Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A minimalist tiny home built from wood – Kasvu is an experimental building project of Aalto University's Wood Program.
Kasvu represents modular construction, where components are prefabricated in a factory and assembled on site. All of Kasvu’s parts are lightweight, flat-packable, and designed to be transported and assembled without cranes.
Kasvu is organised around a central Heart Space, with cantilevered extensions that define distinct functions: the Future Dreams module for sleeping, the KJ module for cooking, and the H2O module for hygiene. Four main structural cross-shaped columns provide support for the entire unit.
‘Kasvu promotes the use of wood as a sustainable construction material and sparks dialogue on contemporary solutions for minimal living. As a full-scale prototype, it serves both as technical research and an academic statement,’ says Professor of Practice Pekka Heikkinen.
A minimalist tiny home built from wood – Kasvu is an experimental building project of Aalto University's Wood Program.
Kasvu represents modular construction, where components are prefabricated in a factory and assembled on site. All of Kasvu’s parts are lightweight, flat-packable, and designed to be transported and assembled without cranes.
Kasvu is organised around a central Heart Space, with cantilevered extensions that define distinct functions: the Future Dreams module for sleeping, the KJ module for cooking, and the H2O module for hygiene. Four main structural cross-shaped columns provide support for the entire unit.
‘Kasvu promotes the use of wood as a sustainable construction material and sparks dialogue on contemporary solutions for minimal living. As a full-scale prototype, it serves both as technical research and an academic statement,’ says Professor of Practice Pekka Heikkinen.
