Comment by shellfishgene
4 days ago
Don't people build all kinds of tiny houses and live in them? How does that work with building codes?
4 days ago
Don't people build all kinds of tiny houses and live in them? How does that work with building codes?
I have something of a fetish for modern tiny homes. I definitely would like to see more around, and to design and build some myself.
https://www.dwell.com/tiny-homes
https://www.houseplans.com/collection/s-tiny-modern-plans
https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/nine-taliesin-west-most...
https://www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-last-student-sh...
https://www.tsoa.edu/shelter-thesis
My favourite tiny home is a sailboat. My second favourite tiny home is a solar powered boat (a pretty interesting one recently came to an unfortunate end, however), and my third tiny home is a deep, underground bunker.
Dunno why, I do love all the land-surface homes too, but I dream of having any one of the above to live out my latter days ..
I've been thinking a solar-powered catamaran or trimaran would be a nice project. Could generate and burn hydrogen for fresh water. Or batteries for ballast in a monohull. Extra panels can be vertical.. who is going to invent sails with integrated solar cells?.. Oh, I see that exists now. Very exciting!
https://www.hallberg-rassy.com/news/news/solar-panel-sails-2...
And for the unacquainted:
Lin and Larry Pardey, most famously, made a long life together sailing the world, first, in their homemade, engine-less 24ft cutter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_and_Larry_Pardey
Cruising in Seraffyn
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1929214049
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All good options.
How about an earthship and a converted school bus to tow a small-ish boat around?
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Small, even tiny, homes are not a new thing. The house I grew up in was not much larger than the Futuro. A local museum has the house of a local artist inside, and it is about the size of a tiny home. Of course, you also have people living in mobile homes and trailers. I doubt that building codes have much to say on small homes, though zoning would.
That said, the design and materials would have an impact for more innovative designs.
Wyoming says you can take your codes and shove it you know where!