![The small house has a footprint of 538 square feet (50m2), which includes 3 levels, the main level with the living room and kitchen, a sunken bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs. There's also a natural swimming pool.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/small-home-260423-1247-01.jpg)
Arno Schuurs and Paulien van Noort of design-build firm GetAway Projects BV, have shared photos of a tiny house in The Netherlands that they completed that’s almost entirely made out of glass to fully enjoy the surrounding forest.
![The small house has a footprint of 538 square feet (50m2), which includes 3 levels, the main level with the living room and kitchen, a sunken bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs. There's also a natural swimming pool.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/small-home-green-house-natural-swimming-pool-260423-1253-01.jpeg)
The allowed footprint of the new build was 21 feet x 26 feet (6.5m x 8m), which was the footprint of an old shed that was replaced.
![The small house has a footprint of 538 square feet (50m2), which includes 3 levels, the main level with the living room and kitchen, a sunken bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/small-home-green-house-natural-swimming-pool-260423-1253-02.jpeg)
The small house has a footprint of 538 square feet (50m2), which includes 3 levels, the main level with the living room and kitchen, a sunken bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs.
![The small house has a footprint of 538 square feet (50m2), which includes 3 levels, the main level with the living room and kitchen, a sunken bathroom downstairs, and two bedrooms upstairs.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/small-home-green-house-natural-swimming-pool-260423-1253-03.jpeg)
Outside, there’s an unheated natural swimming pool with a 39-foot (12m) swimming lane, and a helophyte filter with lava stones and yellow irises for the purification of the water.
![An unheated natural swimming pool with a 39-foot (12m) swimming lane, and a helophyte filter with lava stones and yellow irises for the purification of the water.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/natural-swimming-pool-260423-1253-02.jpeg)
![An unheated natural swimming pool with a 39-foot (12m) swimming lane, and a helophyte filter with lava stones and yellow irises for the purification of the water.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/natural-swimming-pool-260423-1253-01.jpeg)
Inside, there’s a fireplace and a combination of a kitchen, bar, and couch that you can walk around to make the most use of the available space. The glass roof and walls give a spacious feeling and a view of the trees.
![A small house with a curved couch and wood burning fireplace, as well as glass walls and ceiling.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-lounge-fireplace-glass-walls-ceiling-260423-1258-01.jpg)
![A small house with a curved couch and wood burning fireplace.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-lounge-fireplace-glass-walls-ceiling-260423-1258-02.jpeg)
![This bar which wraps around the curved couch, is clad in a Belvedere quartzite, and has stools as well as hidden lighting on each side.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-lounge-fireplace-glass-walls-ceiling-260423-1258-03.jpeg)
The bar which wraps around the curved couch, is clad in a Belvedere quartzite, and has stools as well as hidden lighting on each side.
![This bar which wraps around the curved couch, is clad in a Belvedere quartzite, and has stools as well as hidden lighting on each side.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-couch-counter-stool-kitchen-260423-102-01.jpeg)
![This bar which wraps around the curved couch, is clad in a Belvedere quartzite, and has stools as well as hidden lighting on each side.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-couch-counter-stool-kitchen-260423-102-02.jpeg)
![This bar which wraps around the curved couch, is clad in a Belvedere quartzite, and has stools as well as hidden lighting on each side.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-couch-counter-stool-kitchen-260423-102-03.jpeg)
The curved countertop connects through the kitchen, while the wood cabinets complement the wood structure of the home. A metal shelf hangs above the kitchen, providing a place for plants to decorate the interior.
![A curved Belvedere quartzite countertop connects through the kitchen, while the wood cabinets complement the wood structure of the home.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-quartz-kitchen-countertop-260423-103-01.jpeg)
![A curved Belvedere quartzite countertop connects through the kitchen, while the wood cabinets complement the wood structure of the home.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-quartz-kitchen-countertop-260423-103-02.jpeg)
![A modern kitchen with a metal shelf that displays plants.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/curved-quartz-kitchen-countertop-260423-103-03.jpeg)
Wood stairs behind the kitchen lead to the bedrooms and the bathroom.
![A modern kitchen with wood and black cabinets and drawers, and glass walls and ceiling.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/kitchen-stairs-260423-1251-01.jpeg)
![A modern kitchen with black cabinets and wood stairs.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/wood-stair-design-260423-1251-01.jpeg)
Upstairs in the bedrooms, as well as the rest of the home interior is finished with Ayous, a thermally modified type of wood.
![A modern bedroom with wood walls.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/modern-small-house-bedroom-260423-1240-01.jpeg)
![A modern bedroom with wood walls.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/modern-small-house-bedroom-260423-1240-02.jpeg)
The wood continues in the bathroom, where a vanity with open shelving below and large mirror lines the wall. There’s also a black brick wall and a shower tiled with large-format tiles.
![A modern bathroom with wood and black brick walls.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/modern-bathroom-260423-1237-01-1.jpeg)
![A modern bathroom with a black brick wall.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/modern-bathroom-260423-1237-01.jpeg)
![A shower with large format tiles and a window that looks out onto the living space.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/modern-bathroom-shower-260423-1237-02.jpeg)
Here is the layout of the home showing the sunken bathroom and the bedrooms upstairs.
![The floor plan of a small home with two bedrooms and a half sunken bathroom.](https://www.contemporist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/small-home-floor-plan-260423-1235-01.jpeg)