Refuge Bay Halcyon Stay
Some projects end up especially near and dear to our hearts.
The Halcyon Stay we built for Refuge Bay, an eco-tourism resort in Alberta, is one of those special projects. This tiny home is the ultimate getaway house, where guests go to immerse themselves in nature, unplug, recharge, and feel awe and wonder for our beautiful world.
What’s so special about this tiny home? We took our regular Halcyon Stay model, and added a moon room. We put the custom king-size bed on rollers so the bed can roll right into the moon room and guests can sleep under the stars. Pure magic. Not to mention, when this bed is rolled out into the moon room, there is a trundle couch built into the back of the bed that can be set up to watch movies with a projector screen. Intentional and compact design at it’s fullest.
We also designed this tiny home to be fully off grid, which is something that doesn’t happen often in climates that include Canadian winters! When building a house that is entirely self sustaining, we have to consider how we keep the integrity of the system. In the Refuge Bay Halcyon Stay, we included in-floor heating, which is efficient and substantial in a tiny home, and added a solar shed that houses grey water tanks, filters, and other necessities for the compostable toilet.fresh water tanks, solar batteries, propane tanks and other necessities for the composting toilet. The whole project is mind-blowing and really gives a perfect example about how many options open up to you when you choose to live tiny. This tiny home is located on rural land, in a very remote area without service. It is so private and offers that unique experience of being fully immersed in nature, that only off-grid living can provide.
Adding the solar shed and the moon room are great examples of how combining buildings can solve square footage challenges. We have had clients combine buildings for office and studio space, or to add additional guest space for extended families. At Refuge Bay, the additional tiny building (the solar shed), created a solution to allow for off-grid living. There are endless ways this can be done and over the next few months, you will see other incredible projects we are working on with creative clients.
