With its high-end materials and luxury features, the Alpha tiny house, by New Frontier Tiny Homes, made a big splash last year, so it was with considerable interest that we learned the firm has revealed its successor, the Escher. The dwelling features a similar overall design to the Alpha, but includes some important tweaks to make it suitable for use as a full-time home for a family of three.

New Frontier Tiny Homes boss David Latimer was originally approached by a couple who wanted to commission an Alpha, but after finding out how they intended to use the home, he suggested some changes be made and the Escher was born.

The Escher (named after the new owners' child), is based on a 33 ft (10 m)-long triple-axle trailer and clad in Western Red Cedar siding, Shou Sugi Ban-treated cedar (the Japanese method of charring wood to preserve it) and metal accenting. It's topped by a seam metal roof and includes the same novel garage-like door and awning as the Alpha, which raise upwards to open up the home to the outside, as well as sliding glass doors.

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