Tag: Contest

  • Review the Entries to the Tiny House Contest 2014 at Simple Solar Homesteading

    LaMar Alexander at Simple Solar Homesteading recently hosted a tiny house design contest and the entries are now available to review. Pictured here is the entry from Ryerson University, the “µ-haus” Micro-House. See all the entries to the Tiny House Contest 2014 at Simple Solar Homesteading.

    Below are direct links to the house designs – in the order they were submitted:

    • Robert Merchel House For Cooks and Artists
    • Ryerson University “µ-haus” Micro-House
    • Theodore Ash 10×12 Barn Style Convertable
    • Robyn McKinney Mobile House Design
    • Jim Triplett Aluminum Cargo Container House
    • Jordan Spuck 2532 House
    • Dennis Ringler Tiny Cob House
    • Tyler Rodgers Ty-ny House
    • Bomun Bock-Chung Tiny Solar Tiny House
    • Lauren O’Mally Living Tiny Home
    • CJ’s Tiny Cabin On Wheels
    • Craig Williams House On Wheels
    • Jonathan Filius 14×24 Micro house
    • Evan Vause Tiny Modern House
    • Carl Tourtellotte 8×20 House-On-Wheels
    • Nicole Mason House-On-Wheels
    • Misty Robinson House-On-Wheels
    • Jonathan Marcoux Squared Eco House
    • Joshua Dolan Micro-Max Tire wall House
    • Kris Xaphakdy Steel Tube House
    • Adam Vanderbur 28×14 House
    • Misty Robinson’s Gypsy Wagon Houseboat
    • Christopher O’Baugh Arch Roofed Tiny House
    • Kesler Butler’s Off-Grid Solar House 10ft by 30ft.
    • Dennis Ringler 12×16 Off-Grid House
    • Misty Robinson’s 16×25 Off-Grid House
    • David H. 16×25 Barn Roof Cabin
    • Ammie V. 14×28 Off-Grid house
    • Adam Vanderbur House On Wheels
    • Adam’s 10×14 Cabin With Solar Porch
    • Jayne Henderson 192sqft Tiny Off Grid House Design
  • Earthbag & Pallet Emergency Shelter

    Dr. Owen Geiger, the Director of the Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building, posted one of my design concepts on his Earthbag Building Blog. I had whipped this design up for a 1 Hour Design Challenge at Core77, in exactly 1-hour using Google SketchUp. Thanks for all the earthbag inspiration Owen!

    Earthbag & Pallet Emergency Shelter

  • Enter & Win – Free Drawing for Tiny Prefab ebook

    Visit Tiny House Design and enter to win a free copy of my ebook, Tiny Prefab. I’ll be picking a winner this coming Sunday at midnight (PST). All you need to do to enter is post a comment on that announcement post and describe the type of tiny (or small) house you’d like to build someday. You should read some of the comments there now… great ideas.

    Enter & Win – Free Drawing for Tiny Prefab ebook

  • Shed Design Competition Heating Up

    This design competition ends October 31st… and I thought I had missed the entry deadline. It looks like the competition is steep so I better pull some of my most creative ideas out if I’m going to have a chance at winning. You can enter too… the more the merrier. Read more at Shedworking.

    Shed Design Competition

  • Shed Design Competition

    Secrets of Shed Building is having a garden shed/office/studio design competition. The entry deadline is midnight GMT on October 31, 2009. The winner takes home an Apple iPod nano. For those of you not entering it should still be interesting to see the designs that come out from the tiny house and shedworking community.

    Secrets of Shed Building