Frequently Asked Questions
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A garden shed or tiny home is still fundamentally a small enclosed room. Parkle is designed to let you remain protected while feeling immersed in nature and available to other people.
Its post-free opening dissolves the corner of the room, creating a panoramic connection to the weather, landscape, and life around you—not simply a view through a window.
The same corner can also become a social threshold. An outdoor walk-up bar aligns eye-to-eye with the table inside, creating a low-pressure path from passing by, to saying hello, to sitting together.
And the solar panels are not merely an accessory. They can be sized to power generous heating and cooling, letting you open parkle to the outdoors because you want to—not because conserving energy requires you to remain sealed inside.
The result is not just another small building. It is a place designed to reawaken capacities that conventional rooms often suppress: awareness, adaptability, sociability, and connection to the living world.
The solar is super-sized to change everything: Live with the windows open without ever worrying about heating or cooling considerations.
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Orders are built in our factory and take 6 months to deliver. For event or short term rentals, they can be operable an hour after getting dropped off by a pickup truck. If it’s an officially permitted temporary install, assume a day or two for temporary foundations and tie-downs. Basic Solar package of 6 panels can be preinstalled, larger 12 panel systems take half a day to set up onsite.
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Doubling up our permanent ones is baked into it’s design DNA. Take two 10×16’s and get a 20×16 space for larger group meetings, yoga or activity rooms.
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Our trailer version is about 8 ½ feet wide by 14 ½ feet long. The upcoming fixed versions are a bit bigger, 10 feet wide by 16 feet long. There is also a diagram at the bottom of the features page.
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The base model seats 4 inside and 4 outside at the bar. It comes with a solar powered heated and air conditioned space with a fresh air monitoring system. The base package includes 6 solar panels, a battery large enough to run the heating and cooling for a full day without sun, minifridge, dim-to-warm lighting, electrical outlets, a TV monitor that rises from the table for video conferencing, and a great sound system. Door comes with digital smart lock with keypad.You supply the WIFI and extenders if needed. Exterior access such as stairs or ramps are not automatically included.
Upgrade options include a larger 12 panel solar system, exterior steps and ramp options, and optional table configurations.
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We are building the towable version for pilot programs, events and installs where relocation is needed. A pick up truck tows it to you, and it stays on its own wheels. Jacks and pads are then installed to level and support it and in most short-term cases it can be used the same day.
The Permanent model has no wheels and is delivered on a flatbed truck and uses equipment to maneuver it into its permanent position, typically over some type of prepared foundation like a concrete slab or pier and pad.
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Our trailer based Parkle comes in a flat-floor accessible mode and non-accessible recessed-floor version. Additionally, all permitted commercial installs require an accessible path from the parking space to the front door, typically including a ramp. Each site is unique and will require “Path of Travel” documentation. When required, owners can supply their own or we can provide custom ramps fit to match the aesthetics of the Keep that can fit your specific site conditions.
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Only on permanent commercial installs. Metal pier over concrete pad with anchorage strapping works for temporary commercial installs and qualifies as a “permanent install” for residential.
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Whether for commercial use or home-office, one can depreciate 100% of the purchase cost in the first year if you order the towable version because it can be considered business equipment. After the first year, put Parkle on a permanent foundation and the majority of the unit’s purchase price can be added to your home’s appraised value and actually appreciate over time along with your home.
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Yes, We’ll have it engineered for it.
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Solar rebates have dwindled but dheck with your tax advisor or local utility & state for battery rebates.
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Pricing is competitive with similar scaled products but offers a much richer experience. Pricing varies depending on configuration, site conditions, solar and exterior accessibility packages. Contact us for specifics.