John Geary grew up watching his father build big homes in the San Francisco Bay Area where it can take years to permit a project, so when the state legislature began passing bills to make it much easier to build a home in your own backyard, he set up shop selling smaller, cheaper homes that…
A year after Salt Lake City allowed owners to put tiny homes in their backyards, Colin Jube and Dallin Jolley launched Modal Living, creating prefabricated housing that allows homeowners to erect small shelters and within months. Modal charges around $120,000 for their basic unit (installation not included), but they say owners are renting them for…
VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Mighty Buildings is innovating home construction by creating a high-tech 3D printed Tiny House in just a few weeks, from order to delivery. LEARN MORE: https://mightybuildings.com/ ———-CREDITS————— PRODUCED & HOSTED BY: Jenna Kausal VIDEOGRAPHERS: Dallen Detamore Jennifer Gonzalez EDITOR: Marcia Trader http://www.marciatrader.com TITLE MUSIC: Kate Steinway – “Tiny Home” ADDITIONAL MUSIC: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ OPENING…
Limited by the city of Austin (Texas) to building on 45% of a lot, architect Nicole Blair leaned the walls out to gain space: the base covers the maximum 320 square feet, but the walls continue up and out to create a total of 565 square feet of living space. Dubbed “the drunk house” by…
Su Pang loves travel and traditional Swedish cottages. In 2013, she had a little-used 5000-square-foot backyard subject to relaxed building codes, so she began designing a Scandinavian-inspired cottage that would give her the freedom to live mortgage-free. Working around decades-old redwood and walnut trees, Su and her architect built an L-shaped 500-square-foot home (700-sq-ft, including…
Bruce Parker, a Seattle Architect specializing in backyard cottages, discusses the high home prices, city legalities, and the potential benefits of building a small house on your land. FIND OUT MORE FROM THIS HOME’S ARCHITECT: https://www.microhousenw.com/ ————– CREDITS ————— TITLE MUSIC: Peter Kuli | Track: “Love It” Listen: https://soundcloud.com/peterkuli ADDITIONAL MUSIC: https://www.epidemicsound.com/ EDITOR: Jenna Spesard…
When Vina Lustado moved into the 140-square-foot home on wheels she and her husband Cliff had built (for $40,000) in 2013, it was a continuation of a lifetime of living minimally: from a modest home in the Philippines as a child to a one bedroom duplex in LA shared with 9 siblings to an adulthood…
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