Monthly Archives: May 2011

A Tiny House – A Cycling Adventure – A Book Giveaway

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Kai and Sheila are building a tiny house they plan to live in when they back from a little bike trip – around the world! To lighten their load they are selling and giving away most of their possessions. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged bicycle, bike, kai, Sheila, world tour | 3 Comments

Earthbag Home Update

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Owner-builder Aaron posted a progress update on his small earthbag home. One of the aspects we don’t usually see online is the hard work involved in building one’s own small home. While this video shows just a few minutes of … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Aaron, earthbag, texas | 4 Comments

$300 Compressed Earth Block Hybrid House

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Architect Joseph Sandy, recently submitted a design to the The $300 House Open Design Challenge. It uses CEBs (compressed earth blocks) for the lower portion of the walls and a light wood frame for the upper … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged $300 House, CEBs, compressed earth blocks, earthen, Joseph Sandy | 7 Comments

Geopolymer Stones & Earthbags

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Voting is heating up at The $300 House Open Design Challenge. This design challenge started out as an idea described by Vijay Govindarajan and Christian Sarkar in a blog post at the Harvard Business Review. They proposed that it might be possible for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged $300 House, competition, earthbag, Geopolymer, owen geiger | 9 Comments

Green Roof Home Office

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been following Tiny House Design for a while you know that I’ve been gearing up to build a tiny home office. I work from home and my family is growing (adopting a baby girl) so I need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged green roof, home office, modern, office, shed | 9 Comments

Vote Now for Shed of the Year 2011

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Public voting for Shed of the Year has begun. This annual competition is hosted by the folks at Readersheds.co.uk and occurs in conjunction with Shed Week. Over 1,500 sheds from around the world have been entered this year – so there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged hobbit, shed, shed of the year | Leave a comment

$300 Earthbag House

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Michael Janzen

This is Owen Geiger‘s entry to The $300 House Open Design Challenge. Owen is an earthbag expert and the former Director of Builders Without Borders and Founder and Director of the Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building. The design challenge … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged $300 House, competition, earthbag, owen geiger | 2 Comments

Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! We couldn’t be here without you!!! Here’s a quick update on a project built for a mom by a son. Dan built this tiny house for his mom. It’s now complete … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged dan, mom, mothers day | 3 Comments

Tiny Playhouse

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I drew this tiny playhouse as a potential class project for my daughter’s Waldorf kindergarten. It’s looking like we won’t be building it any time soon, but I figured readers of Tiny House Design would enjoy seeing it. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged children, kids, playhouse, sketchup, Waldorf | 1 Comment

Expedient Home Office

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I had hoped to build something larger on a trailer so that this tiny house could also serve as a camping cabin – but after much deliberation my wife and I decided to just build something small for my home … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged home office, office, shed | 6 Comments