![Tiny homes are an alternative way of living small. With a variety of designs and shapes, each of them are unique in their own way and include a variety of features that make the small space very efficient.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tiny-house-designs-070821-1230-01.jpg)
Tiny homes are an alternative way of living small. With a variety of designs and shapes, each of them is unique in their own way and include a variety of features that make the small living spaces very efficient.
Let’s take a look at 9 different tiny home designs…
1. A Tiny House Designed For A Mother And Daughter
Shaye of Shayes Tiny Homes, along with her team, has designed and built a modern tiny house for herself and her young daughter, that features two lofted bedrooms, an add-on spare room, and an interior green wall.
![Shaye of Shayes Tiny Homes, along with her team, has designed and built a modern tiny house for herself and her young daughter, that features two lofted bedrooms, an add-on spare room, and an interior green wall.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/modern-tiny-house-two-bedroom-210621-156-01.jpg)
To learn more about her small home, Bryce, the host of Living Big In A Tiny House, visited Shaye in Auckland, New Zealand, to take a tour of her home.
2. An Off-The-Grid Tiny House Made From A Small Shipping Container
Design studio Pin-Up Houses has designed a tiny house that measures in at just 20ft x 8ft and is made from a small shipping container.
![Design studio Pin-Up Houses has designed a tiny house that measures in at just 20ft x 8ft and is made from a small shipping container.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shipping-container-tiny-home-210621-211-01.jpg)
To find out more, you can watch the following video.
Photographer: Jakub Zdechovan | Design: Pin-Up Houses | Team: Joshua Woodsman (Vojt?ch Valda)- main architect and worker, Václav Valda- carpenter
3. A Tiny House Designed With A Cedar Exterior And Multiple Levels For Living
New Frontier Tiny Homes have designed the Orchid Tiny House, which has a contemporary gable farmhouse design, different interior levels, and two sleeping areas. Find out more here.
![A tiny house with a contemporary gable farmhouse design, different interior levels, and two sleeping areas.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/modern-tiny-house-gabled-roof-060821-1115-01.jpg)
4. A Tiny House With Cypress Pine Cladding And A Pull-Out Outdoor Daybed
This tiny house in Australia designed by architect Paul Sofronov of Archemy, measures in at just 19 feet x 7 feet, and has a simple modern design that’s covered in cypress pine cladding. There’s also a deck that has a daybed that slides out from within the tiny house.
![This tiny house in Australia designed by architect Paul Sofronov of Archemy, measures in at just 19 feet x 7 feet, and has a simple modern design that’s covered in cypress pine cladding. There's also a deck that has a daybed that slides out from within the tiny house.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/modern-tiny-house-with-deck-060821-1121-01.jpg)
The architect gave Johanna Griggs of Great Home Ideas a tour of the tiny home, among others that he’s designed.
5. A Tiny House With A 10 Foot High Ceiling
Wheelhaus has designed the RoadHaus Wedge RV, which measures in at 250 square feet (23sqm) and includes an outdoor deck, a 10 foot high ceiling, oversized doors, and plenty of windows. Find out more here.
![Wheelhaus has designed the RoadHaus Wedge RV, which measures in at 250 square feet (23sqm) and includes an outdoor deck, a 10 foot high ceiling, oversized doors, and plenty of windows.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/modern-tiny-house-with-high-ceiling-060821-1136-01.jpg)
Photography by Krafty Photos
6. A Tiny House Uses Clever Design To Maximize The Interior
This contemporary tiny home by Minim Micro Homes includes design elements like a hidden bed, movable furniture, a music studio, and a movie projector. Find out more here.
![This contemporary tiny home by Minim Micro Homes includes design elements like a hidden bed, movable furniture, a music studio, and a movie projector.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/modern-tiny-house-design-060821-1148-01.jpg)
Photography © Paul Burk/Minim Micro Homes
7. A Tiny House With A Modern Interior, Solar Panels, And Rainwater Collection System.
This handcrafted tiny house in New Zealand, has been designed to be off-the-grid, with solar panels and a rainwater collection system. There’s also black metal and wood siding with a small covered deck, and a modern interior with lofted bedroom.
![This handcrafted tiny house in New Zealand, has been designed to be off-the-grid, with solar panels and a rainwater collection system. There's also black metal and wood siding with a small covered deck, and a modern interior with lofted bedroom.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/tiny-house-solar-panel-rainwater-collection-060821-1157-01.jpg)
To truly understand the layout of the tiny house and all the included features, watch the video below for a walk-through tour with Mark, the owner, and Bryce, the host of Living Big In A Tiny House.
8. A Tiny House With A Unique Curved Design
A unique tiny house in Antigua, a city in the central highlands of Guatemala, has a corrugated metal exterior with a white finish, and an open bedroom, a bathroom, kitchen, and a small living area with a couch that doubles as a bed.
![A unique tiny house in Antigua, a city in the central highlands of Guatemala, has a corrugated metal exterior with a white finish, and an open bedroom, a bathroom, kitchen, and a small living area with a couch that doubles as a bed.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/curved-tiny-house-070821-1208-01.jpg)
Watch the video below as Kaylee from Youtube channel The Nomadic Movement takes a tour.
9. Not Only One Tiny Home, But An Entire Community In Oregon
Jesse Russell, owner and creator of Hiatus Homes, has designed a purpose-built village with 22 tiny homes, located in Bend, Oregon. Each tiny house features solar panels, storage for bikes and outdoor gear, a small pergola, an open plan living room and kitchen, and multiple loft areas.
![Jesse Russell, owner and creator of Hiatus Homes, has designed a purpose-built village with 22 tiny homes, located in Bend, Oregon. Each tiny house features solar panels, storage for bikes and outdoor gear, a small pergola, an open plan living room and kitchen, and multiple loft areas.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/modern-tiny-house-community-070821-1218-01-800x1891.jpg)
To learn more about the ‘Hiatus’ development, YouTube channel Tiny House Expedition stopped by for a tour.