Tiny homes
Small footprint. Fully engineered.
Tiny homes are usually 100 to 400 square feet: less space, lower cost and more freedom. We design and engineer them, from ready-to-build plan sets to custom homes and shipping container tiny homes, with sealed drawings for your permit.
Two ways to start
Ready-to-build, or designed for you.
Pre-engineered plans
Ready-to-build plan sets developed from the layouts people ask for most. The fastest, lowest-cost way to start.
Browse plan sets →Custom design
A tiny home designed around your lot, your lifestyle and your local code: structure, foundation, wind and energy, signed and sealed.
Start a custom design →Shipping container tiny homes
One container. A whole home.
A single container makes an efficient tiny home, studio or backyard office, and repurposing it is a small win for the planet. The engineering is what makes it livable: openings cut without losing strength, reinforcement, insulation, the foundation and wind design.
Explore container homes →DIY plans
Prefer to build it yourself?
Ready-to-build tiny homes, cabins and studios from our partner Bamboo Designs. Need it permitted? We can review, engineer and seal the plan set for your site.
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A-frame cabin
Shadow Peak Lodge
Modern A-frame tiny home with a loft, ideal for off-grid or short-term rental use.
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Modern tiny home
Koto 12×30
A clean, modern tiny home with an efficient, livable layout.
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Garden studio
Pandora 12×16
Sloped-roof studio for a backyard office, workshop or micro living.
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DIY plans from our design studio, Bamboo Designs. When your jurisdiction needs a permit, Oasis Engineering customizes the plan for your site and stamps it. More tiny home and cabin plans →
Free tools
Plan your tiny home.
Tiny home battery calculator
Size a battery bank for your daily loads.
Tiny home electrical calculator
Estimate service size and circuits.
Egress door exception
When a tiny home loft can skip the egress window.
Container home cost calculator
Ballpark a DIY container build.
Questions
How big is a tiny home?
Usually 100 to 400 square feet. Whether it counts as a dwelling, an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or an RV depends on your local code and zoning, which is one of the first things we check.
Do I need an engineer for a tiny home?
For a permanent tiny home on a foundation, most building departments want sealed structural drawings, wind and foundation design and energy forms, the same as any house. Tiny homes on wheels are often regulated differently. Tell us what you are building and where, and we will tell you what your jurisdiction will ask for.
Can a shipping container be a tiny home?
Yes. A single 20 or 40 foot container makes an efficient tiny home or studio once openings, reinforcement, insulation and the foundation are engineered properly. See our container homes page for plans and custom design.
Can you seal DIY plans I bought elsewhere?
Often. An engineer reviews the plan set against your local code, works with you on anything that falls short, and seals it once it is permit-ready. Bamboo Designs plans come with that option.