TINY HOMES
by Concept Box Living International
OUR TINY FEATURES
Spatial organization
The spatial organization is very streamlined and designed for a North American lifestyle. Our mini-homes include:
An almost standard kitchen
A fixed table for 4 people
An incomparable "L" shaped living room
A study and a fireplace
A complete bathroom
Possibility of energy automation
The wheels
The wheels are hidden by panels that are easily removable in case of a flat tire. Why expose the wheels when you want to associate the tiny home as much as possible to a house. The wheels are often a simple obligation in order to comply with the regulations to offer several possibilities of location.
Access to the lot
In order to make the access to the land as direct as possible, the lowered axles are always chosen thus avoiding the construction of balconies. In addition, the tires deflate to be even closer to the ground. An adaptation of the location is recommended to make sure that the floor is almost level with the ground. It is important for Box Living to design using the least amount of resources possible and thus avoiding infrastructure such as balconies.
Possible locations
On a transportable concrete slab
On a plateform
On wheels, if really necessary (see municipal or camping regulations)
Folding roof
The folding roof is practical, it allows to stand on the mezzanine as well as the displacement while respecting the road height limit. The high roof allows to obtain the proportions of a traditional house and especially, to remove the elongated effect of a trailer.
Richard Proulx
ABOUT US
Our primary goal is to offer a product of architectural quality, durable, maintainable and adaptable to different sites and needs, all while maintaining their value.
Our tiny homes are meant to be stationary or semi-stationary. They are not a product for the road like the traditional trailer. Our tiny homes offer a new option ideally fixed for customers who immobilize their traditional trailer made for the road, and who after 3 or 4 years decide on a stationary place. Box Living offers a concept better suited to the new situation.
Richard Proulx
Studied architecture at the Université de Montréal.
Opened his own architectural practice in Knowlton, Qc from 1990 to 2008 where he designed nearly 800 houses up to 6 M$ and some projects in the United-States.
In 1990, in order to realize and ensure the good execution of his projects, he became a general contractor until 2008.
From 2008 to 2020 he designed tourist rental residences in Bromont, Qc and Knowlton, Qc.
In the infatuation of the interest of his realizations he opened EDEN ROCK to the public of Knowlton. People were fascinated by the arrangement of the small LOFT above a garage.
As a sailing enthusiast and especially for the design of sailboats and their great qualities, he finds that there is room for improvement in the field of camping, which is now called "Glamping". A growing interest for a different clientele looking for more quality of life and a more appropriate layout.
Moreover he believes that the North American lodges are much too big from an ecological point of view.
It was the interest of journalist Emmanuelle Mozayan-Verschaeve of La Presse that pushed him to go ahead with the marketing of his product in the making. After an article published on September 26th about his personal residence in Bromont.