Month: April 2010

Tanker House Concept

You’ve seen shipping container homes but have you seen truck tanker homes? So far this is just a concept for a tiny house but is really well thought out illustrated. Great food for the imagination by Aristede Antonas. Tanker House Concept

Oikos Studio Cottage

This is a new design concept from Craig, a fellow tiny house dreamer. It’s a modified straw bale that uses low cost corrugated steel on the walls and roof. A wood stove plus passive solar design would provide the heat. Oikos Studio Cottage

Adjusting to a Small Cabin

I’ve been really enjoying the posts at the KMS Woodworks Blog. This recent post focuses on spending a fews days over spring break in their small cabin with the kids. One of the new experiences was adjusting to living with a sawdust toilet. Adjusting to a Small Cabin

The FernHouse

Here’s a very nice little screened in cabin in Vermont called the FernHouse, created by Bob Swinburne, an architect in Brattleboro, Vermont. It’s nicknamed FernHouse because it looks like is floats on a sea of ferns during the summer months. The FernHouse

One Cool Habitat

This New Zealand company, One Cool Habitat, is shipping these little tiny container homes to people around the world. Prices start at around $30,000 US. One Cool Habitat

FINCUBE

This novel modern mushroom prototype is located in Ritten, Italy and was designed by Werner Aisslinger of Studio Aisslinger in Berlin. The design is intended to be extremely low impact and can even be disassembled for relocation to other building sites. FINCUBE

Urban Rancher – Insulated

After a tough start to 2010 the Urban Rancher is back at work on his tiny house in the mountains outside Los Angeles. The cabin is now insulated and the unfinished, albeit closed-in, cabin made it through the rough winter just fine. Urban Rancher – Insulated

Collection of Small Houses on Small Lots

You might have noticed that one of my favorite blogs lately is Dornob. This is partially because they’ve been doing such a great job covering small homes lately. Here’s a nice collection of small houses on small lots. Collection of Small Houses on Small Lots