Author: Alex | Related Categories: Tiny Houses | Related Topics: building a tiny house, dan louche, tiny house interview | View Comments
I’m excited to share our first interview here on Tiny House Talk with Dan Louche who designed and built a tiny house from scratch for a special someone in his life.
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Alex: Can you tell us a little bit about the tiny house you’ve been constructing and why you decided to build it?
Dan: The tiny house that I built was for my mom.
A little over a year ago I received a call from her where she told me that she was having some respiratory problems associated with mold in the trailer home she was living in.
I knew I had to do something, but neither she nor I could afford to buy her a new home. So I began to research my options and came across the tiny house movement.
I had always been interested in smaller spaces and after seeing what others were doing, I was inspired to design and build her a tiny house.
The house is 8×20. I wanted it to be as large as possible but still be reasonable to tow and move around.
The living space is on a single level since my mother is older and a sleeping loft is not an option for her. I also wanted it to appear as roomy as possible inside, so I included large dormers on the front and back of the house.
Alex: What was her reaction like when she heard the idea? How is she liking it so far?
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Author: Alex | Related Categories: Gypsy-Vardo-Caravans | Related Topics: mobile spa, sauna on wheels, spa on wheels | View Comments
This Gypsy Wagon is a spa and sauna on wheels. Yeah, a mobile spa! What does this have to do with tiny houses?
Well for one… It’s just cool. But if you ever think about tiny house communities like I do, you know that extra facilities would be really useful for the residents.
And in a tiny house there’s usually no room for a good sized bath let alone a sauna. I love enjoying a good bath once in a while… Or some jacuzzi time.
So here’s a concept where a spa, jacuzzi, and/or sauna is constructed on a trailer and is completely mobile much like our tiny houses. This would be a useful idea for a community of tiny houses.
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Author: Alex | Related Categories: Micro, Tiny Cabins | Related Topics: cocoon cabin, micro cabin, tiny cabin | View Comments
Derek I think you’re going to like this one. It’s sort of a mini A-frame house. Anyways it definitely makes an awesome little cabin for camping, playing music, hanging out, or whatever.
Like lots of the other really small structures I’ve featured here, it can be used as an office or hobby room too.
On the design it has built in seats within the front porch on the corners. I really like the shape of the structure and how the roof is similar to that of an A-Frame as far as coverage. The design has a window within the door and a window in the back. Good enough for such a small size.
On the builders website they call it a camping cocoon. Imagine putting this in the middle of your backyard garden, what a great place to write, relax, meditate…
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Author: Alex | Related Categories: Backyard Offices | Related Topics: iwan baan, nature office, office in the forest, office in the woods | View Comments
An architecture firm named SelgasCano designed their very own office in the middle of the forest. I can barely describe how awesome I think this is.
What an inspiring place to do your work, art, writing, music, or to live.
This is not a backyard office, it’s the real office of the architecture firm Selgas Cano Architects in Madrid. Enjoy the inspiring photos.
When you’re finished check out the architecture firm’s website for the rest of the photos.
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Author: Alex | Related Categories: Yurts | Related Topics: living in a yurt, yurt living | View Comments
She has been living in a yurt for about 3 years. At 9,300 feet in rural Colorado. She has been writing about her life there for the last few months and showing everyone pictures and videos of what it’s like.
When she was getting her construction approved by her local building department the staff there found her to be quite unique so she eventually became known as the yurt lady, hence the name of her blog.
Her website has tips for those interested in living in a yurt as well–information on staying warm, insulating, construction time, windows, doors, and dealing with wind.
She started out like most of us–tired of cleaning an over-sized home. Eventually her path led to a 10 acre property right next to a national forest where she’s living in now, in her yurt.
She’s been living in a 16′ yurt to try things out and she’s currently in the process of constructing her larger 30′ yurt. You can sort of see the process in this picture…
I love stories like this so I wanted to share it on here. Enjoy some of the pictures here and then go visit the Yurt Lady yourself and say hello. I’m looking forward to keeping up with her progress through her blog.
