Now that Dan has passed a major milestone in his tiny house construction project he’s begun to share his construction costs.
What is costs to build a tiny house
What is costs to build a tiny house
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
1 Hour Design Challenge
Core77 ran a 1-hour design competition looking for designers to spend literally one hour on an emergency shelter concept. I’m not sure if what I came up with is technically a ‘pop-up shelter’ as the competition asks for but it was fun to put this earthbag and pallet hybrid concept together in an hour.
Floating Home
This tiny floating house actually the artwork of Hong Kong artist Kacey Wong. One of my readers, Mark, passed this onto me and I have to say it gave me quite a good laugh. The air conditioner was a nice touch. Thanks again Mark!
Tiny House Reclaimed
Here’s a nice example of how an old house can be brought back to life. It’s 400 square feet and was brought back from the brink of demolition by a company called Reclaimed Space.
Michael Pollan’s Writing House
Michael Pollan is a well known author and has a tiny tiny house garden office where he writes. His most recent book is titled Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual
Michael Pollan’s Writing House
Freya’s Cabin
It seems like a lot of artists and pro architects are getting more and more interested in shedworking and tiny house design.
Virginia Hand’s Garden Office
This is garden designer Virginia Hand‘s garden office. It was recently featured in an article in the Seattle Times. I spotted it on shedworking. Photo by Ken Lambert
Boxetti Small Space Solutions
Making the most of a small space while keeping it from feeling crammed full of stuff isn’t easy. Here are some examples of furniture that transforms for multiple uses from a company called Boxetti. Lots of great ideas for clever woodworkers here.
Tammy & Logan on Peak Moment Television
Tammy and Logan talk about the reasons they chose to live a simple minimalist life with the folks from Peak Moment Television. One of the side effects of living a simple, car-free life has been complete debt reduction and the savings to build their own tiny home.
Tammy & Logan on Peak Moment Television
Shelter 2.0
One of the most amazing designs I’ve seen recently for a prefab structure is Shelter 2.0. It was designed by Robert Bridges and Bill Young and is intended to be easily assembled from a small set of standardized prefabricated pieces. They’ve also released the designs under a creative commons license to make it easier for people to make use of this great new solution.