Built by Baluchon in France, the Sïana (the daughter’s name spelled backwards) is a tiny house on wheels designed for mother-daughter duo Blandine and Anaïs to live in full-time. The standout feature: two loft bedrooms connected by a taut safety net that creates a bridge between them, allowing light to flow through the entire home while requiring only one set of stairs.
Images via Baluchon
Turquoise Trim and Cedar Cladding
Images via Baluchon
Living Room and Kitchen
The main level features a cozy open living room with bar seating, a convertible sofa that doubles as a guest bed, and a fully functional kitchen with a four-burner gas stove, full oven, open shelving, and a mini wood-burning stove for heat. Storage stairs lead up to the lofts above.
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Convertible Sofa and Guest Sleeping
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Dual Loft Bedrooms Connected by a Net Bridge
This is the feature that makes the Sïana truly unique. Both Blandine and Anaïs have their own loft bedroom, and a taut safety net stretched between them creates a bridge that one can cross — or simply lie on — while allowing natural light to flow freely between both lofts and down to the main living space below. It is an ingenious solution that eliminates the need for a second staircase.
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Bathroom with Shower and Washing Machine
Images via Baluchon
Images via Baluchon
Design Details
- Name: Sïana (daughter’s name spelled backwards)
- Occupants: Mother-daughter duo (Blandine and Anaïs)
- Builder: Baluchon (France)
- Length: 6 meters useful length
- Bedrooms: Two loft bedrooms connected by net bridge
- Frame: Class 2 spruce
- Insulation: Cotton, linen, and hemp
- Cladding: Cedar with UV saturator
- Roofing: Aluminum trays with standing joints
- Heating: Mini wood-burning stove
- Kitchen: Hotpoint gas stove (4 burners + oven), Klarstein refrigerator
- Hot water: De Dietrich electric water heater
- Ventilation: Lunos double-flow CMV + air extractor
- Windows: Mixed wood/aluminum with double glazing
What Makes This Build Special
- Net bridge connects two lofts without blocking light — an ingenious solution that gives mother and daughter separate bedrooms while keeping the space open and bright
- One staircase serves both lofts — the net bridge eliminates the need for a second set of stairs, saving valuable floor space
- Natural insulation — cotton, linen, and hemp provide effective temperature control with sustainable materials
- Convertible sofa adds guest sleeping — a two-person home that can still accommodate visitors
- Full kitchen with real oven — a four-burner stove and full oven is unusual in a tiny house this size
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I love the color of the door and windows.
Love the colors, but that sink is way too small to wash a pan…or much else.
I agree on that! I’m a double sink kinda girl.
Learn something new everyday. A net strong enough to crawl across if necessary. How cool is that? I also love that little yellow sofa bed, and I like the wall of posts between the kitchen and the living room. I would love to know more about what looks like a tiny washer beside the shower. Pictures can be deceiving, so I am pretty sure the kitchen sink is wider than it appears at the angle we are seeing, and some people do not have large pots. I don’t. A 6″ frying pan and a small saucepan are all I use to cook and they would both fit easily in that sink. This is a nicely done tiny house. Enjoy!
Yes, that’s listed as a washing machine on the builder’s site. Doesn’t list brand, but there’s a number of manufacturers that make that style of top loading washing machine… Could be a Brandt by the looks of it, may be their BT608LA model if it is…
While the kitchen sink looks to be a vidaXL, I could be mistaken but if that’s it then it’s an over mount Kitchen Sink Single Basin Granite Black contemporary kitchen sink with an extra-deep single basin, which measures 350 mm (13.78″) x 390 mm (15.35″) x 195 mm (7.68″) (L x W x D)… Overall dimensions: 425 x 500 mm (L x W) and Cut-out size: 405 x 480 mm (L x W)… Heat resistant up to 280 °C…
James, thank you for confirming my guess on the washer. I want one!
I must confess, they had those kinds of nets at playgrounds when I was a kid and I was *terrified* to walk across them. I still am LOL. But I’m glad there are people who are braver than I!
Well, I guess I am showing my age here. When I was a kid we still had the old fashioned “monkey bars”, see-saws, and merry-go-rounds that you push up to speed and then jump and hold on for dear life. We also had a tall tower with ropes coming down and handles on the end of the rope. Two or four people (had to be an even number) would start running in a circle until our feet were lifted off the ground and we were spinning out straight holding onto the handles. Sometimes you would slip and fly through the air backwards until you landed on your stomach. All these things have been banned in the past, oh I don’t know, 30 years? Lol! So the net does not seem that intimidating to me : )
Ah, the great American sickness (as defined by Kiwis) if it looks intimidating lets just ban them coz you know…???
Overgeneralisation, but what is it about the world these days that if you haven’t seen it before just ban it coz…???
OT:
Well, I did it. Today I put a down payment on the steel building that will be the shell of my “big tiny.” (20W x 24L, 18H; it’s going to be more of an ADU, with a storage loft, workshop, office/living room, and another loft for the occasional overnight guest or afternoon nap.) It will be delivered in July or August!
LOTS of work to do, LOTS of plans to make, LOTS of materials to gather…I’m a bit scared, but I can’t wait to share it here when it’s done!
Yay!! Great for you, Sam! Can’t wait to see it when you’re done. Be sure to email us at tinyhousetalk@gmail.com.
That’s awesome! You’re gonna’ love the experience of building your own space. Here’s to ya. Be safe. . . : )
I am looking for the deets on the yellow sofa bed. It is exactly what I am looking for. 🙂