Monthly Archives: August 2009

Tiny Adobe Casita

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Three months out of the year this is the home of Samuel Gray. This adobe casita located near Abiquiu, NM and in just a few years will be Sam’s full-time residence. It measures 12′ by 10′ on the exterior but … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged abiquiu, adobe, casita, cobb, dirt, earthen, mud, new mexico, nm, Samuel Gray, southwest, tiny house | 27 Comments

The Great Escape – Building Freedom

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s always nice to see someone realizing their dreams and building a tiny house. James and Kristen have been researching and working for several months to escape from what seemed like an unavoidable destiny of debt. Using Sonoma Shanty house … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged free plans, green architecture, james, kristen, shanty, simple living, sonoma shanty, sustainable architecture, The Great Escape, tiny house | 1 Comment

Home Office Cube in Chile

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was researching ideas for my own home office cube design and ran across this garden workspace on materialicious. It is located in Chile and was designed by architects Claudio Labarca and Juan Ignacio Lopez. The interior space measures 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged architect, architects, chile, Claudio Labarca, Consulation Cube, cube, garden office, home office, Juan Ignacio Lopez | 3 Comments

A Real Bike Trailer House

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Check this out; a real bike trailer house! It’s not built to be a four-season house but it looks fairly complete and lightweight. It weights only 100 pounds dry. It was built by a guy named Paul who likes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged bike camper, bike house, bike trailer, burningman, paul, tiny house | 15 Comments

Tool Shed Transformed

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Chris, one of my readers, sent me these photos of a backyard tool shed his dad, Hans, built and then decided to transform into a tiny house. It’s not plumbed but it is wired and insulated. Even so but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged asymetrical roof, backyard shed, clerestory, home office, studio, tiny house, tool shed | 3 Comments

A Cob House You Can Build

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Ziggy’s cob house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is complete. He’s also posted a lot of detailed information about the construction process, cost, and sweat-equity required to build such a house on his Building a cob house blog. The house … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged adobe, cob, cob house, dancing rabbit, dancing rabbit ecovillage, dirt, earthen, ecovillage, reciprocal roof, rocket stove, sust, sustainable architecture, ziggy | Leave a comment

Tiny Free House Update

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The weather was nice this past weekend, a little hot, but not bad at all… perfect for putting the pallet boards on the roof of my Tiny Free House. I did get a bit of a sun burned on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged free house, pallet house, pallets, recycled, scrap, sustainable, sustainable architecture, tiny house | 3 Comments

Justin’s Tiny House Update

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Justin Peer is building a tiny house on the outskirts of London, England and the exciting part is just now underway; the walls are going up. He’s building it from a lot of reclaimed (and some new) building materials. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged ireland, justin peer, reclaimed, recycled, salvaged, small living journal, sustainable architecture, tiny house, trailer | 1 Comment

Convertible Table/Bench

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Convertible multifunctional furniture is a great idea for a tiny house. This particular example takes into account the occasional need for additional table or work space and still provides a simple seating option for one or two people when that … Continue reading →

Posted in Interior Design | Tagged bench, dornob, EcoSystems, furniture, interior design, table | 4 Comments

The Mad Housers – A Bold Solution for the Homeless

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Here’s a group of people taking on the homeless problem head on. They call themselves The Mad Housers and they are an Atlanta based non-profit organization dedicated to showing people how to put a roof over their own heads. These … Continue reading →