:::::housing yourself:::::: Getaway: tiny houses en el campo como nuevo concepto vacacional

New company Getaway builds long and skinny cabins delivered to to idyllic rural locations not too far from the city
The project, which began in Boston and is now expanding to New York, offers a taste of so-called tiny house living
The cabins include a queen-size bed, stove, toilet, shower and a selection of classic books and even board games

Tiny eco homes are helping busy professionals escape the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungle in an ultimate escape costing $99 a night.

New company Getaway builds long and skinny 8ft by 20ft houses which are then delivered to idyllic rural locations not too far from the city.

The project, which began in Boston and is now expanding to New York, offers a taste of 'tiny house living', with homes described as 'big enough to live in, but small enough to live simply in'.

The firm, launched in 2015, builds 'Instagram-able' tiny houses designed by Harvard Graduate School of Design students to provide the comforts of home.

The cabins include a queen-size bed, stove, toilet, shower and a selection of classic books and board games.

Company founder, Jon Staff, said: 'Getaway is the anti-vacation. Vacations are too costly, too complex and too distant.

'A Getaway is near enough, within two hours, to escape in an instant, affordable, as low as $99 per night and designed for you to do nothing at all - an invitation to hide your phone, look at the stars and flicker of a campfire and connect with people you care about.

'Our goal is to get Americans to use those 50 per cent of vacation days they don't use each year.'

Jon added: 'Getaway houses are placed on secluded, quiet land within two hours of the city.

The team say they are 'progressively iterating' the designs on the back of guest feedback.

Each home is constructed in around four weeks and is built around 'a program' based on what the visitors need.

Mr Komarin said: 'I think what is appealing is the ability to begin the architectural process from this small scale, in which the wholeness of the concept can be felt throughout the scheme, rather than appearing as a mish-mash of shrunken down architecture.'

He added: 'I find challenges of designing at a small scale to be very fulfilling. We've got to pack a lot of program into a 160-square foot footprint.

'Constraints on budget also provide a lot of challenges.

'It forces a materials and systems organisation in which one surface or assembly must service more than one function.'