Smallest House in Great Britain
Derek, from RelaxShax, stumbled on this cool tiny house that is the smallest house Great Britain. It’s called the Quay House and measures just 10 by 6 feet.
Student Project
Five architecture students at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco designed and built this small space. It’s a two level structure that was designed to provide office space and additional living space for their client. It’s not a tiny house, but it’s interesting to see what a team of students came up with.
Tiny Houses in Japan
This story on Japanese Microhouses was a very popular this past week, I had several readers pass it along to me. Tiny houses are nothing new in Japan of course and it’s inspiring to see how their leading architectural designers transform tiny city lots with tiny homes that feel big inside.
Read and Listen to this story from NPR
Thanks again to Ryan, Dick, and Yvonne for tipping me off to this story.
Beetle’s House
This tiny house designed by Japanese architect Terunobu Fujimori and is now on display at the V&A Museum in London.
It’s part of an exhibit called 1:1 – Architects Build Small Spaces. Nineteen architects were invited to submit proposals and seven were selected to be built at full-scale.
Beetle’s house is designed to host an English variation of the Japanese Tea Ceremony. The entry is through the floor via a ladder. Read more about Beetle’s House at Design Boom.
Thanks again for passing this onto me Dav!
Photo credit Pasi Aalto.
Studio Pod
This is a custom shipping container conversion in Austin, Texas, that was built by Alan Stulberg. The total cost was just $16,000 and that includes some incredible features like a 600-pound glass door.
Catskills Gingerbread House
I received several tips from readers about this amazing little catskills gingerbread house this past week. I also saw it posted on many other blogs further illustrating how positively this little house resonated with people.
The story originated in the New York Times. The house measures 9′ by 14′ and is a renovated hunting cabin in the Catskills. The rustic and elegant victorian finish grabs the attention immediately but it’s the frugal $3,000 cost of the renovation that really makes this project stand out from the rest. Special thanks to Wiley, Kristen, and EJ for each sending me a tip about this great little house this past week.
Yooper Crawler
One of my readers, Steve, passed this onto me. It’s a self-propelled ice fishing shanty that measures about 7′ by 7′ and can be driven out on a frozen lake. It even comes with a fish finder and power auger. The whole idea cracks me up. Goof thing I’m not ice, eh? Thanks again Steve!
Free Floating Tiny House
Brian at I Stock House Plans sent a link to this free floating tiny tender house in Portland, Oregon. The ad appears on craigslist. Just in case the ad gets removed I took a screenshot and added it below. It’s amazing what people give away on craigslist. Thanks for the tip Brian!
Back to New England
James and Kristen headed back to New England after a winter in Texas in their tiny house. The trip was mostly uneventful and took just three long days of driving. The main downside was that it cost them about $1,000 in gas. For the complete story visit their blog.
Stealth Camper
While researching light weight trailer construction techniques on YouTube I ran across this video of a utility trailer that has been turned into a stealthy tiny living space. On the exterior it looks like an old innocuous cargo trailer but on the inside it’s a cozy little place to live.
