We are proud to announce the results for Tiny House 2020 architecture competition. The Tiny House competition looked to celebrate individuality and sustainability through innovative designs redefining resourceful living. Through this platform, we explored the various avenues of mobile living spaces and the unbridled freedom they would offer. Source and images Courtesy of Volume Zero. https://competition.volzero.com
First Place: A Forest for Rest by Jorge Cobo (Spain)
A Forest for Rest by Jorge Cobo 
A Forest for Rest by Jorge Cobo
The design looks at integrating the built and the unbuilt, with “adaptation” being a core principle of the living space. The “A Forest for Rest” house exemplifies ‘Living small yet living it all’ phrase; it embodies the characteristics of sustainability and resourceful living. The house also incorporates renewable energies to sustain itself, thus making it a responsible element of our environment.
Second Place: Ecottage by Dylan Morel and Dorian Bernard (France)
Ecottage by Dylan Morel and Dorian Bernard 
Ecottage by Dylan Morel and Dorian Bernard
The Ecottage is designed to be environmentally responsible; it aims to be a solution to fight the adverse effects of climate change through its adaptive spatial design. This house is made of prefabricated mass, adapting to every individual habitat needs. Created with an intent to preserve natural resources, the Ecottage has the potential to be completely energy independent, a vital characteristic necessary to sustain life in the coming years.
Third Place: Off the Walls by Tak Ying Chan (United States)
Off the Walls by Tak Ying Chan 
Off the Walls by Tak Ying Chan
The “Off the Walls” tiny house is designed with the concept of sheltering homeless people in the Bushwick neighbourhood of New York during today’s difficult pandemic situation. Its design celebrates the vibrant street art culture of the neighbourhood, making it an indelible part of its dynamic surroundings and communities. Made of recycled elements, the house envisions sustainability and adaptability as means to invigorate the neighbourhood and its communities.
- Honorable Mention:
- Poets House by Pedro Costa
- The Responsive Habitat by Antonio Caridi & Gianluca Basile
- Isolation @ home by Abdel Rahman Bitar, Ola Bitar & Nadeen
- Shoumali
- The Vendor’s House by Ian Kelby Yamyamin, Thacy Marishka How & Sabrina Lu
- Tiny Turbines on the Move by Sohan Kadam & Tanvi Joshi
- Pack It Up! by Marta Damia, Laura Farina & Andrea Deponti
- Inner Peace by Bai Yinsong, Lyu Xingjie & Meng Fanquing
- Nomadic BLOCKS by Tuan Nguyen
- Petit Bachelard by Dulcie Horwitz & Breeanna Garcia
- Adaptation Habitat by Thunyathorn Hongratanauthai
Poets House by Pedro Costa 
The Responsive Habitat by Antonio Caridi & Gianluca Basile 
Isolation @ home by Abdel Rahman Bitar, Ola Bitar & Nadeen Shoumali 
The Vendor’s House by Ian Kelby Yamyamin, Thacy Marishka How & Sabrina Lu 
Tiny Turbines on the Move by Sohan Kadam & Tanvi Joshi 
Pack It Up! by Marta Damia, Laura Farina & Andrea Deponti 
Inner Peace by Bai Yinsong, Lyu Xingjie & Meng Fanquing 
Nomadic BLOCKS by Tuan Nguyen 
Petit Bachelard by Dulcie Horwitz & Breeanna Garcia 
Adaptation Habitat by Thunyathorn Hongratanauthai
