Micro-House

The River Forest Lookout puts shipping container-based architecture on a pedestal – literally. It takes the form of a fire lookout tower-style design that consists of two containers raised 60 ft above the forest floor in rural Georgia.

It's a challenge to fit a viable house into a length of just 6 m, but with its Golden Hour, Baluchon has managed it while also finding space to add a few home comforts, including a custom kitchen and a loft bedroom with enough headroom to stand up.

New Zealand's Raglan Tiny Homes offers something a little different with its recently completed model, the Beach. Featuring a compact interior layout, the non-towable tiny house embraces indoor-outdoor living with a part-enclosed deck area.

Mint Tiny Homes knows a thing or two about designing extra-large tiny houses, and now the Canadian firm has used this experience to produce a spacious apartment-like living experience on wheels named the Orca Edition Park Model.

Acorn Tiny Homes has revealed a new tiny house that offers a definite break from the norm. It comes with no wheels, however what it lacks in portability, it makes up for with a space-saving interior that includes a transforming bedroom and kitchen.

The Cascade Mini squeezes an impressive amount of living space into a length of just 38 ft. The tiny house features a spiral staircase that offers access to a rooftop terrace, while the ground floor includes a porch area and motorized deck.

The Eucalyptus forgoes the loft bedrooms we've come to expect from a compact French tiny house and is instead arranged on one level. This improves accessibility, but also means that designer Baluchon had to get creative with the layout.

This nine-meter-high cabin offers a unique living space designed to blend with the natural surroundings. Dubbed Piil Treehouse, the home stands as a masterpiece of tiny house architecture that breaks the mold for tiny living and design.

Canada's Acorn Tiny Homes has unveiled a new model that once again pushes the boundaries of small living. The True North Retreat will sleep up to seven people, at a squeeze, and will also feature a dedicated barbecue area accessible from the outside.

Having delivered on its initial promise of an egg-shaped off-grid tiny house, Ecocapsule now plans a new and improved model. Named the Ecocapsule NextGen, the dwelling will maintain the same novel egg-like form but in a more spacious shell.

Minimaliste's Nomad was originally conceived as an all-weather model in a smaller and easier-to-tow package. The firm has now iterated on that tiny house with the Nomad 30, which offers a new interior layout and an adventure-ready off-grid design.

Baluchon's latest tiny house is a departure from the French firm's usual pint-sized dwellings. Named the Gaïa Tiny House, it measures 36 sq m and that allows for a roomy interior layout, with enough space for a small family to live in comfort.