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Tag Archives: shelter
Fireplace Shelter
This amazing tiny structure is located in Trondheim, Norway, and was designed as a place for kids in a school yard. The walls are made from recycled scrap wood from a nearby construction site that are arranged in 80 layered … Continue reading
Posted in Construction Method
Tagged Fireplace, kids, Norway, organic, recycled, scrap, shelter, Trondheim
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Tiny House Eden
It looks like a tiny house village for the homeless isn’t such a crazy idea. Here in Sacramento a collaboration between several homeless advocacy groups had come together to make it happen. The group includes Loaves & Fishes, Safe Ground Sacramento, Francis House, Sacramento … Continue reading
Tiny House Panel System
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
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A House for Khayelitsha – Preview
Last night I posted a story on Tiny House Living about a project that has emerged over the last few days. When I woke up this morning I had an idea for how the roof should work so I quickly … Continue reading
Posted in Design Concept
Tagged Khayelitsha, panelized, prefab, shelter, sustainable, tiny house
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Simple Panelized Shelter
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
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Immediate Action Needed to Help the Homeless
This idea has been brewing in my head for a while. The other morning my wife, who worked with homeless women and children for years before we were married, sent me a link to an article entitled, City Attempts to … Continue reading
Posted in Humanitarian
Tagged camping, emergency shelter, homeless shelter, homelessness, loaves & fishes, sacramento, shelter, tent city
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The Mad Housers – A Bold Solution for the Homeless
Here’s a group of people taking on the homeless problem head on. They call themselves The Mad Housers and they are an Atlanta based non-profit organization dedicated to showing people how to put a roof over their own heads. These … Continue reading
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Tagged homeless, homeless camp, homeless shelter, homelessness, shack, shed, shelter, The Mad Housers
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Room-Room is a Portable Emergency Shelter
My regular readers will instantly realize how excited I am to have found this portable emergency shelter tonight on Dornob. This design concept is called the Room-Room and was designed by Encore Heureux and G studio. It is intended to … Continue reading
Snail Shell System – Tiny Rolling Shelter
This isn’t new but is definitely worth exploring. It’s a portable housing design concept by the artists at N55. It doesn’t look very functional but I really like the innovative approach; who needs wheels for mobility when you can live … Continue reading
