After: The couple renovated Casa Terrosa for just $46,280, including labor, in a span of seven months.
Bathed in light thanks to panorama windows on three sides, the bedroom loft is 11-feet deep with a four-foot-tall ceiling height.
A glass wall on the rear facade ties the compact home to the lush landscape and frames views of mountains, trees, and a lake.
Located in La Unión, a city and commune in Chile’s Los Ríos region, Refugio 3x3 is set in a forest on the side of a new lot of residential houses that were built in response to the recent expansion of city limits.
Affordable, adorable, and in many cases, transportable, these tiny homes made a big impact on our readers this year.
This compact vacation home by TACO—or, Taller de Arquitectura Contextual—is immersed in southeastern Mexico’s wild landscape. The home is designed for a pair of young adults, and the firm’s objective was to achieve a reflective and contemplative place that links the occupants with the surrounding environment. The result is an intuitive, functional, and simple living experience that offers great spatial warmth.
This steel-reinforced timber-frame KODA Loft installed in Ireland features an open-plan living area and kitchen, a full bath, a mezzanine sleeping area, and a covered front terrace.
In accordance with the brief, the firm left the landscape largely in its natural state.
The upper floor has a smaller footprint than the lower floor. This created an opportunity to remove the ceiling in the shower to let the owners bathe outdoors in privacy.
The compact kitchenette is kept to one wall and appears of a piece, thanks to a continuous counter that hosts the sink, cooktop, and fridge.
The home was built on a platform, as the architects wanted it to be raised off the ground to discourage wild animals from entering.
Imagine waking up in a room with a stunning view, eating your breakfast on a terrace, walking to a secluded beach for a short dip in the ocean, then drinking wine near a private pool while watching the sunset. That is exactly what Casa Tiny offers to its guests, who can now rent it through Boutique Homes. The cozy house is located on the Oaxaca Coast in Mexico near Casa Wabi, an artists’ retreat founded by Mexican artist Bosco Sodi.
Without the need for a permanent foundation, the Hüga House can be relocated at any time.