Over 1,000 years ago, the Mongols used yurts as mobile shelter. Nowadays, folks buy prefab yurts and use them to set up camp or as a permanent place of residence—and business is booming. “We are ...

Recently, I met a couple at a cafe who had just spent the first night at their vacation getaway on a rural mountaintop in Sonoma County. It turned out that though they owned the land, they had neither ...

Yurt camping is the perfect balance between traditional tent camping and a cozy, rustic cabin stay, offering a unique way to connect with the great outdoors. If you’re curious about what yurt camping ...

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We’ve featured yurts from Mandala Homes here on Inhabitat before, and their latest creation has raised the bar to new heights. Prefabricated in B.C., Canada, Mandala Homes’ “fancy yurts” are shipped ...

One university student has found cozy and cheap housing in B.C. in the form of a yurt — a Mongolian-style tent that he built himself last summer. Michael Jeffery says the spacious tent is the perfect ...

Somewhere between a tent and a hut lies a curious little structure known by a single ungainly syllable: yurt. A yurt–also known as a ger, if that sounds any better–is a small, round, roofed structure ...

Bill Thom stumbled upon one of Charlevoix's well-known "mushroom houses" with a for sale sign in the yard in 2001. He bought the "lucky find," and for the last 10 years has been renting it out to ...

This is not your average California home show. Some unconventional home builders are showcasing their creations at the California State Fair’s first Tiny House exhibition this weekend. Lou Pereyra is ...