steel - Part 2

Sierra Tiny Houses Offers Kits and Assembly for California and Nevada DIYers

Sierra Tiny Houses has been featured on the Tiny House Blog several times. Now the Northern California company is offering tiny house kits and Trailer Made trailers for anyone looking to build their own home in a much shorter time. The Roomy Retreat is one of the Sierra Tiny Houses … Read more

Chicago’s Titan Tiny Houses Built with Lightweight Steel

by Christina Nellemann

Steel construction for tiny homes is not unusual, but Titan Tiny Homes near Chicago, builds all three of their models with steel framing (and steel siding) for several reasons. The most important is that each of their THOW ends up being 33 percent lighter than most tiny homes. Titan Tiny … Read more

Kottage RV Shipping Container Home

by Christina Nellemann

For anyone who can’t decide on a park model home or a shipping container home, Kottage RV of Canada has combined the two into one compact hybrid made of solid steel—with all the comforts of a park model. Kottage RV offers these fully customizable units for several functions including remote … Read more

WorldHaus: Idealab Invents Super-Cheap House

by Kent Griswold

As a tiny house enthusiast I think it is important to look at all options around the world. We can learn from other people and I like to share as many of these ideas as I can. Tom Bennett recently sent me to WorldHaus a company that has come up … Read more

False Bay Cabin

by Christina Nellemann

This little, modern cabin – located in the San Juan Islands in Washington – is a private retreat for the owners and their guests. I think it would make a great tiny house that can be battened down from the elements and when you are gone for a few days.

The cabin was designed and built by Olson Kundig Architects, the designers of the Rolling Huts. Three sides of the cabin have custom-designed Shutter-Decks, designed in collaboration with Turner Exhibits. The Shutter-Decks lower to become an outdoor living space and rise to provide privacy for the occupants and to secure the cabin when it is unoccupied. The south Shutter-Deck can be opened independently of the other two, while an interior fireplace can be rotated 180 degrees to be enjoyed from the exterior.

Allwin Prefab Summer Cottage

by Christina Nellemann

I saw this deep blue prefab summer house on a website called Allwin, a Chinese company that develops, designs and manufactures prefabricated buildings.

Their CH23 mobile house unit is a 20 foot-container made of light steel. The house includes one bedroom, one bathroom and an open kitchen. The total area is 15 meters square. It’s suitable for any climate and location.

There is modern styling in the bathroom and kitchen and the windows and doors allow for ample sunshine and beautiful panoramic views.

Allwin really offers a huge selection of prefab housing ranging from small summer houses and tea houses to hotels and apartment buildings. They even have a mobile cottage that looks surprisingly like the Lodge on Wheels. Their website is a little difficult to wade through for English speakers and their information is lacking, but some of their designs are eye-catching. You can contact them directly on their website for design and shipping questions.

Allwin was established in 1997 and feels it is their duty to create ecological construction and high quality buildings.Their products are prefabricated in local factories and the design can be individualized and made to withstand earthquakes, hurricanes or other disasters.