Tiny Houses

All-weather tiny house goes short and wide for more room inside

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Minimaliste's Thuya line of tiny houses starts at US$125,000
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Minimaliste's Thuya line of tiny houses starts at US$125,000
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The Thuya 10 x 26 is finished in cedar, with aluminum accenting
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Though it only has a length of 26 ft (8 m), the Thuya 10 x 26 is relatively spacious inside, thanks to its high ceiling and 10 ft (3 m) width
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The Thuya 10 x 26 features a storage-integrated staircase, which offers access to the tiny home's loft bedroom
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The Thuya 10 x 26's bathroom includes a shower, vanity sink, composting toilet, and a washer/dryer
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The Thuya 10 x 26's living room includes a sofa bed and some storage space
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The Thuya 10 x 26 includes a dining area with seating for two people
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Canada's Minimaliste often produces large tiny houses that are built to withstand extreme weather. Its latest model continues in a similar vein, but has a reduced physical footprint and offers a well-designed interior layout for two people.

As its name suggests, the Thuya 10 x 26 is the latest iteration of the Thuya line. It's based on a double-axle trailer and has a length of 26 ft (8 m), which is on the smaller side for a North American tiny house nowadays, though not as small as the French models we cover. However, its slightly increased width of 10 ft (3 m) – which means it needs a permit to be legally towed on a US road – helps the tiny house seem much roomier inside.

The Thuya 10 x 26's entrance opens into the living room, which looks well-proportioned and is taken up by a sofa bed for guests, plus some overhead storage and a closet. A dining table is also nearby, ahead of the kitchen. This has an oven with electric cooktop, an apartment-sized fridge/freezer, stainless steel sink, and quite a lot of cabinetry, including a pull-out spice rack and overhead storage.

The Thuya 10 x 26 features a storage-integrated staircase, which offers access to the tiny home's loft bedroom
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The kitchen connects to the bathroom with a sliding door, which contains a large shower, more storage space, a washer/dryer, a vanity sink and a composting toilet.

The Thuya 10 x 26 has just one bedroom, which is reached by a storage-integrated staircase that includes a fan-vented cat litter area. Up in the loft space itself, it's a typical tiny house-style bedroom with a low sloping ceiling, plus some storage and a double bed.

The tiny house gets power from a standard RV-style hookup, and has a high level of insulation and airtightness, meaning it requires very little energy to maintain a steady interior temperature, even in a Canadian winter or Southern United States summer. A combination of mini-split air-conditioning, electric radiators and a ceiling fan are installed, as well as two heat-recovery air exchangers.

We've no word on the exact price of this model, though the Thuya line starts at US$125,000.

Source: Minimaliste

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2 comments
jerryd
10' wide is great in a TH as gives so much more usable space with separate functions on each side and since most rarely move. Sadly this one doesn't take advantage of that enough.
A road permit is fairly cheap though you need 1 for each state you go through, they last a yr IIRC.
I live in a 10'x16' with the kitchen, bath at 1 end and open plan using select normal furniture and only cost $6k in today's $ to build, 2 people in 2 days except for some finish work like painting.
It also has a 2' wide at 6' high storage lofts along each long wall. Using marked bins you can store a huge amount of things there within easy reach.
vince
Tiny homes should be built like an RV with expandable sides to 16 feet wide and then no need for special towing permits. Ineed they should also expand up from 13 feet to almost 20 feet and allow for full height two stories designs which use elevators instead of stairs for access. And be all electric.