Living in a home or community completely independent of public utility grids can be an attractive and appealing lifestyle for many. Imagine living off the grid without electricity bills, water pipelines, or even hydrogen-fueled heating systems – just fresh air and natural sunlight. For those of us who have dreamed …
In today’s time when everybody dreams of a debt-free living; Joel Weber a 25-year old student of Texas University transformed his dream of living a mortgage-free life into reality by building a Tiny House for himself. Joel a design major created the floor plan himself and spent only $20,000 for …
The very ambit of a tiny house hints at the use of less space. But there is certainly a fine line between usage of reduced space and spatial efficiency. The above picture Kitoko Studio‘s maid-room design belongs to the second category, as it makes the best of the available area …
Yet another triumphant case of a DIY tiny house, and this time too the scope of resourcefulness is led by the young brigade. The 23 year-old Dayne Bendle has seemingly proved many armchair architects wrong with his snugly built dwelling in the scenic setting of Winkleigh, Devon, England. And, the …
There are some architectural designs that are tailored to specific functions and circulations defined by conventions. And, then there are a few architectural designs that are defined by the users themselves in accordance with their preference, behavior and even mood. ‘Arcadia the Spirit Shelter’ (from Studio allergutendinge) surely belongs to …
Tiny house projects do have a way of bringing out the stories of human triumph especially when they happen against considerable odds. This time around 14 year old Sicily Kolbeck has heroically finished up on her grand project of constructing a 128 sq ft dwelling, as an incredible tribute to …
We as armchair ‘aficionados’ have always praised art for art’s sake. But what about art that treads the conscientious path to make its mark in the practical realm? Well, Oakland-based artist Gregory Kloehn certainly believes in such a novel scope, as is evident from his incredible mobile home projects for …
The curious case of Americans who opt for alternative modes of living continues on with Dee Williams’s tiny yet snug 84 sq ft house. This time around, the spatial efficiency was not brought on by some economic constraint, but was rather inspired by a struggle on the personal front. ‘Parked’ …
We have had our fair share of covering spatially efficient housing solutions. But is comfortable habitation really possible in those incredibly compact units? Well, Rome-based designer Nicholas Wingfield certainly believes so, and he has made his proving point with the simple yet thought provoking ‘Live in a box’ conception. As …
It is good to see the trend of tiny houses moving beyond the scope of DIY endeavors. This time around, a researching team from Georgia’s Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) have contrived a housing prototype that gives preference to our future spatial needs. Christened as the SCADPad, the …
