Monthly Archives: September 2009

Earthbag Eco-village in Uganda

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

While I make my living as a web designer my education and training is as a potter… which has given me a particularly close bond to… well… dirt. Construction techniques like adobe, rammed earth, cob, and earthbag are really beginning … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged community, earthbag, eco-village, ecovillage, japan, japanese, uganda, village | 1 Comment

Simple Panelized Shelter

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I realize that passionate posts on solving homelessness is a little off topic for Tiny House Design but it’s a topic that seems to need more public support so I figured it was worth venturing into a potentially off-topic area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged emergency shelter, google sketchup, homeless, hut, panel, prefab, shed, shelter, sketchup | 14 Comments

Immediate Action Needed to Help the Homeless

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This idea has been brewing in my head for a while. The other morning my wife, who worked with homeless women and children for years before we were married, sent me a link to an article entitled, City Attempts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian | Tagged camping, emergency shelter, homeless shelter, homelessness, loaves & fishes, sacramento, shelter, tent city | 13 Comments

Bill Builds The Tiny Solar House

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A couple of weeks ago I got some exciting news from my friend Kent Griswold that someone was building a house from one of my tiny free house plans. I’ve had a few people tell me they are planning on … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged alaska, california, free plans, Kent Griswold, simple living, tiny house bill brooks, tiny house blog, tiny solar house | 3 Comments

Dogtrot Friggebod

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers sent me his small house dream. David is a ex-Aussie living in Sweden and was inspired by a combination of my dogtrot tiny house concept and a friggebod. In Sweden you can generally build a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged alternate energy, aussie, david, dogtrot, friggebod, green roof, sustainable, sustainable architecture, sweden, tiny house | 6 Comments