Tiny House Living

I’m looking forward to seeing these prefab houses in person when they come to my town. I’ll definitely be posting photos on Tiny House Design mid-March.

IKEA Modular Dwellings

One of my long-time readers, Malcolm A. White, has years of experience in construction & design that he is now sharing through his new blog DIY-Prefab. In fact I don’t think my own ebook, Tiny Prefab, would be nearly as complete had it not been for all of Malcolm’s feedback and input.

If you have an interest in self-fabricated tiny houses I highly recommend that you visit and bookmark Malcolm’s new blog. DIY-Prefab

This beautiful garden office is offered by a company called Henley in the UK. It sets up in a day and has 6 square meters (65 square feet) of floor space. It’s built with FSC-certified and eco-friendly lumber throughout. To learn more visit Shedworking and the Henley Offices website.

IC Green is a company in California that is producing a range of great shipping container homes starting at 320 square feet.  These shipping container homes have a modern aesthetic and feature green roofs, solar water heating and electricity and low flush toilets.

Learn more about IC Green

Many people like the form factor of cargo container homes but not everyone wants to live in a metal box. Here’s an example of a very high-style modern prefab tiny house that mimics its industrial inspiration while remaining sustainable and green.

Stylish & Modern Shipping Container-Sized Prefab Home
Drop architecture

I have an appreciation for an eclectic set of design styles but there is something really attractive to me about these modern prefabs. As a do-it-yourselfer-to-a-fault I’ll probably never build a modern prefab myself, opting to build from scratch, but I really find a lot of inspiration from them. Recently Shedworking covered a story on some tiny modern prefabs which included this one by Habode.

Read about small modern prefabs

It seems that more and more home builders are recognizing that green is a good thing. Here’s an example of a tiny manufacured home designed and build for off-the-grid life. It even included rain water collection off the butterfly roof and photovoltaic panels. One of the more unique features is that this house can be set-up in one day.

Read more about PowerPod at Coming Unmoored

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Other Simple Living Round-Ups

• Coming Unmoored (Friday, May 15, 2009)
• RowdyKittens (Monday, May 18, 2009)

This tiny house has been all over the green blogs this week. The aerieLOFT is a little transparent prefab tiny house that measures 10′ by 11′ and is 17′ tall. They describe it as a fancy tent that will cost about $20,000 in kit form. They will also be making plans available for those who want to built it but don’t want to pay the kit price. You can also read about it on TreeHugger, RowdyKittens, and Shedworking.

These little houses were created to solve the immediate housing needs of those who lost their homes to the recent fires in Australia. The are pre-fabricated concrete structures that provide a simple yet adequate temporary home complete with a kitchen and bathroom. Read more at Coming Unmoored.