These Made-From-Scratch Tiny Homes Start at $58K. And They’re Coming to the U.S.
Portuguese builder Madeiguincho makes stick-built tiny homes that are tailored down to the finishes and fixtures.
Portuguese builder Madeiguincho makes stick-built tiny homes that are tailored down to the finishes and fixtures.
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Though Gonçalo Marrote founded Madeiguincho in 2010, he spent the next eight years completing graduate degrees in architecture and sculpture. He apprenticed in carpentry workshops as far flung as Nepal, Mumbai, Berlin, and Perth, eventually putting the lessons he learned through study and travel into practice.
In 2018, he overhauled and expanded his workshop in Portugal into a team of architects that fabricate one-of-a-kind tiny homes, tree houses, garden studios, sculptures, and furniture. He’s since completed a summer retreat, this tiny home, and a ceramic studio. Here, Gonçalo fills us in on a brand new build that, like the others, isn’t like anything else.
Tiny home builder Madeiguincho doesn’t offer a lineup of off-the-shelf designs, instead customizing each project to a client’s tastes. Differences in starting prices are determined by the length of the trailer: $58,000 for 13 feet and $74,000 for 23.
Photo courtesy of Madeiguincho
What qualities make your tiny home stand apart from the rest?
We emphasize a personalized and holistic approach to each project. We recognize that every client and location is unique, with specific needs, desires, and dreams. We want to deeply understand these needs to transform our clients’ dreams into reality through a collaborative and transparent process.
Each project is conceived from scratch, without repetitions or pre-existing templates, ensuring that each home is truly unique and tailored to a client’s and site’s specificities.
We also emphasize sustainability. We carefully consider the environmental impact of our projects and strive to integrate principles of sustainable design at every stage of the process, from conception to construction. Our team of carpenters plays a key role in realizing these projects, ensuring that every detail is executed with precision.
Madeiguincho’s founder Gonçalo Marrote has spent a large part of his career designing and making furniture. He can create pieces for a tiny home at a customer’s request, like this table and L-shaped bench.
Photo courtesy of Madeiguincho
Everything in Madeiguincho’s tiny homes are up for customization, from the interior and exterior finishes, to the furniture, to the shape of the structure.
Photo courtesy of Madeiguincho
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