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The Hermitage is less than 40 square feet, overlooks Italian mountains and is master of architectural minimalism
18 Amazing and creative plans to build your own earthbag house that is inexpensive, environmentally friendly, and catastrophe proof.
Another look at what's out there in the world of composting and other alternative toilets
The Ecocapsule looks like something out of a sci-fi movie but this off grid micro home is not as futuristic as it may seem. The Slovakian architectural studio Nice Architects plans to start taking pre-orders in the last quarter of the 2015 and expect to start delivering the first produced units in the first half of the 2016. The Ecocapsule is designed as a self-contained system which is able to sustain long periods of time without external resources. Something in terms of a Swiss-army knife –It packs everything you need. The Ecocapsule’s dual power system contains high efficiency solar cells
Have you ever thought about getting a composting toilet, but heard rumors that left you feeling queasy? Let me clear a few things up! Composting toilets decompose human excrement by creating the aerobic conditions for bacteria and other macro and micro-organisms to thrive which then destroys harmful pathogens and eliminates the risk to human health […]
A look at The Diogene: A Minimalist House for Vitra by Renzo Piano that is a technical structure is designed to function in complete autonomy.
The ecoPerch is 36.5 square meters (just under 400 square feet) and contains a master bedroom with built in storage, a bunk room, a toilet and shower room with a heated chrome towel rail, a living area with a wood stove, a kitchen with a breakfast bar and a small deck with storage for firewood. The structure is highly insulated, made of sustainable materials and can be fitted with an off-grid energy system and composting toilet.
Any toilet system will work for microhousing connected to traditional sewer/water hookups. When these are not available (such as in a tiny house/RV on wheels), there are three main toilet options:…
I absolutely love innovative designers who see problems and find solutions, and that's the case with Tom from TC Tiny. He saw the need for bushfire-resistant tiny homes in Australia, and he stepped in the
We cover a lot of tiny houses here at New Atlas, but it can be difficult to get a handle on what it's actually like to live in one. So, when contacted by Newt Hau, enthusiastic owner of a recently-purchased tiny house we wrote about, we jumped at the chance to ask him about his experience so far.
If it is mid-winter and you are about to run out of hay, we have 8 tips on where you may find hay, and how to plan better for the future.
Project Ouroboros was designed & built over three years (starting in 1973) by the incoming freshmen of Prof. Dennis Holloway’s Environmental Design class at the University of Minnesota. The house was...
We love every single type, style, method and choice of tiny homes here at Van Clan, and with housing prices at an all time high there really is no better time than now to think about downsizing into a tiny home. It doesn’t matter if you tow it, climb up into it or parachute down […]
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Italian architect Renzo Piano has created the Diogene micro unit, which pushes the boundaries for off-the-grid tiny living.
Dalla Lituania arriva una cabin flessibile, intelligente, sostenibile e facile da installare
Georgia-based Dachi Papuashvili has produced a charming cross-shaped tiny house concept called the Skit, that proves the continuing ability of shipping containers to inspire.
Hikari, Japanese for “light-filled,” gets its name from the 14 windows and two skylights. The energy-efficient design makes for an eco-friendly tiny house.
Five CABNS are available in quiet locations with locally sourced and sustainable materials and practices, including rainwater catchment systems, solar power, and composting toilets.
After years of tiny house bloat, it is nice to see a minimalist design that gets back to the essentials.
Sarah Hastings' shares her senior thesis project as an architectural studies major.
This Baluchon build makes use of some of the company's best design features, like their mesh catwalk that allows for sunlight to filter through the house and access between the lofts! Everything looks stunning as
Amsterdam-based furniture company Fiction Factory recently released a novel modular tiny house built from cardboard. Named Wikkelhouse, it can be assembled in just a day and comes in multiple sizes and configurations.
A hybrid toilet system separates three kinds of wastes: urine, solids, and blackwater/greywater. It combines a urine-diverting (UD) toilet, a separator and composting system for the solids, and a …
Cette tiny house de 22m2 à la décoration soignée est installée dans le bush australien et est conçue par l'entreprise Made by Bare
Marie, like so many others, was introduced to tiny homes on YouTube, and that sparked her curiosity about building her own home. With a lot of hard work and trial and error, she was able
This year has been a bumper one for downsizing and, as 2022 fast approaches, we've chosen a selection of the most interesting, innovative, and well-designed examples of small living we've seen throughout the year.
There's plenty to explore beyond the boundaries of Atlanta and Savannah and these glamorous camping setups are the perfect place to stay to see it
Get away from it all at this rural South Island stay you can book on Airbnb.
Downsizing to a (beautiful!) tiny home on wheels means exploring new places to enjoy outdoor activities.
Le géant suédois IKEA se lance dans la conception de tiny houses : une tendance qui prône un mode de vie écoresponsable et minimaliste.
The Salsa Box tiny house, by Portland, Oregon-based firm Shelter Wise, manages to make living in a space of just 9 sq m (96 sq ft) seem not just possible, but perhaps even appealing.