People are constantly in pursuit of a secluded spot to get away from the world. At the same time, many do not want to sacrifice their creature comforts to enjoy that peaceful spot. Thanks to a new design from Brazilian architecture firm Liga Arquitetura e Urbanismo, those seeking the solitude of nature can now carry the pieces of a tiny house with all its amenities into the woods with just two sets of human hands.

To the left of the kitchenette is a ladder that leads to the upper level. Around the other side is the bathroom, which incorporates two showerheads mounted on the ceiling and a composting toilet. Bringing the outside in, an indoor botanical garden bed placed adjacent to the shower allows green plants to recycle some of the residents’ carbon dioxide emissions. A single bedroom with room for a queen-size platform bed comprises the entire second floor. The warm, wooden walls here are broken up by two oversize windows to allow plenty of sunlight and fresh air in.

To keep the environmental impact low, Liga Arquitetura e Urbanismo chose to utilize steel beams, cements slabs with steel pile foundations, and reforested wood as their primary building materials. Rock wool was also incorporated in the walls and ceiling, itself a very effective stone-based insulation made from Basalt rock and recycled steel slag.
The construction plans call for the use of steel screws to join all the parts, preventing extra air pollution from the by-products of welding and drawing ...