Category Archives: Projects

Tiny House For Sale in Kansas City

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Ron and Crystal are selling this newly constructed tiny house via craigslist. You can see photos of the building process on Picasa. The house is located in Kansas City and they are selling it for $22,500. It’s built on a … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged for sale, Kansas City, tiny house | 8 Comments

Cozy Maine Retreat

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’m blown away by the simple elegance of this design and the quality of the finished home. My hat goes off to the architect, builder, client, and community that made this tiny house a reality. It’s a 550 square foot off-grid, … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Alex Scott Porter, cabin, maine, off-grid, Ragged Island | 7 Comments

Patrick’s Pallet House on Wheels

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Back in September I reported on a pallet house being built by a fellow in Lakeland, Florida named Patrick. He’s using discarded shipping pallets for the walls and has framed the roof with conventional lumber. This was a very wise choice … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged florida, Lakeland, pallet house, pallets, Patrick, sustainable architecture | 5 Comments

Winter at Serenity Valley

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I have to hand it to Ryo Chijiiwa for toughing it out at his remote place in Northern California; and I wouldn’t knock him one single bit for choosing to head for warmer climates at this point either. It’s got … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged california, Lassen County, Ryo Chijiiwa | 1 Comment

Paul’s Pyramid

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Paul Elkins is an inventive fellow. His latest experiment was to take Vinay Gupta’s Hexayurt design and reshape it into a pyramid. Rigid foam sheathing panels form the lightweight structure; duct tape and some wood help hold it together. To … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Burning Man, foam, Hexayurt, Paul Elkins, pyramid | 1 Comment

Another Pallet House on Wheels

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Patrick alerted me to his pallet house project by posting photos on the Tiny House Design facebook page. He’s taken the trailer from a dilapidated travel trailer and begin to build a tiny house based loosly on the Tumbleweed Tarleton … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged pallet house, Patrick, tiny house | 4 Comments

John’s Tiny House in the Woods

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Michael Janzen

John, one of my readers, shared his tiny house project with me. It’s based on one of my free tiny house plans, the 8×16 Tiny Solar House, but instead of mounting it on a trailer and putting a lot of glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged 8x16, cabin, tiny house, woods | 5 Comments

Hut 2.0 – Tiny House Raising with Friends

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Michael Janzen

A great way to build a tiny house is with friends – kind of like a mini-house raising. Ryo Chijiiwa did just that a couple of weekends ago at his property in a remote part of northern California. Ryo had … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, california, hut, post and beam, Ryo Chijiiwa | 1 Comment

Solar Burrito’s Cabin – Update

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Solar Burrito’s off-the-grid cabin is coming along nicely. On their most recent visit they finished up the sheathing and sealed it up tight with house wrap. Originally they had a yurt in this same location but it caved in last … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, kit, off the grid, Olympic Peninsula, Penny Pincher Barns, Solar Burrito, washington | Leave a comment

Minicabin JaraBacoa

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Michael Janzen

This Minicabin is located in Jarabacoa, a mountain region in the Dominican Republic. It was built by Luis Martinez for about $6,000 US. It’s designed and constructed to be disassembled and moved because the riverfront property it’s built on is … Continue reading →