close to Sehero Bay.In 2014 he began building his own home. The idea was to make it of practical materials and as cheap as possible so that noone would be forced to use […]
The main idea of “Hutor” project was to design a functional space for a year round living. The size of this tiny house is as little as 486ft² / 45.2m² plus the terrace 193ft² / 18m²; it has two bedrooms, living room and a small kitchen equipped with all necessary appliances. Most of the interior […]