Architecture - Mini Backyard/Lane Homes
Off the Grid in Ojai Designer Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design designed and built this off-the-grid tiny house in Ojai, California. The 140-square-foot home has an exterior deck that doubles the living space. The decking is wood reclaimed from fallen trees and siding from an old house. The French doors and kitchen window are also reclaimed wood.
The Denali’s living area has shiplap pine walls, timber-framed beaming, room for a sofa and stool seating at a kitchen bar, where there’s plenty of custom cabinetry for storage. There are two stories of windows and efficient LED lighting. The casement window acts as a pass-through with a fold-down ledge outside. Seen on the far side of the room are steps with built-in storage leading to the bedroom. There’s also a large loft for sleeping or storage. The company’s homes come with standard RV-style hookups for water, electricity and sewer.
Tiny Craftsman This tiny house from Timbercraft Tiny Homes is dubbed the Denali and is 37 feet long with 352 square feet of space. The company uses metal roofing for durability, which is useful when the homes are transported on highways to their destinations. The exterior is western cedar, and the front porch folds up for travel. There’s also an outdoor shower on the side of the house.
A ladder leads to the sleeping loft. There’s a built-in bar in the kitchen. The interior ceiling is Douglas fir, the floors are walnut and the walls are oak. All the cabinets were handmade, and there’s a fireplace, air conditioning, internet service, a built-in sound system and a smart TV. “Literally every appliance in it is the highest-end product you could find,” Kuntz says. After building Tipsy, Kuntz started designing and building affordable tiny houses with his team of builders, who he says can make a tiny house in about four weeks.
Bedroom. Lanefab staff elected to place the bedroom on the lower level. The room takes advantage of cooler temperatures down below and reserves the brightest area of the home for the studio workspace. The bedroom also creatively works around the building’s height restriction, sitting 4 feet below grade
Multifunctional spaces and high style were major considerations for architect Brad Tomecek of Tomecek Studio Architecture, which designed the home. A large glass bifold door opens to the patio and connects the multiuse kitchen, living and dining space to the outdoors.
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