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Tiny House Plans
Coastal Cottage
28-Foot Tiny House
30 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Prefab Hybrid
DIY Prefab System
26 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Tiny Prefab
DIY Prefab System
90 Page eBook (.pdf)
$19.95
Pioneer's Cabin (16x20)
41 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Prospector's Cabin (12x12)
37 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Tiny Solar House (8x12)
45 Page Plans (.pdf)
$9.95
Category Archives: Construction Method
Geopolymer Stones & Earthbags
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
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DIY Prefab – 12′x12′ Storage Shed
Malcolm is putting his prefab experience and designs to the test with a 12′ by 12′ backyard storage shed project. Instead of using standard framing methods he’s building individual 4′ by 8′ wall panels on a prefabrication table that had … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged 12x12, diy prefab, Malcolm, prefab, prefabrication, storage shed
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Introduction to Container Homes & Buildings
Heather Levin over at The Greenest Dollar shared a copy of a new ebook with me that she and Alex Klein recently finished called, Introduction to Container Homes & Buildings. It’s not a complete how-to book (that’s their next book) … Continue reading
Sustainable Architecture – The Benefits of Prefab
The other night I confessed my personal aesthetic preference for earthen structures over modern prefab, while also admitting that those shiny metal boxes always catch my eye. Homes made from manufactured parts will never be as sustainable, low-impact, or low cost … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged diy prefab, Malcolm, prefab, sustainable architecture, tiny prefab
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The Truffle by Ensamble Estudio
The construction technique used to create this tiny space might set a new standard for alternative in the world of alternative housing. You have to watch the video below to understand how this unusual cave-like building was put together. In … Continue reading
Tiny House Cluster Under Glass
This was sent to me by Joseph Sandy, who has also helped me out a bit on my Who’s Next entry. It’s a house in Buzen, Japan designed by the architects at Suppose design office that’s more like a cluster … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged Buzen, cluster, glass roof, japan, Suppose design office
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Wine Bottle Cork Floor – Phoenix Commotion
I was looking through all the amazing ways the folks at the Phoenix Commotion are reusing junk to build artful homes in Texas. This technique jumped out at me as an especially clever and beautiful way of reusing what is … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged art, cork floor, junk, phoenix commotion, reclaim, recycle, wine bottle
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Strawbale Construction Portal
One of my regular readers, Mark, sent me a link to this great Strawbale construction portal. The website is packed with great information including some plans. Below is an example from a set of free plans they offer for a … Continue reading
Affordable & Earthquake Resistant Earthbag Homes
The more I learn about earthbag homes the more they seem to be one of the most sustainable and safe ways of building a home. The most recent evidence is a small earthbag home that survived the recent earthquakes in … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged earthbag, Earthbag Building Blog, earthen home, haiti, sun house, sustainable architecture
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Pallet Playhouse Instructable
My brother Eric spotted this pallet playhouse and the perfect inspiration for me to kick off the new year because my first resolution is to finish my Tiny Free House in 2010! This fellow had a slightly different approach to … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged pallet, pallet house, playhouse, recycle, scrap wood
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