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Tiny House Alternative: The Tiny A-Frame Cabin

It's hip to be triangular

By Rain Noe - January 4, 2016

Tucked away in the Redwood trees of Cazadero, California stands this unassuming A-frame cabin.

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It appears tiny on the outside, but the interior tells a different tale.

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While one of the original aims of A-frame construction is to easily shed snow—we've previously seen what can go wrong when too much heavy snow is allowed to accumulate on a roof—it's also an efficient configuration to build and live within. Less materials are consumed than with a traditional rectilinear shape, and inside there is less cubic volume to heat or cool.

By placing seating and waist-high appliances against the walls, one can use up the awkward wall-meets-floor space. The main portion of the space offers enough distance from the walls for even tall people to walk upright.

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The apex of the triangle is the perfect spot to place the loft bed.

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While the second story requires sacrificing the centermost portion of the ground floor footprint with a staircase...

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...the owners have made good use of the belowstairs space for storage.

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If I was going to join the Tiny House movement, I think I'd opt with an A-frame over the traditional shape.

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Roggan Graham

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Very cool. I would love to build something similar.

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I’m a lapsed industrial designer. I was born in NYC and figured I’d die there, but a few years ago I abandoned New York to live on a farm in the countryside with my wife. We have six dogs.