Right now I want to give you an update on OM Build which is a tiny house community for the homeless in Madison, Wisconsin. If you feel called to I’d also like to invite you to help support the growth and completion of the community with your own donation. Occupy Madison is building tiny houses [...]
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Architects Develop Affordable Tiny Housing in Vietnam
A Vietnam based architecture firm, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, has began developing prefabricated housing for low income families in Vietnam. This concept of tiny housing would provide the people with not only a safe place to live but a durable long-term shelter too. Since 2012 the firm has been working to create these houses for those who earn less than [...]
How Affordable Tiny Housing is Alleviating Homelessness
Right now I wanted to re-explore the topic of affordable tiny housing with you as a solution as well as a tool to help alleviate homelessness as led by the article and conversation over at this article at Moyers & Company. As you know one of the main benefits you experience when living in a smaller home is affordability. Your rent or [...]
Build Your Tiny House for $10k: Affordable Tiny House Plans
If you’ve been wanting an affordable tiny house you’re at the right place right now because Dan Louche of Tiny Home Builders has created 160 sq. ft. tiny house plans just for that. With these plans you can complete an 8’x20′ tiny home on wheels of your own for about $10k as long as you build [...]
Destiny’s Bridge: Tiny Homes for the Homeless Documentary
I was just contacted by Jack Ballo who is a filmmaker working on a documentary on homeless people, tent cities, and potential tiny house villages for those in need and I wanted to share it with you. There’s a lot we don’t see that goes on unnoticed and I believe this film gives us all [...]
Opportunity Village: Tiny House Community for Formerly Homeless in Eugene, Oregon
Opportunity Village in Eugene, Oregon demonstrates how tiny house communities can provide transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness. The village model offers small, dignified living spaces supported by shared facilities, creating a pathway to stability. Opportunity Village Tiny Houses Images: Opportunity Village Eugene Village Layout and Community Individual Dwelling Units Design Details Project: Opportunity Village [...]
Artist Turns Garbage into Micro Houses for Homeless in his Area
His name is Gregory Kloehn, an artist in Oakland, California who is building micro houses for homeless people in his area. In the past, I’ve featured one of Kloehn’s earlier creations which were a micro house he built out of a garbage container. Instead of trying to create art so that rich people will buy it [...]