There’s nothing quite like a classic A-frame cabin and this one’s particularly impressive when you take into account its cost and construction time: just $700 and three weeks, respectively. Built using scrap materials, it sleeps two people and even comes with solar power.
Danish firm Vipp decided to dip its toe into the small living movement with the industrial-looking Vipp Shelter. Described as a “battery charging station for humans,” the prefabricated cabin can be installed anywhere, to offer a luxury off-grid retreat away from it all.
The British shed scene is very similar to the tiny house movement, but more focused on DIY hobbyists. Each year a competition called the Shed of the Year aims to find the country’s best and this year’s winner is this mushroom-shaped tiny cabin.
Kristie Wolfe is a designer, dressmaker and tiny house builder who has several tiny homes to her name. One of her most recent works is an authentic-looking off-grid Hobbit Home that looks like it could have been lifted right from the set of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings movies.
Cork is a sustainable, easy to produce and fire-retardant material so it makes good sense that Portuguese startup Ecocubo has designed a tiny house using the stuff. The non-towable dwelling is very basic but would be a good fit for a cabin or vacation home and includes all the basics required to live.