Ancient Wisdom, Modern Luxury
What is a yurt?
More than a tent!
Discover the 3,000-year story of humanity’s most ingenious portable home
Ancient Wisdom, Modern Luxury
What is a yurt?
More than a tent!
Discover the 3,000-year story of humanity’s most ingenious portable home
Ancient Origins, Timeless Design
Traditionally called a Ger in Mongolia, yurts and circular tents like them have housed people in Central and East Asia for thousands of years.
The portability and easy assembly of their homes was, and continues to be, crucial for nomadic communities. This tradition in minimal footprint is indeed what give yurts their true beauty. A yurt is, first and foremost, a tent. And nothing short of the quintessential structure that represents natural harmony and living lightly on the earth.
For most of our ancestors anywhere on earth, home was once a circular dwelling. The first circle inscriptions are petroglyphs believed to be 40,000 years old – making the circle one of our oldest fixations. Yurts naturally call on a deep well in us. And we guarantee that you will love being in our space.
Yurt is more than "the round"
It’s not just about the shape – it’s about the architecture. As a building, the yurt is one of the most ingenious structures ever designed. The essence of a yurt is a conical roof that is fixed to a circular lattice wall to make a monolithic structure where no individual elements works alone. A real yurt structure is a building that behaves a one single large spring. It is exceptional at distributing loads evenly because the entire structure is always working together. Yurta’s structure is completely faithful to this tradition, with refinements for enhanced portability and durability.
For an authoritative resource, consider Peter Alford Andrews’ definitive three-volume study Felt Tents and Pavilions, which documents Turkic and Mongolian yurt traditions and is an important reference for scholars of nomadic architecture.
From Tradition to Innovation
Even today, the traditional Mongolian Ger remains an under-appreciated engineering marvel. Mongolian yurts may not be designed for long-term performance in our sometimes quite humid North American climate. And the tradition may lack important functionality for contemporary use. But its structural brilliance is the very heart of a yurt, and the heart of beautiful and minimal spaces. Most modern yurts miss the mark completely and don’t qu
This is where our story begins.
We love designing strong, beautiful and minimal tent spaces that honour the best in tradition while remaining functional in all climate conditions.
Read more about the philosophy behind our design and why Yurta is made to endure the harshest climates on our BLOG starting with this post.
Revolutionary Structure
No individual element assembly – the entire structure works and deploys as one unified system
Zero Footprint Assembly
No screws, no nails – just thoughtful design and dedicated craftsmanship
Ancient Wisdom
Millenia of human circular dwelling heritage in modern form
Experience the Difference
See why our approach to yurt design honors tradition while embracing innovation