This Tiny Home’s Furniture Folds Into a Wall to Save Space
Designed by Trias, the 215-square-foot Minima is the Swiss army knife of compact prefabs.
Designed by Trias, the 215-square-foot Minima is the Swiss army knife of compact prefabs.
Casey Bryant, Jonathon Donnelly, and Jennifer McMaster of the Sydney architecture firm Trias recently unveiled a 215-square-foot prefab that’s packed with space-saving solutions. Built-in cabinetry, shelves, and drawers wrap the interior, and the home’s bed and dining table fold into the living room wall to free up floor space when they’re not in use.
Trias’s timber-clad Minima tiny home features a massive sliding door on its front facade.
Photo: Clinton Weaver
The exterior of the dwelling, named Minima, is sheathed in dark-stained cross-laminated timber (CLT), and sections of the facade slide away to open the living area to the outside world. The sections can also be closed for privacy, giving the rectangular home a streamlined, uniform profile.
"Minima is part of our vision to democratize architecturally significant homes," Bryant says. "It’s a simple, elegant, and functional design that can find a home in an infinite number of gardens, backyards and rural properties."
Minima’s open-plan interior features built-in furniture, including a dining table/desk, that folds down from the living room wall and can be stowed when not in use.
Photo: Clinton Weaver
The built-in wood bed folds down from the living room wall at night. During the day, it can fold back into the wall to free up floor space for the interior of the tiny home.
Photo: Clinton Weaver
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