Miniature houses like the Ecocapsule, whose living space is just 8 square meters, or 86 square feet, challenge you to evaluate just that in order to minimize your life. A team of Slovak designers built the Ecocapsule to be the perfect little luxury home for travel, adventuring, research or just off-the-grid living.” – mic.com Source: This …
She’d long dreamed of building a small house on a large property; but with a new job, “serious student debt,” and an iffy economy, realizing the dream looked a long way off. “So I decided to work backwards: Build a tiny house and save up for land,” she says.” – Hudson Valley Magazine Read more about Ulster …
Designer Ryan Frank wanted a semi-mobile home for a small plot in a “sensitive area”. He thought about yurts and domes, but settled for an open source design he found online” – Kirsten Dirksen of Fair Companies See more videos like this on the Fair Companies YouTube Channel. The house is built like a boat, just …
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As for the build you’re seeing, this is something I designed and that me and my crew built in a hair over four days on a pretty extreme budget, and while off-grid in the woods. This seasonal cabin (which could be made a year round place with a little insulation and roof swap-out- easily) was …
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Here’s a peek into what it’s like to live off-grid in London. With sweat equity and resourceful scavenging this narrow boat owner has carved out a low cost way of living in one of the most expensive cities in the world. This video was brought to you by the folks at Off-Grid.net, where you can …
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Here’s an unboxing of a composting toilet by an fellow that’s currently building his own tiny home. The specific unit is an Air Head Composting Toilet – commonly used on boats and RVs. It’s a simple stand-alone unit that features a clever method for separating liquids from solids, which is done to keep odor down and to promote the composting …
Insulated with sheep’s wool and heated by wood burning stoves. “Off Grid” and powered by solar panels. It has an en-suite shower room with hot water.” – Mhairi via Tiny House Swoon See more of this Gardener’s Hut at Tiny House Swoon.
This beautiful off-grid micro cabin in Tennessee is a contemporary update to the traditional lakeside retreat. The Cape Russell Retreat is a modestly-sized cabin that packs high design into a small residence that is completely independent of the water and electrical grids.” – Inhabitat Read and see more of this Off-Grid Tennessee Micro Cabin that Packs in …
The tiny container house will have a kitchenette, three-quarters bath, day bed, Murphy bed, combo washer/dryer, and built-in closets. Nomad is 8′ wide, 24′ long, 9’6″ tall, and fully complete upon delivery. That means it arrives with windows, doors, insulation, no-VOC paints, plumbing, fixtures, and lights — all according to code.” – Jetson Green While …
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I love that my house has minimal impact on the earth by being off the grid. I use solar panels, propane gas, greywater system and passive solar heating and cooling.” – Vina via Apartment Therapy Learn more about Vina’s Minimal Impact on the Earth
The Box House is a deceptively simple wooden box raised slightly on concrete piers… The cabin has a 36 m2 388 ft2 main floor plus a loft that is somewhat less than half that size.” – Small House Bliss Read and see more of The Box House, an off-grid cabin in Australia. Photographs by Brett Boardman. Design by Nicholas Murcutt.
In the video animation below you can tour the Montainer Nomad 192. Large rolling & locking barn doors on both long sides allow the home to be opened to fresh air and light when in use, and sealed up when you’re away. It’s shown with Learn more about the Montainer Nomad 192. It has a small kitchen …
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