Photo: Jorrit Lousberg/Vattenfall
Tiny homes have long served as a source of creative exploration among designers, from ultra-minimal concepts to affordable 3D-printed dwellings and all-electric, battery-powered models. But a Dutch prototype is stretching the bounds of an already innovative market by introducing a completely novel idea: A tiny home made out of an old wind turbine.
The prototype, which features around 387 square feet of interior space, is the product of a collaboration between the European renewable power company Vattenfall and the architecture collective Superuse Studios. It’s currently on public display for the first time at Dutch Design Week, which runs from October 19 to 27.
The turbine-turned-tiny house is also an experiment in material reuse that could become more critical as wind turbines across the globe reach the end of their life cycles.
Extending the life of aging infrastructure
Vattenfall has a few near-future sustainability goals. In 2023, 87% of Vattenfall’s electricity production came from renewable sources. The company aims to close that gap and become fossil-free by 2040, and it’s also thinking about how to make its existing material usage more circular.
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