Tag Archives: panel

Eric’s Prefab Micro House

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Eric, one of my readers, sent me some photos of a tiny house project he’s been prototyping. The design began as a disaster relief shelter but in the end didn’t quite meet his initial goals. It did turn out to … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits / Prefab | Tagged Chico, Eric, metal, panel, panelized, prefab | 5 Comments

Lightweight Tiny House Concept

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Grant, sent me this design challenge. I have a lot of personal interest in it because I’ve been day dreaming of building a small lightweight tiny house for taking my family (Julia, Katie, and me) … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Grant, house, lightweight, panel, tiny house | 24 Comments

Tiny House Panel System – Update

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m extremely close to publishing the free plans and a detailed ebook for this tiny house panel system. Over the past few weeks it’s evolved into a system of four sandard interlocking wall panels, one floor panel, one ceiling panel … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged panel, panel system, panelized, Plans, sip, sustainable architecture, tiny house | 6 Comments

Tiny House Panel System

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’ve not posted for a few days because I’ve been working on this fairly complex panel system. You’ve seen the preliminary designs in the House for Khayelitsha and the Simple Panelized Shelter but I’m just about done figuring out all … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Humanitarian, Khayelitsha, panel, panelized, shelter, sustainable architecture, tiny house | 14 Comments

Simple Panelized Shelter

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I realize that passionate posts on solving homelessness is a little off topic for Tiny House Design but it’s a topic that seems to need more public support so I figured it was worth venturing into a potentially off-topic area. … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged emergency shelter, google sketchup, homeless, hut, panel, prefab, shed, shelter, sketchup | 14 Comments

House of Cards -or- DIY Tiny House Kit

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

After posting the latest design variation for Nine Tiny Feet I got a few requests to make the house more lightweight. This seems like a pretty good idea since that project is really about getting the most value from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Kits / Prefab | Tagged diy, DIY Tiny House Kit, do it yourself, house kit, kit house, low-cost, panel, panelized, prefab, structural panel, tiny house kit | 4 Comments

Bungalow in a Box

Posted on June 20, 2008 by Michael Janzen

I stumbled on this tiny house kit builder while looking at YouTube a while back. Bungalow in a Box builds panel-frame kits that setup in a day or two. You build the foundation and they deliver the panels to your … Continue reading →

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