Tag Archives: sketchup

Tiny Playhouse

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Michael Janzen

I drew this tiny playhouse as a potential class project for my daughter’s Waldorf kindergarten. It’s looking like we won’t be building it any time soon, but I figured readers of Tiny House Design would enjoy seeing it. As you … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged children, kids, playhouse, sketchup, Waldorf | 1 Comment

How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 7

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Michael Janzen

In this video I fine tune the wall framing and play with different ideas for laying out the kitchen and main living room. I also show how to use the follow me tool, which allows you to make complex shapes … Continue reading →

Posted in How To, Video | Tagged drafting, drawing, sketchup, tiny house | 5 Comments

How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 6

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’m closing in on the end of this video series with just a few segments left to post on YouTube. This segment shows the initial work on drawing the interior of this tiny house. I began drawing this house with … Continue reading →

Posted in How To, Video | Tagged drafting, drawing, How To, sketchup, tiny house, youtube | 1 Comment

How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 4

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michael Janzen

In the fourth part of this Google SketchUp tutorial I show how to draw the front door, windows, and exterior trim. By the end of this clip the house is really starting to look like a complete tiny house and … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged 3d, drafting, drawing, sketchup, tiny house, tutorial, youtube | 2 Comments

How to draw a Tiny House with Google SketchUp – Part 3

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Michael Janzen

This third video shows the completion of the basic structure including the framing of the loft and roof. Some basic structural concepts are explained and SketchUp’s tape measure tool is introduced. I’ll continue posting additional segments of this tutorial here … Continue reading →

Posted in How To | Tagged drafting, drawing, sketchup, tiny house, tutorial, Video, youtube | 4 Comments

SketchUp is Addicting – Ego Martini

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Craig, has been getting more and more addicted to Google SketchUp. Below are some of the drawings he’s been doing. He actually started on this series before I started working on the ultralight tiny house … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged craig, ego martini, sketchup, trailer | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged Craig Moorhouse, design concept, earthbag, passive solar, saltbox, sawtooth, shipping container, sketchup | 9 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

Tiny Simple House is off the Back Burner

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Michael Janzen

If you’ve been reading Tiny House Design for a while you might remember one of the long term projects I have on a back mental burner is the Tiny Simple House. While simmering back there it’s been transforming from a … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Simple House | Tagged google sketchup, house plan, house plans, low-cost, owner builder, Plans, shotgun house, simple, simple house, simple living, sketchup, small house, sustainable architecture, tiny house, Tiny Simple House | 16 Comments

Murphy Bed in the 8×20 Solar House

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I’m still making small edits to the next version of the house plans but I wanted to share a better picture of the murphy bed. It’s a queen size bed mounted horizontally. This allows some space to walk around side … Continue reading →

Posted in Free Plans | Tagged free plans, google sketchup, murphy bed, sketchup, solar house, sustainable architecture, tiny house, tiny solar house, wall bed, wallbed | 14 Comments