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Baluchon Fits An Entire Tiny Home On One Level To Save Space

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Dubbed the Eucalyptus, this thoughtfully designed tiny home is one of Baluchon’s latest tiny homes. It is based on a double-axle trailer and features a length of 22 feet, which is almost 3.2 feet longer than Baluchon’s typical models. Most tiny homes today feature storage-integrated staircases and loft-style bedrooms with low ceilings, Baluchon has instead designed a home with everything tucked away into one level, which makes everything accessible, but also means that everything had to be snugly fit together.

Designer: Baluchon

Since the Eucalyptus does not have a loft-style bedroom, this allows the home to have some extra length in comparison to most of Baluchon’s models. But it is still not considered extremely long. The compact little home is clad in red cedar, and has a spruce frame, with insulation made from linen, hemp, and recycled cotton. As you enter the home via double glass doors, you are welcomed into the kitchen, which forms a major section of the center of the home. The kitchen includes an oven, a propane-powered two-burner stove, a small fridge, a sink, and custom cabinetry. A dining table is also located close to the kitchen, and it can be moved aside to free up floor space when needed.

The bathroom is placed next to the kitchen, and you can enter it via a sliding wooden door. The bathroom contains a shower, toilet, and storage units to hold clothing. It also features a large operable window, allowing fresh air into the space. The other side of the house holds the living room, which accommodates shelving, an electric radiator, and a sofa bed, allowing the space to also double up as a bedroom. The living room is also adorned with blackout blinds, which offer privacy.

The Eucalyptus was built for an owner in Normandy, Northern France, and it was designed to function as his main home. We’re unaware of the tiny home’s exact pricing, however, Baluchon homes usually start around US$84,000, so you could take that as a ballpark figure.

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This wedge-shaped home features curved wood ceilings and stone flooring to echo New Zealand’s surrounding landscape!

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Actual Architecture is an internationally recognized architecture firm, drawing up ideas for homes built around the globe. Known for their dramatic use of angles and incorporation of natural lighting, Actual Architecture creates impressive geometric structures for varied environments, from mountainous rural regions to busy city centers. Celebrated for its rolling hills and natural lakes, an old sheep station on New Zealand’s South Island makes for a suitable home for Actual Architecture’s Wanaka Wedge House, an elusive three-bedroom home built in the shape of a wedge.

Situated on an isolated ridge on New Zealand’s South Island, The Wanaka Wedge House is dark gray, clad in corrugated metal panels in tribute to New Zealand’s modern taste. Exuding an air of playfulness to complement the interior’s brighter spaces, The Wanaka Wedge House features asymmetrical windows that offer intentional views of the surrounding Central Otago District, a region known for its wineries. From the outside, The Wanaka Wedge House fans up to face the Southern Alps, offering peak views of the outlying mountains. A cubic garage and wine cellar pan off to the side of the home donned in light gray metal with a matching roof membrane.

The Wanaka Wedge House’s interior is warmed up by locally sourced and custom-milled Eucalyptus wood paneling that curves across the walls and ceilings as well as some floors, providing the home with a sophisticated poise and cozy ambiance. Wood paneling offers low conductivity of heat, so The Wanaka Wedge House adapts to changing temperatures gradually. In addition, the home’s prototype’s SIP walls were replaced by LVL lumber to avoid the importation of more building materials. During the colder months, the home’s stone flooring, built from local river-stone aggregate, heats up with an efficient hydronic radiant system. The architects behind the home selected materials and thermal systems to meet both sustainability and design goals, showcasing the local finishes and craftwork.

Designer: Actual Architecture

Located where an old sheep station used to be, The Wanaka Wedge House is totally immersed in the region’s mountainous terrain.

 

Curved wood paneling ebbs and flows throughout the interior of The Wanaka Wedge House.

“Sliding panels, blind doors, and concealed hardware afford unexpected interior connections.,” says Actual Architecture.

In some parts of the home, the flooring turns to stone sourced from local river stone aggregate.

The home’s metal panels dissolve into the landscape’s surrounding hues.

Windows throughout the home accommodate the size of the room they’re in and offer intentional views of the mountains.

Shaped almost like a bear’s den, The Wanaka Wedge House forms the ideal mountain getaway.

Hidden accents of optic white dot the Eucalyptus wood paneling for pops of brightness.

Floor-to-ceiling windows shape into the angle of the ceilings and floors.

The home’s tall side blossoms open to unobstructed views of the outlying Southern Alps.

A connected light gray metal garage and wine cellar is The Wanaka Wedge House’s cubic counterpart.

These modern sneakers are made from 98% plant-based materials

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Corn, rubber, eucalyptus, and cork. These are the unlikely materials that come together to make the Kengos Lace-Up – a chic, clean, modern-looking sneaker that’s designed to safely biodegrade after you’re done with it.

The Lace-Up makes a very ambitious claim of being 98% natural and plant-based, making it environment-friendly and vegan-friendly too. Its aesthetic is guided by the materials used in it, resulting in a sneaker that looks distinctly unique. On top, you’ve got an upper made from Amaize, a corn-based fabric that’s hardy-yet-breathable. The upper body is lined on the inside with eucalyptus fabric, allowing the sneakers to regulate temperature, absorb sweat, and cool you down in the heat. The Lace-Up’s midsole comes made out of cork, which molds to the shape of one’s foot almost like a foam insert… and the outsole comes crafted from Kengos’ patent-pending Pure-Flex rubber, which is durable as a work-boot, but biodegrades nearly 35-times as fast.

Kengos is currently beta-testing their shoes, allowing a small group of people to purchase them and wear them for a period of 30 days. After a month, Kengos takes your feedback using a questionnaire and a small interview with its founders, and sends you a second pair of shoes for free when the Lace-Up line officially launches in November. When you buy a pair of shoes, not only do you become a part of Kengos’ effort to truly build something driven by real customer feedback, you also support a company with a goal of making products that are sustainable, environmentally friendly, and least impact the earth.

Designer: Dave Costello (Kengos)