Comments on: Tiny House Village Design Concept – part 1 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/ Less is More Sustainable Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dantay http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2370 Dantay Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:49:23 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-2370 Hi, my name is Daniel, and i have been working on a similar project but based for Homeless here in the UK.<br>i am contacting local councils and other leaders to rally support. <br>the houses im looking at doing would cost very little to build, be built by volenteers from the community and be housed on a "test" site provided by the local council.<br><br>maybe you can have a look at my site and give me any ideas on how to improve the idea? <br>Thanks!<br><a href="http://www.secondchancecommunity.org.uk" rel="nofollow">www.secondchancecommunity.org.uk</a>. <br><br>please use the sites email address to contact me, i would apreciate the ideas...<br><br>Daniel.... "working to combat injustice" Hi, my name is Daniel, and i have been working on a similar project but based for Homeless here in the UK.
i am contacting local councils and other leaders to rally support.
the houses im looking at doing would cost very little to build, be built by volenteers from the community and be housed on a “test” site provided by the local council.

maybe you can have a look at my site and give me any ideas on how to improve the idea?
Thanks!
http://www.secondchancecommunity.org.uk.

please use the sites email address to contact me, i would apreciate the ideas…

Daniel…. “working to combat injustice”

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Michael Janzen Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:58:16 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-1418 Sounds really exciting Willy. Here are some other great places to look for others looking to develop tiny house communities. http://tinyhousevillage.com/ http://www.tinyhouseforum.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smallhousesocietyonline/ Sounds really exciting Willy. Here are some other great places to look for others looking to develop tiny house communities.

http://tinyhousevillage.com/
http://www.tinyhouseforum.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/smallhousesocietyonline/

]]> By: david 'willy' sullivan http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1417 david 'willy' sullivan Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:32:36 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-1417 I am in a lakes region of lower michigan and may have the opportunity to develope a large parcel of land with frontage on a pond and 40+ acre lake. I am exploring possible ways of doing both a community for small (under 1000sf) arts and crafts style cottages/bungalows and incorporating area(s) for tiny homes also. My researching these options led me here to this site. should any of you be seriously interested in getting involved and sharing in the designing and creating of an intentional community of this nature, i would greatly appreciate hearing from you. This has been in my dreams since a child some 45+ years ago, and now i have an opportunity to see these old dreams find reality. I can do this, i can see this become reality for me and for others with similar dreams. 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I am exploring possible ways of doing both a community for small (under 1000sf) arts and crafts style cottages/bungalows and incorporating area(s) for tiny homes also.

My researching these options led me here to this site. should any of you be seriously interested in getting involved and sharing in the designing and creating of an intentional community of this nature, i would greatly appreciate hearing from you.

This has been in my dreams since a child some 45+ years ago, and now i have an opportunity to see these old dreams find reality. I can do this, i can see this become reality for me and for others with similar dreams.

Thank you for this forum and place to share my love and appreciation for ’simplified living’, willy
email me at: email hidden; JavaScript is required

]]> By: Robert F Goodrich http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Robert F Goodrich Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:08:27 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-1395 I look forward to checking back to read more. I am in the planning stages to repair and improve property overlooking Southern Lake Champlain that has been permitted as a Manufactured home park and campground in the past. There is also a small parcel on the waterfront with a private boat launch that is multi-unit residential. I look forward to checking back to read more. I am in the planning stages to repair and improve property overlooking Southern Lake Champlain that has been permitted as a Manufactured home park and campground in the past. There is also a small parcel on the waterfront with a private boat launch that is multi-unit residential.

]]> By: Russ Lawson http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-1130 Russ Lawson Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:52:37 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-1130 I agree completely. But would emphasize that the primary focus should be toward development of self-reliant, "tiny-housed" communities capable of sustained food production...rather than trying to squeeze essentially "barren" lifestyles into an equally "barren" urban and/or suburban environment. Specifically, a growing number of unemployed people are not only unable to make their house or rent payments, they're also struggling to meet most of their other needs as well, including food. If this trend continues, and the hoped for "turn-around" doesn't miraculously occur as quickly as expected, it won't make much difference what you're living in--whether a 3,500sf rambling rancher, or the trunk of a car--sooner or later an inexpensive supply of food will become a MAJOR source of concern for a growing number of people. Food Stamps and other government aid notwithstanding. In other words, instead of fighting 'codes' to put small, cheap housing into already densely "developed" areas, perhaps it might make more sense to integrate the concept with realistic small-scale farming/gardening, and take the primary code/permit fight to rural areas where sustainable quantities of food can actually be produced. In other words: tiny houses connected to big gardens...because a few "greens" growing in window boxes, or a tiny back yard, just won't do it. In short, "tiny" greening of suburban and/or metropolitan areas is a wonderful dream, but one that assumes that the 'hive' will keep 'humming' along as it has in the past...and the only challenge will be that of transforming 'lifestyle' attitudes. But what are all those people going to do when the "buzz" begins to stutter, then falter, then eventually (gulp) become silent. Where does the "honey" come from then? My guess is that most people, should that occur, will be quite happy to discover the concept of tiny houses in the country...and transform their lifestyle accordingly. Just some "food" for thought. :) I agree completely. But would emphasize that the primary focus should be toward development of self-reliant, “tiny-housed” communities capable of sustained food production…rather than trying to squeeze essentially “barren” lifestyles into an equally “barren” urban and/or suburban environment.

Specifically, a growing number of unemployed people are not only unable to make their house or rent payments, they’re also struggling to meet most of their other needs as well, including food. If this trend continues, and the hoped for “turn-around” doesn’t miraculously occur as quickly as expected, it won’t make much difference what you’re living in–whether a 3,500sf rambling rancher, or the trunk of a car–sooner or later an inexpensive supply of food will become a MAJOR source of concern for a growing number of people. Food Stamps and other government aid notwithstanding.

In other words, instead of fighting ‘codes’ to put small, cheap housing into already densely “developed” areas, perhaps it might make more sense to integrate the concept with realistic small-scale farming/gardening, and take the primary code/permit fight to rural areas where sustainable quantities of food can actually be produced. In other words: tiny houses connected to big gardens…because a few “greens” growing in window boxes, or a tiny back yard, just won’t do it.

In short, “tiny” greening of suburban and/or metropolitan areas is a wonderful dream, but one that assumes that the ‘hive’ will keep ‘humming’ along as it has in the past…and the only challenge will be that of transforming ‘lifestyle’ attitudes. But what are all those people going to do when the “buzz” begins to stutter, then falter, then eventually (gulp) become silent. Where does the “honey” come from then?

My guess is that most people, should that occur, will be quite happy to discover the concept of tiny houses in the country…and transform their lifestyle accordingly.

Just some “food” for thought. :)

]]> By: Michael Janzen http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Michael Janzen Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:48:20 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-627 Good thinking Danielle. I think I might do that... run the numbers for an urban area. Good thinking Danielle. I think I might do that… run the numbers for an urban area.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Danielle Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:07:08 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-626 This is good thinking, but I urge people interested in living lightly to repopulate our cities. Our cites already contain vast swatches of land zoned high density. I see many a Tiny House equip with public water, sewer, on the grid and often on transit. Parking is not required in urban life because a car is not required. When the housing stock is larger, co-housing is an option. Community gardens are everywhere! These things are happening, take a look at West Philadelphia when you get a chance. Oh yea, the biggest reason: renovation is always the greenest. I would be interested to see this same study applied to an urban context. Part of this approach would be the carving away of cooperative public/private space as opposed to building up thier boundaries. This is good thinking, but I urge people interested in living lightly to repopulate our cities. Our cites already contain vast swatches of land zoned high density. I see many a Tiny House equip with public water, sewer, on the grid and often on transit. Parking is not required in urban life because a car is not required. When the housing stock is larger, co-housing is an option. Community gardens are everywhere! These things are happening, take a look at West Philadelphia when you get a chance. Oh yea, the biggest reason: renovation is always the greenest. I would be interested to see this same study applied to an urban context. Part of this approach would be the carving away of cooperative public/private space as opposed to building up thier boundaries.

]]> By: Ross Chapin and Tiny House Communities http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2008/08/31/tiny-house-village-design-concept-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-322 Ross Chapin and Tiny House Communities Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:01:18 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=339#comment-322 [...] Tiny House Village Concept post on Tiny House Design [...] [...] Tiny House Village Concept post on Tiny House Design [...]

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