Monthly Archives: March 2010

Treehouse Hideaway cafe in Harajuku

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Michael Janzen

My friend Jared Braiterman has been in Japan for many months now and blogging about his adventures at Tokyo Green Space. Here’s what his blog says about his project: Tokyo Green Space examines the potential for micro-green spaces to transform the world’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cafe, japan, Jared Braiterman, Kobayashi Takashi, Tokyo, Tokyo Green Space, treehouse | 3 Comments

Covert Trailer

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Another on of my readers sent me a cool tiny house design with a couple of unique features. Here’s what Chris says about the design: I am a builder and aspiring architect, and have been thinking a lot recently about … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged 8x12, Chris, compact, covert trailer | 6 Comments

Tiny House on Skids

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers shared some designs with me over the weekend. Tracy’s idea is to design a small lightweight habitable module that slides onto a common flatbed trailer. The entire structure would be built on top of skids … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged module, skid, tiny house, Tracy, trailer | 4 Comments

ReadyMade’s Signature Modular Dwelling

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Back on March 21st IKEA and ReadyMade ended a six city tour of ReadyMade’s Signature Modular Dwelling finished out with a little kitchen from IKEA. Luckily the sixth city was Roseville, California and the little house was on display outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged IKEA, modern, prefab, ReadyMade, tiny house, Whole Foods Market | 7 Comments

12×24 Tiny House Preview Video

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

You might have noticed I’ve not been posting much on Tiny House Design lately. That’s because I’ve been spending every spare moment on finishing up this 12×24 design. As you can see by the video the plans are nearly complete. … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged 12x24, google layout, google sketchup, tiny house | 20 Comments

Mark’s Tiny House Project

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Kent at Tiny House Blog shared the story of Mark Heffernan’s tiny house project this past week. I was especially impressed with the homemade window mock-up that Mark plans to build for his tiny house. Windows can be one of … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged Mark Heffernan, tiny house, windows | Leave a comment

Review: Our Tiny House Construction DVD

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Last night I stayed up late watching a tiny house construction DVD that records the creation of a home for Dawn and Scott Hines. They hired a professional contractor to build the home, Chuck Peterson of C&E Construction, and recorded … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged construction video, dvd, tiny house | 2 Comments

Ultralight Tiny House Concept – Revisited

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Michael Janzen

While recovering from the flu I found myself obsessing more and more about this ultralight house concept. I also began researching other unrelated ultralight topics like ultralight backpacking. I guess seeking extreme examples of less is more is just a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged tiny house, trailer, ultralight | 8 Comments

SketchUp is Addicting – Ego Martini

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Craig, has been getting more and more addicted to Google SketchUp. Below are some of the drawings he’s been doing. He actually started on this series before I started working on the ultralight tiny house … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged craig, ego martini, sketchup, trailer | 1 Comment

Lightweight Tiny House Concept

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Grant, sent me this design challenge. I have a lot of personal interest in it because I’ve been day dreaming of building a small lightweight tiny house for taking my family (Julia, Katie, and me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Grant, house, lightweight, panel, tiny house | 24 Comments