LifePod™ – Solar Backyard Office
I spotted this on Shedworking this morning. The LifePod™ is being developed by a company in San Diego, California called Envision Solar and should be available in 2010. Envision Solar builds many different kinds of photovoltaic panel topped shade structures like those you see popping up over parking lots.
The LifePod™ takes that shade structure idea a step farther by enclosing the support structure and providing interior space. It will be available as a kit and turn key solution. It will be interesting to see what kind of pricing they come up with for this little building. I like the idea and can see how many people would benefit from a high quality prefab kits like this if the price is right.
Shed Cluster by Architect Joseph Sandy
You might recall that Alex at Shedworking recently moved and now needs a new garden office shed. Just for fun he’s running a little design competition and has received several proposals but this shed cluster caught my eye. It was designed by architect Joseph Sandy. You might also remember the shed Joseph built out of mostly reclaimed building materials that was featured a couple weeks ago on Tiny House Blog. 
Could This Be Shedworking HQ?
Alex at Shedworking recently left his garden shed office behind when he moved. After settling into his new place he then invited people to submit ideas and designs for his next shed. Of course this sounded like a lot of fun to me so I fired up Google Sketchup and my imagination and got to work. This is the design I landed on, simple and functional.
It measures 12′ by 12′ and has a 4′ by 8′ porch. Notice that the side walls are not the same height which gives the roof a little bit of a asymmetrical cottage look. The steep 12/12 pitch also provides a very high ceiling and to bring in more light into the interior I added a little shed dormer on one side. Continue Reading »
Garden Cottages by EcoScape Outdoors
Julia ran across this garden cottage company last night while on craigslist. I also just noticed that Christina had posted an article about these little cottages on Tiny House Blog back in December. EcoScape Outdoors manufactures their cottage components before transporting them to the building site. Installation only takes 3 to 4 days. They can build stationary or portable cottages. The prices below are for the stationary cottages.
These are not complete tiny houses with a kitchen and bathroom but they do seem like a very good start and could probably be retrofitted by the owner. The cost seems reasonable too and right now they are offering a $1,000 discount (check their website for details). Continue Reading »
