A Prefab Tiny Home Is Pieced Together in a Brazilian Forest

At this year’s Casacor Minas Gerais in Brazil—one of the country’s leading architecture and interiors exhibitions—a rather unusual guest house by architecture studio Plano Livre was showcased. Although its appearance resembles shipping container construction, it was actually made using modular container units specially designed for the construction industry. Characterized by its innovative structure and bright colors, the cabin represents a new approach to creating flexible, low-cost tiny homes with ease.

Following the exhibition, Estúdio Lapinha was dismantled and then reassembled in Lapinha da Serra, a village in Minas Gerais state known for its waterfalls and natural beauty. "The project aims at providing a refuge from the city, a place to relax and enjoy the view to Lapinha da Serra’s mountain range," explains architect and Plano Livre cofounder Ada Penna.