Tag Archives: affordable housing

Tent Cities on Oprah Today

Posted on February 25, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This is a little off topic but a good example of one of the many problems simple owner-built tiny houses could solve… and a story worth listening to. I also hope that stories like this begin to wake up local … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Design | Tagged affordable housing, housing, low-cost housing, oprah, sacramento, tent city | 9 Comments

Rethinking The Tiny Simple House

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I should really stop staying up so late, but I guess I just can’t help myself. Below is another 3D drawing using Google SketchUp. I’m getting a little better with it but I know the drawings are still a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged affordable housing, low cost home, row house, shotgun house, Tiny Simple House | 9 Comments

The Phoenix Commotion

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Michael Janzen

My wife Julia ran across this in the most recent issue of Natural Home Magazine. It’s a low-income housing initiative started by Dan and Marsha Phillips in Texas called The Phoenix Commotion. They are taking mostly discarded stuff and building … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged affordable, affordable housing, green house, recycled, renewable, tiny house | 4 Comments