Designed and built by Portuguese architecture and woodworking studio Madeiguincho, URSA is a 17.5 m² prefabricated tiny house on wheels conceived as a compact, off-grid dwelling for up to four people. Its warm timber skin, enormous oval window and open interior make it immediately memorable, but the most interesting part of the project is less visible: prefabricated and industrialised construction shaped...
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Why Modular Cabins Are Becoming Hospitality’s Smartest Expansion Strategy For years, outdoor accommodation sat at the outskirts of hospitality — linked with glamping tents, rustic lodges, and seasonal products. Today, the category is undergoing a transformation. Premium modular cabins, once considered niche, are becoming a mainstream strategic tool for hotels, B&Bs, wedding venues, golf resorts,...
If you’ve ever walked out to the back garden and thought, we could really do something with this, Ireland is about to hand you a very useful set of keys. The Government has proposed a change that would allow a self-contained, habitable modular home up to 45 m² in the rear garden without planning permission—as an exempted development—provided certain conditions are met. Think of it as a clearly...