Oregon prefab builder IdeaBox makes a lot of great stuff (like the Northwest and the Haven), but most of it isn’t all that tiny (see e.g. the aforementioned, and their 1,700-square-foot Confluence model). So we can kind of understand where they’re coming from when they call their new Mini.Box “something less than a full-on living […]
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Minimalist design, maximum space in the Kerns Micro House
The Kerns Micro House from Fieldwork Design & Architecture is a Portland-legal accessory dwelling unit with 250 very uncluttered square feet of living space. It’s very nicely finished, but pretty much completely devoid of homey embellishments; depending on your perspective, you could call it either minimalist or Spartan. The distinctively dark stained vertical fir siding […]
Et tu, Portland? Tiny house capital evicts THOW couple
Portland, Oregon, is no stranger to the tiny house movement. Outgoing Mayor Charlie Hales and newly elected Ted Wheeler are both tiny house supporters, and the city even has a permitting system in place for people who want to add a smaller secondary “accessory dwelling unit” (ADU) to their property. So why were Claire Teasdale […]
Teenage brothers build tiny house for homeless man
Portland’s Dignity Village is an intentional community with a number of tiny houses – but it’s also a homeless encampment, and there aren’t enough real tiny houses to go around. Many residents make do in tents or shacks, and that’s what Ray Broaddus, 56, had been doing since he moved there three years ago. His […]
A houseboat that goes on the road and off the grid
This charming houseboat is the original WaterWoody, designed and built by Kerry Elwood and launched several Julys ago in 2014. It’s a 28-footer that weighs just 5,500 pounds, which means it can do road trips on a trailer almost as easily as it can make water journeys in front of its twin propane engines. The […]