Bunk Box

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The Bunk Box Tiny House from Shelter Wise is a unique tiny house that leaves the wall framing and electrical exposed on the interior. This stylish detail has a great benefit to the homeowner: rather than covering the framing with drywall or wood paneling, they can use – and feel – an extra seven inches of width stretch out all the way to the exterior sheathing. Space is precious in a tiny home, so why let conventional construction methods hide what you could be using?

Built on a 16 foot trailer, the Bunk Box is 125 square feet on the main floor, with an additional 72 square feet in the sleeping loft. Tall people rejoice! A flat roof and exposed roof framing mean extra head height in the loft. Two large skylights, six windows, and even a second, optional door open the house to sunlight, great views and fresh air.

Learn more about the design at PAD Tiny Houses.

A 16′, 125 square feet tiny house on wheels in Portland, Oregon. More info. here.

13 Comments

  1. “This stylish detail has a great benefit to the homeowner: rather than covering the framing with drywall or wood paneling, they can use – and feel – an extra seven inches of width stretch out all the way to the exterior sheathing. Space is precious in a tiny home, so why let conventional construction methods hide what you could be using?”

    Because I’d like to not freeze my ass off? 😉

    • Amy what you are missing is that the design has 4″ thickness of foam on the outside of the framing and plywood shell, but yet concealed by the siding!

  2. Meeple Seerup

    I am the feerst commeent.

  3. > so why let conventional construction methods hide what you could be using

    Um… Insulation?

  4. Hmm.. not a fan of unfinished looks…

  5. I am giggling hysterically…such a tiny house, such limited storage AND a dishwasher? Where would one store enough dishes to fill a dishwasher? I could see maybe a built-in washer/dryer all-in-one unit, but a dishwasher?

  6. I would think that the dishwasher would be a great place to store dishes and pans. That said, no I do not like the unfinished look.

  7. Dishwasher? That look like a mini fridge to me.

  8. You’d have to be in a moderate climate year round otherwise you’d freeze or have a heat stroke. This would seem incredibly inefficient to heat or cool.

  9. I also find the unfinished look unattractive and COLD. I’m in Iowa…we would freeze to death by November 15th 🙂

  10. Can you say drafty!:-)

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