Shou Sugi Ban Tiny House is Giant by Nature

Alpine Tiny Homes, the firm behind the Brown Bear tiny house, recently completed a large new model that looks finished to just as high a standard. Aptly named the Tiny Giant, the tow-able dwelling stands out from the crowd thanks to its size and unusual shou sugi ban charred wood siding. It can operate off-the-grid and boasts a relatively large bedroom.

The Tiny Giant is based on a triple-axle trailer and measures a total length of 39 ft (11 m). It has a total floor space of 390 sq ft (36 sq m), which is not very far off the largest tiny house we’ve ever seen, the Red Mountain. It’s partly clad in Japanese-style Shou Sugi Ban siding, which involves charring the wood to preserve it, a feature that’s still unusual to see on a tiny house but is becoming a little more common.

Inside, the home is finished in beetle kill pine on the walls and ceiling, with Cali Bamboo flooring. One loft area serves as a living room and will include two lounge chairs, a small home office area, and an entertainment center. The distinctive steampunk-style lighting was designed by the customers themselves.

Elsewhere in the tiny house lies a kitchen with full-size appliances, including fridge, microwave, and a propane-powered range cooker. The countertops are quartz and the sink is a Kraus model. There’s also a small pantry space installed.

The kitchen leads to a bathroom – kept private with a small sliding door – and this has a shower/bath made from a repurposed horse trough, plus a sink and toilet. The toilet is currently a standard flushing model but is due to be replaced with a composting toilet.

The sole bedroom is accessed by a staircase with handrail and is particularly large, for a tiny house. It measures 17 ft (5 m)-long, and includes a large 10 ft (3 m)-long wardrobe and a storage chest, though the room still sports a low ceiling, like almost every other tiny house bedroom we’ve seen.

A Goal Zero solar power system is being installed to allow the Tiny Giant to run totally off-grid and it also has water tanks for fresh, gray, and black water.

The Tiny Giant was recently sold for US$70,000.

Source: Alpine Tiny Homes