MTB FIVE Barn House (40 sqm, 1 bdr + mezzanine)

MTB FIVE Barn House

A complete home in 40 m². Not a cabin and not a studio: a proper bedroom with a wardrobe, a full bathroom with a shower, and an open living-kitchen-dining space under a 3.95 m ridge. A ladder leads to a mezzanine lit by two large glazed gables — a second sleeping level, a study or storage. Nothing here feels improvised; the plan was drawn so that every square metre carries a purpose and the house lives far larger than its footprint.

The proportions do most of the work. A steep 35° roof, a clean anthracite metal skin on both roof and facade, and a full-height glazed balcony unit (2.4 × 2.5 m) that opens the living room onto the terrace — the way a house is actually used in Cyprus for most of the year. A second balcony window gives the bedroom its own access to the garden. Inside and out, the building reads as one coherent object rather than a collection of parts.

It works equally well as a compact permanent home, a guest house in the garden of an existing villa, or a self-contained rental or glamping unit.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Building area: 30 m² | Usable area: 40 m² (incl. mezzanine)

External dimensions: 7.82 × 3.75 m | Overall height 4.0 m, ridge 3.95 m, roof pitch 35°

Ceiling height under the mezzanine: 2.24 m | Roof area: 40 m²

Layout: bedroom with wardrobe, bathroom with shower, open living room / kitchen with island, mezzanine via ladder

Wall system: SIP panels (OSB3 12 mm / 150 mm EPS 80 / OSB3 12 mm) for external walls, partitions, mezzanine floor and roof

Frame: certified C24 Scandinavian structural timber, kiln-dried (~18% humidity), no impregnation required

Roof and facade: KARO 555 × 555 metal panels, anthracite matt (RAL 7016); all flashings in the same colour

Thermal performance: 150 mm insulation layer, U 0.23 W/m²K

Windows and doors: double-glazed PVC units, anthracite outside / white inside — glazed balcony door 240 × 250 cm (Uw 1.34), balcony window in the bedroom 200 × 100 cm (Uw 1.37), kitchen window 120 × 120 cm (Uw 1.37), bathroom window 122 × 62 cm, 2 fixed gable windows 100 × 120 cm (Uw 1.52), security entrance door 90 cm wide with 55 mm core and vertical glazing, mounted on expanding tape

Set weight: 7,000 kg (heaviest element 70 kg)

Foundation: concrete slab recommended (slab design provided)

Production time: 28 days | Warranty: 3 years

DELIVERY OPTIONS

Option 1 — Self-Assembly Kit. The complete flat-pack set to bring the house to a closed, weather-tight shell: SIP panels, structural timber, roofing and facade materials, membranes, all windows and doors, and every fixing down to foams, tapes, silicone, staples and screws — each item coded to its assembly stage. With the detailed manual, a professional crew erects the shell in about 6 days; an owner with basic construction skills — in 10–12 days. Three people are needed to unload the delivery.

Option 2 — Turnkey. Everything in the kit, plus delivery to your plot, assembly, interior finishing, complete internal wiring with sockets, switches and a main control panel, full plumbing preparation, and a fitted bathroom: toilet, shower with cabin, mounted sink and quality mixers. AC provision included (device not included).

NOTE

Self-Assembly Kit price includes: all materials to a closed shell state, assembly manual.

Excludes: VAT, delivery, foundation, assembly works, interior finishes, electricity and plumbing.

Turnkey price includes: delivery to the plot, assembly, interior finishing, electrical and plumbing preparation, fitted bathroom.

Excludes: VAT, permits, foundation, septic, appliances, furniture.