Tag Archives: modern

Green Roof Home Office

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been following Tiny House Design for a while you know that I’ve been gearing up to build a tiny home office. I work from home and my family is growing (adopting a baby girl) so I need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged green roof, home office, modern, office, shed | 9 Comments

ReadyMade’s Signature Modular Dwelling

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Back on March 21st IKEA and ReadyMade ended a six city tour of ReadyMade’s Signature Modular Dwelling finished out with a little kitchen from IKEA. Luckily the sixth city was Roseville, California and the little house was on display outside … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged IKEA, modern, prefab, ReadyMade, tiny house, Whole Foods Market | 8 Comments

Free Green House Plans

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I first learned of Free Green when they published three tiny house plans. At 1,160 square feet this latest plan is not tiny but is a very nice example of their work so I wanted to share it with you. … Continue reading →

Posted in Plans | Tagged cabin, free green, green, modern, modern cabin, sustainable architecture | Leave a comment

Read-Nest modern cabin

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Michael Janzen

This little cabin was designed by the Danish architecture firm of Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter and is intended, as the project name suggests, as a simple place to read, think, and meditate. The interior space is less than 10 square meters … Continue reading →

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Williams Cabin by Stephen Atkinson

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s exciting to find professional architects that appreciate and design small houses. I’ve really enjoyed exploring Stephen Atkinson’s website and found another nice example of a small home, this time a minimalist cabin in Durango, Colorado. While it’s always surprising … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged cabin, colorado, Durango, minimalist, modern, Stephen Atkinson, Williams Cabin | 8 Comments

New Take On Rolling Tiny Houses

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Michael Janzen

My buddy Ryan spotted this project in a recent WSJ (Wall Street Journal Magazine), a surprising place to find an article on tiny houses. These were designed by architect Tom Kundig and serve as guest houses on a remote property … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged modern, rolling huts, tiny house | 1 Comment