MUJI launches tiny holiday huts for €25k

MUJI the Japanese-inspired homeware firm has moved its passion for tiny design to a new level with the launch of tiny living spaces, aka MUJI Huts. The 9sq m huts have been designed as one room havens for use as weekend getaways in picturesque locations. They will go on sale in Japan in the autumn for around €25,000.

MUJI is marketing the huts as the ultimate escape tool: “Put it in the mountains, near the ocean, or in a garden, and it immediately blends in with the surroundings, inviting you to a whole new life.”

Just don’t expect plumbing. Not a problem in Japan where remote locations are often well catered with communal sanitary facilities - a trend that Ireland has sadly failed to embrace. MUJI says the huts can comfortably accommodate four people sitting, and come with a covered 3sq m patio. The interior walls are made of simple untreated Cypress plywood, and the floor is covered in mortar, with one wall largely comprising a sliding door, with an additional facing window.

The exterior of burned hardwood is designed to resist the elements, and the entire structure sits on a raft foundation to avoid ground moisture.