Tag Archives: uk

Ben Law’s Roundwood Home

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Michael Janzen

In the documentary below, Ben Law, a woodsman at Prickly Nut Woods in West Sussex, plans and builds his roundwood timber home. It’s built from lumber he’s grown and cared for himself and the entire home was carefully handcrafted from … Continue reading →

Posted in Projects | Tagged Ben Law, natural home, uk, woodsman | 10 Comments

QB1 – Cube Project

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Michael Janzen

On the inside the QB1 is 3x3x3 meters, about 97 square feet. It was designed to generate at least as much electricity as it uses, making it energy-positive. In fact the designers estimate this house, with its 1.48 kW roof … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged BQ1, cube, cube project, Edinburgh, england, Mike Page, uk | 3 Comments

DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Michael Thompson at rammed-earth.org shared a copy of his new book with me, it’s called DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT! I was really happy to find it packed with real DIY information. The first section covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged book, dirt, earthen home, ebook, michael thompson, rammed earth, uk, Workshops | 1 Comment

Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution by Alex Johnson

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Alex Johnson’s new book Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution is now available. You may already be familiar with Alex’s blog, Shedworking, which regularly features shed designs, builders, and people who work from home in their own garden offices. Shedworking features … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged Alex Johnson, garden office, shedworking, uk, work from home | Leave a comment

How To Build Rammed Earth Walls

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I was contacted recently by Michael Thompson a fellow I follow on Twitter, and a self-taught rammed earth expert. He and I share a passion for low-cost building techniques. He asked me to do him a favor and whip up … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged adobe, cob, dirt, earthen, form, michael thompson, norfolk, rammed earth, rammed earth former, uk | 6 Comments

Shed of the Year 2009

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Michael Janzen

It’s National Shed Week 2009 in the UK and the Shed of the Year was recently announced. It’s 5 meters square (about 16′ by 16′) and is built on a steep grade with a deck overlooking a valley. The designer … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcement | Tagged shed, shed of the year, shedblog, sheddies, uk | 1 Comment

Tiny Tubular Microlodge Hobbit House

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Steve Millar sent me a link recently to this amazing little creation. It’s a tubular tiny house available in the UK. They are 14-feet long and 8-feet in diameter and is constructed from pressure treated 2×4′s and tongue & groove … Continue reading →

Posted in Builders | Tagged hobbit house, microlodge.co.uk, tiny house, tubular house, uk | 3 Comments

Could This Be Shedworking HQ?

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Alex at Shedworking recently left his garden shed office behind when he moved. After settling into his new place he then invited people to submit ideas and designs for his next shed. Of course this sounded like a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Design Concept | Tagged backyard office, garden office, garden shed, home office, shedworking, uk | 8 Comments

Tiny Free House featured in The Pavement

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Michael Janzen

A little while back I was contacted by the folks at the Pavement, the free magazine for homeless people in London and Scotland. They wanted to do a story on the Tiny Free House I’m building out of pallets. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Tiny Free House | Tagged homeless, the pavement, Tiny Free House, tiny house, uk | 3 Comments

Concrete Canvas Shelters – Just Add Water

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Julia was browsing tiny house videos on YouTube today and ran across this unusual shelter system. It’s been developed for military and disaster relief missions as a quickly deployed hardened shelter. The dome is made out of a concrete impregnated … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged concrete canvas, dome home, dome house, inflatable house, instant house, tiny dome, tiny house, uk | 15 Comments