Tag Archives: design concept

Sawtooth Saltbox

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The following is a guest post and house design from one of my regular readers, Craig Moorhouse. As you can see the design isn’t exactly tiny but contains so many great ideas and detail I asked Craig if for permission … Continue reading →

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Usonian Inspired Home by Joseph Sandy – Part 2

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day I posted news of a Usonian inspired tiny house design by Joseph Sandy. Today Joseph posted an update on his blog with two possible roof options for that same house. He also included more information about the … Continue reading →

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Tiny Gambrel A-Frame

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This tiny house design was sent to me by Craig, one of my readers. Like many of us Craig has been experimenting with Google SketchUp and has had an A-Frame design burning in his head; so he sat down and … Continue reading →

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Tiny House with Moving Walls – part 2

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Michael Janzen

In the first round of playing with the idea of moving walls I based the design on a 16′ by 16′ footprint. Since I like challenges I decided to go smaller this time but keep the same requirements of being … Continue reading →

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Single Hauz

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I couldn’t find too many details (like a floor plan) on this tiny house concept from Poland but the pictures say a lot. Basically the idea is that this billboard inspired house could be place almost anywhere and is intended … Continue reading →

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Design Study – Underground Concrete Pipe Tiny House Concept

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Michael Janzen

A little while back I came across information about a concrete pipe hotel in Austria and blogged on it here. It occurred to me that concrete pipe might make a pretty cool tiny house so over the weekend I drew … Continue reading →

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