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The Sleepbox concept was the most popular story on Dezeen back in November 2009 and received over 100 comments – see our earlier story here .
Tiny House on a Trailer with Two Lofts and Big Porch
Closer view of the kitchen shows you that it’s pretty much got everything you would need. I really like this sink because it seems like it’s big enough to easily wash your dishes.Yurt Lady
After working exhaustively with the building department, plans were approved and I started to get to work.
When she was getting her construction approved by her local building department the staff there found her to be quite unique so she eventually became known as the yurt lady, hence the name of her blog. Her website has tips for those interested in living in a yurt as well–information on staying warm, insulating, construction time, windows, doors, and dealing with wind. She started out like most of us–tired of cleaning an over-sized home.
Yurt Lady
Lloyd’s Blog
I went clam digging during a low tide in Tomales Bay early Saturday morning. Got a bunch of small clams, some mussels, and a few rock oysters, but in exploring the mud flats for horseneck clams, I found myself sinking in the mud. Down to about knee-level; when I would pull one foot out, the other would sink just as deep. Made me think of quicksand, and I got a bit worried. No one was around, the tide was about to start coming in, and here I was mired in muck.Meditation Retreat Gypsy Wagon
Tim Kasten wrote to me recently about his Meditation Retreat Gypsy Wagon, so I asked him to send me some pictures and tell us his story. I’ll let Tim take over from here: I dreamed for a number of years of building a gypsy-style caravan on a 4-wheel 14-foot-long wagon chassis that I bought from Shiloh Wagon Works in Minnesota. Health problems eventually forced me to concede that I wasn’t strong enough to build it alone and that I would have to scale back the design considerably if I wanted to be able to tow it with a small car and maneuver it by myself. The result was this little wagon built on a 4×8 utility trailer from Tractor Supply.
the cube projectThe Cube Project – University of Hertfordshire
The Cube Project is an initiative of Dr Mike Page at the University of Hertfordshire who set out to build a compact home, no bigger than 3x3x3 metres on the inside, in which one person could live a comfortable, modern existence with a minimum impact on the environment. The Cube in St Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, as part of the Edinburgh Science Festival, 2011 Constructed from a variety of sustainable materials, the Cube provides everything that a single person (or two friendly people) might need. Within its 27 cubic metres it includes a lounge, with a table and two custom-made chairs, a small double bed (120cm wide), a full-size shower, a kitchen (with energy-efficient fridge, induction hob, re-circulating cooker hood, sink/drainer, combination microwave oven and storage cupboards), a washing machine, and a composting toilet.Please visit our Kickstarter page to help us fund this project! Check our videos, updates and more photos of the ongoing building of the ArtBloc! Each container will have 3 full-height openings on each side, and the openings will have full size pop-in/out windows, to close off, or open up the containers - and also so we can connect them together in different configurations, according to use. We can use the ArtBloc as an enclosed gallery, or opened up to be a performance space, - a venue for punk rock, string quartets, hip hop - whatever! Maybe as a small retail store, or even as a temporary kitchen for cooking exhibitions. The ArtBloc can also be a sculpture unto itself - or used as a surface for art.
ArtBloc.net
HoTT is dutch's first building completely designed en engineered by the principles of Slimbouwen and Active House. The layout is based on a Roman urban villa with a modern residential program.
HoTT | House of Tomorrow Today | Active House
Beach Chalet
Beach Chalet The 388 sq ft structure is built on galvanised steel stilts to prevent flooding. The outside of the chalet is clad with cedar shingles and the inside is clad with sawn softwood. Because the land slopes away from the breach, both internal and external steps were constructed to create a level surface inside.
Truffle The Truffle is a piece of nature built with earth, full of air. A space within a stone that sits on the ground and blends with the territory. It camouflages, by emulating the processes of mineral formation in its structure, and integrates with the natural environment, complying with its laws. To build it, we made a hole in the ground, piling up on its perimeter the topsoil removed, and we obtained a retaining dike without mechanical consistency.
Truffle | www.ensamble.info
Ottagono , rivista leader nel settore del design e dell'architettura, ha dedicato la copertina del numero di agosto alla Suite Home . Un ampio redazionale, all'interno, è dedicato tutto alle case mobili HHD - Home Holiday Design.
HHD
Tiny House Blog - Living Simply in Small Spaces
I wanted to let you know about a new petition on We the People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov, and ask for your support. Will you add your name to mine? If this petition gets 25,000 signatures by April 27, 2012, the White House will review it and respond! We the People allows anyone to create and sign petitions asking the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gets enough support, the Obama Administration will issue an official response. The 1000+ sq foot zoning requirements currently in place in most states, were initiated by lenders/municipalities, in an attempt to force Americans to build bigger homes, thus incurring larger debt (so lenders could make more$) and municipalities could charge higher taxes.This practice limits the ability of Americans to achieve the “American Dream” of home ownership in a structure size that suits their needs.laundry utopia done for the day nice. test bricks 'night all