Tag Archives: germany

Kai’s Window Update

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Last March I posted the story of a fellow named Kai who had built some handmade windows for his tiny house. I got a progress report from Kai the other day with news that his handmade double glazed windows are … Continue reading →

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Tiny Tree House in New York

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This tree house is the work of designers at Baumraum, a German design company that specializes in extreme tree houses. This tiny modern tree house is perched high in a Maple tree overlooking the Hudson River. I’m certain this was … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged baumraum, german, germany, hudson river, New York, tiny house, tree house, treehouse | 10 Comments

How-To Build Handmade Tiny House Windows

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A few days ago I posted a story about a man named Kai who built his own windows for his tiny house. Kai lives in Germany and has discovered that many of the building materials we take for granted in … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged germany, handmade window, hopper window, kai, sash window, windows | 4 Comments

Handmade Tiny House Windows

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

The other day my friend Kent, over at tinyhouseblog.com, posted a story about a fellow named Kai who has built a modified Tumbleweed WeeBee in Germany. I spent quite a bit of time looking through all the great construction photos … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged german, germany, handmade, handmade windows, jay shafer, kai, Kai Schaede, tumbleweed, weebee, windows | 1 Comment

Nearly 500 Year Old Tiny House Village – Build By A Banker

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Michael Janzen

My dad passed this Wall Street Journal story onto me today. It’s the story of Jakob Fugger, an extremely rich and influential banker that lived about 500 years ago. One of the philanthropic things he did was to build a … Continue reading →

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