Comments on: Students to Build Three Tiny Houses http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/ more attainable & sustainable Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:19:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gabriel http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-14151 Gabriel Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:02:50 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3278#comment-14151 I liked the first design shown on the Bentinyhouse website for two reasons: 1- The ladder is positioned just right! It uses the space above the kitchinette, and therefore does not take a bite from the house footage. It leads to the "high" side of the loft where you would not bump your head into the roof. 2- The second roof (the lower one) is used as a pergola. With slight modifications it may be replaced with an even floor and used as a balcony overhanging the ground-floor deck: Despite being a tiny house, I always like to maximize footage area for gardens on balcony and even roofs. I liked the first design shown on the Bentinyhouse website for two reasons:

1- The ladder is positioned just right! It uses the space above the kitchinette, and therefore does not take a bite from the house footage. It leads to the “high” side of the loft where you would not bump your head into the roof.

2- The second roof (the lower one) is used as a pergola. With slight modifications it may be replaced with an even floor and used as a balcony overhanging the ground-floor deck: Despite being a tiny house, I always like to maximize footage area for gardens on balcony and even roofs.

]]> By: Chrystal Ocean http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-3579 Chrystal Ocean Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:17:14 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3278#comment-3579 Last year, I heard of students at the Emily Carr Institute in Victoria BC having been assigned a project early that year, to design a solution for housing low-income singles. They were to design and build tiny houses, spending no more than $1,500 for materials. Several creative designs came out of that project. But the even bigger, and predictable, story is what happened to the tiny houses after the project was completed: $1,500 Homeless Home Project http://bit.ly/4VqKxc To follow the story from start to finish be sure to click all four links in the article. Like I've said time and time again, there's no shortage of great ideas for permanent, comfortable shelter for people of low income. The problem always comes down not to WHAT to house people in, but WHERE to house them. It always comes down to NIMBYism which municipal by-laws so helpfully, and also predictably, support. Last year, I heard of students at the Emily Carr Institute in Victoria BC having been assigned a project early that year, to design a solution for housing low-income singles. They were to design and build tiny houses, spending no more than $1,500 for materials.

Several creative designs came out of that project. But the even bigger, and predictable, story is what happened to the tiny houses after the project was completed:

$1,500 Homeless Home Project http://bit.ly/4VqKxc

To follow the story from start to finish be sure to click all four links in the article.

Like I’ve said time and time again, there’s no shortage of great ideas for permanent, comfortable shelter for people of low income. The problem always comes down not to WHAT to house people in, but WHERE to house them. It always comes down to NIMBYism which municipal by-laws so helpfully, and also predictably, support.

]]> By: Ken http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-3578 Ken Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:23:07 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3278#comment-3578 Looks like this one, for which plans are available: http://www.minicabinplans.com/ Looks like this one, for which plans are available:
http://www.minicabinplans.com/

]]> By: BEN http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 BEN Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:27:30 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3278#comment-3576 NICE JOB DANY!!! I really like your plans NICE JOB DANY!!!

I really like your plans

]]> By: Wayneburg http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/2009/11/24/students-to-build-three-tiny-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 Wayneburg Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:04:03 +0000 http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/?p=3278#comment-3570 Cool! Way to go guys. I like this design. If I saw this house up close I think it would look like those buildings in cowboy movies. I could just imagine the local sheriff having coffee under the overhang as he watched over his town. The only things I would add would be a railing at the edge of the loft so people don't roll off and maybe some more windows. Great job. Can't wait to see the finished building. Cool! Way to go guys. I like this design. If I saw this house up close I think it would look like those buildings in cowboy movies. I could just imagine the local sheriff having coffee under the overhang as he watched over his town.

The only things I would add would be a railing at the edge of the loft so people don’t roll off and maybe some more windows.

Great job. Can’t wait to see the finished building.

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