Ohana House — photograph 1
Puna, Hawaii

Ohana House

Tiny home · Design + build

Ohana, in Hawaiian, means family. With this identity at its core, the house was designed around an outdoor living space to bring everyone closer together while they enjoy the continually comfortable Hawaiian weather. With inspiration from Japanese minimalism, this tiny home incorporates simple earthy colors and natural wooden hues. Resting on an existing lava flow which resembles a large volcanic boulder, Ohana House remains open to allow the wind to naturally sweep through its corridors.

2017Year
550Square feet
Lava flowHost trees
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