Steel Clad 350 Sq. Ft. Modern Cabin on Stilts with Shutters on August 15, 2014 Check out this 350 sq. ft. low-maintenance and virtually indestructible modern cabin on stilts with steel shutters. The owner’s hired Olson Kundig Architects to build a weekend cabin that could provide them with a rural retreat during their get-aways to Washington’s Olympic National Park. Since the cabin would be left uninhabited for weeks at a time steel shutters were used to completely enclose and secure the cabin when the owners are away. As you walk up the stairs to the front door and through a small entry way you will see the bathroom on the left and straight ahead the main living space. A large overhanging roof provides the balcony and windows shade from the natural sunlight. It was built using steel and structural insulated panels (SIPs). The entire cabin is up on stilts to protect it from occasional floods. Modern Cabin on Stilts with Steel Shutters Images: Benjamin Benschneider I love the see-through mesh balcony that looks out towards the river. Resources:
House in Tsurumaki / Case-Real Architects: Case-Real Location: Tokyo, Japan Architect in Charge: Koichi Futatusmata, Yasushi Arikawa Structural Engineer: Hirofumi Ohno(Ohno Japan) Construction: Yoshida Building Firm Lighting Plan: Tatsuki Nakamura Area: 61.2 sqm Project Year: 2013 Photographs: Takumi Ota From the architect. A detached house standing in the high density residential area in Tokyo. The site for this project was one of the 5 subdivided areas with the North side facing the street, and the other 3 sides neighboring the other houses. Creating a minimum parking space needed for a compact car and by sliding the volume of the structure to the North as far as possible, we were able to keep a planting ground and to efficiently let light into the room.
Small Modern Polygon Cabin with Loft I think you will find this modern polygon cabin interesting. And quite possibly a cool place to live. Built on a concrete foundation this small cabin serves two purposes for the owners. Used as a sculpture studio and to accommodate guests this small space was designed by Jeffrey S. You will see galvanized steel is used as siding that also extends upward where the architects continued the use of this material in a zigzag shape for the roof. The spacious creative area used to make sculptures is located on the ground floor with the guest room located in the loft. There is a powder room (although not pictured here), so all you would need to add is a functional kitchen and you are ready to live here full time. These large glass sliding doors provide beautiful views of the lake below and the ability to catch a nice breeze. Let’s take a look at this one-of-a-kind small space. Images: Jeffrey S. The lower level is 409 sq. ft. and the loft seems about half that size. Resources: Related Posts:
Vancouver company hopes to kickstart micro home revolution with $25,000 units - BC Imagine being able to own a brand-new home for $25,000. A Vancouver man hopes to revolutionize homeownership and small space living with his easy-to-assemble micro homes. Nomad Micro Homes and its President Ian Kent are raising funds on the crowd-funding website indiegogo to make affordable micro homes a reality. Kent says there are multiple uses for homes which are about 160 square feet in size. “There’s a wide range of uses, from people using them as additional accommodation, to recreational property — you could basically drive this home in and assemble it in a week.” The homes are easy to assemble and set-up. “At least one handyman with a helper could assemble it in less than a week, it’s kind of an IKEA type model,” says Kent. Three different models are proposed, starting at $25,000 for the base model, and $28,000 for the “Live” model that includes kitchen appliances and bathroom fixtures. The homes don’t have a traditional foundation, instead they sit on screw piles.
Jeff’s Cabin & Greenhouse A few years back Jeff sent me a link to a tiny house he had built as a place to stay while building his larger home. He finished his larger home, but his original tiny house still get used by guests. But Jeff still needed some space in the garden for tools, his mower, greenhouse. “I found myself needing more storage space, a place for the lawnmower, a greenhouse for wintering over citrus and starting seeds, and a guest house for the occasional times when we run out of beds and sofas here at our home in upstate South Carolina.” The new tiny house is designed around the windows, which he found while dropping off some recycling. “I was at our metal recycler, taking scrap aluminum and copper when I noticed several pallets of new windows. Looks to me like Jeff achieved his goal. See more of Jeff’s projects on Flickr. Well done Jeff! Like this: Like Loading... Related One Man, One Hammer, A 64 Square Foot Solar Home February 6, 2009 In "Tiny House Projects" Tiny House Village Design Concept - part 3
Family of Four's Off-Grid Tiny House Life on March 4, 2016 This is the story of one family of four’s off-the-grid homestead in Pittsboro, North Carolina that includes three twelve by twelve tiny cabins with no electricity and no plumbing. On the outside, the three cabins share the same rustic feel. The family has chickens, fields, a garden and even an old-fashioned water pump. Images © Donald Byrne Video: Melleray Farmstead Resources You can share this tiny house story with your friends and family for free using the e-mail and social media re-share buttons below.
Incredible Houses by Dionisio Gonzalez Focus sur l’artiste espagnol Dionisio Gonzàlez qui a fait la série « Interacciones » en noir et blanc et dans laquelle il prend en photo des maisons et les retouche pour les transformer en maisons futuristes et très designs. Une sélection de sa série est à découvrir dans la suite de l’artiste. A tiny cabin compound in an old quarry | GO Logic A tiny cabin compound in an old quarry | GO Logic A trio of tiny cabins sits among jumbled chunks of broken granite on Vinalhaven, an island in Maine’s Penobscot Bay. The site was once a quarry but vegetation is slowly growing back, returning the land to a more natural state. The cabin compound was designed by the architects at GO Logic to serve as a seasonal vacation retreat. The two smaller structures are sleeping cabins, each with its own bath, while the slightly larger one is the living, dining and kitchen pavilion. Each cabin sits at a slightly different height determined by the topography. The tiny cabins have a pretty minimalist design. Sliding glass doors connect the owners and their guests to the landscape, beckoning them outside. The cabins shells are formed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. The exteriors are covered by standing-seam metal roofs and a rain-screen siding of spaced cedar boards that will eventually weather to a silver gray. Thank you for sharing this....
Eco-Housing Plan Has Humans Moving Into Forest Trees Denmark-based architect Konrad Wójcik is on a mission to remind humans just how much we have changed the natural world. With urban sprawl and a global population explosion, we have deforested much of the planet and left it a mess. He believes that the only way to cure this is for humans to get back to nature and let the planet heal itself. His proposal is called Primeval Symbiosis. The homes gather water from the environment and turn humans’ waste into fertilizer to nourish the forest around them. Each of the tree-like homes is supported by a single point, the end of which is anchored in the ground for stability. When one of the homes is no longer usable, it again behaves like a tree: its death allows other things to survive. Cozy Daylit Home in the Netherlands Stands on Locally Sourced Wood Stilts Amsterdam-based Upfrnt Architects have teamed up with companies WHD Interieurbouw and Zwarthout to create a daylit wooden home on stilts that is located in an area constantly threatened with flooding. The house is clad with scorched-wood panels made with a traditional Japanese building technique called Shou-Sugi-Ban. The holiday home is located in the Gulpen-Wittem municipality in southeast Netherlands and is the only one of its kind. The small cozy home is positioned to prevent intrusive looks but still capture stunning views of the river and the surrounding countryside. The major concern around which the entire project was conceived was the constant threat of flooding. The prefab house was built in only three months and features several sustainable systems such as a wastewater purification mechanism, underground ventilation pipes, solar panels and thick insulation. + UPFRNT Architects Via World Architecture News
the pods All our pods are built to customer order and can be tailored to suit your requirements.The following is a typical specification for a Garden Office Archipod® Walls Curved plywood structural box with encapsulated fibreglass insulation, plasterboard finish internally on high performance foil insulation and vapour barrier to a standard that exceeds current building regulations. External cladding Western Red Cedar shingles, blue label grade, on breathable membrane on battens. Glazing 1.0m diameter hinged double skin polycarbonate roof dome to maximise natural light and ventilation. Desk An ergonomic semicircular desk, 700mm deep and an effective curved length of 3.1m, in a range of finishes and colours to the customers choice, with 2 cable grommets in the top and cable management below. Floor Suspended timber floor with 75mm closed cell insulation. Electrics Foundations Concrete foundation blocks are included – the customer will just need to prepare the ground prior to installation. Door
Small Family Home with a "Treehouse" Attic by Yuki-Miyamoto Set in a residential district of Tokyo, this small family home has been designed around the needs of its owners and their wish to maintain a connection with nature. The project was undertaken by local architect Yuki Miyamoto, who had the challenge of creating a suitable home on the 936 (87 square meters) site. The house itself is much smaller than the site, occupying an area of just 370 square feet (34.4 square meters). The reason for not maximising its area on the plot is down to the owners wanting to keep a garden for their children, and to maintain the old cherry blossom tree. The house partly wraps around the tree, making it a feature from both the interior and exterior. The owners have a fascination with nature and treehouses. The first floor contains a bathroom with a separate toilet located under the stairs, a large bedroom with a walk-in closet, and a storage space placed in the entryway. Via ArchDaily Photos: Masayoshi Ishii
Libratoit, an Open Source Family House Hans Liberg's Secluded Music Studio Log Cabin on October 27, 2015 This is the Dutch music performer, Hans Liberg’s, secluded music studio log cabin designed by Piet Hein Eek. At a first glance it just looks like a big stack of logs. But once the window shutters are opened you can see that it’s actually a micro cabin! Please enjoy and re-share below. Images © Thomas Mayer Archive Related: The Log Pod Tiny Cabin Resources You can send this log cabin music studio to your friends for free using the social media and e-mail share buttons below. If you enjoyed this log cabin music studio you’ll absolutely LOVE our Free Daily Tiny House Newsletter with even more! Related: Japanese Inspired Tiny House-Zen Cabin in the Woods The following two tabs change content below. Andrea has lived simply in small spaces for more than 7 years and enjoys sharing her space saving (and space multiplying) tips from experience.