Black Aluminum and Cedar Wrap a Traveling Couple’s Tiny Home

Ala Köl, the latest design from Baluchon—the French company that designs and builds custom tiny homes for people around the world—was inspired by wanderlust. 

Nina and Guillaume, the couple who commissioned Ala Köl (pronounced "cool"), have a penchant for travel, so when they approached Baluchon about creating a tiny home–on–wheels, their biggest concern was size: The structure had to be large enough to accommodate everything they needed, but small enough to be towed legally. 

With a length that measures 19.6 feet, Ala Köl is clad in cedar and black aluminum. The aluminum wraps one side of the tiny home and continues on the roof, creating a waterfall-like effect. Slim, vertical cedar boards lend texture for the three remaining elevations. The juxtaposition of the two materials—in combination with a saltbox-style roof form—provides a striking, sculptural aesthetic for the micro home.