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WHY LIVE TINY?
WHY LIVE TINY?
Living in a tiny home has many benefits, including reducing your carbon footprint.
Find reasons to live tiny, an analysis of our carbon footprint, and what makes a house a home on our website.
In this project, we designed and built a scale model of a tiny home, created a budget for materials and furnishings, and developed a working model gutter system.
DESIGN PROCESS
DESIGN PROCESS
Our design process for the house was in three parts. First, we designed it digitally using Google SketchUp and Planner5D, then we created a paper model at 1/24 scale, and finally we built a foam core model at 1/6 scale. Below are pictures of all the different models. From left to right it's the Planner5D digital design, paper, then foam core.
PRESENTATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
Presentations were set up like a trade show with booths. When people came to hear about our house, we each told about different aspects, like the budget, interior and exterior design, and reasons to live tiny. We then answered any questions they might have and gave out our business cards.
We also demonstrated our gutter system, shown on the left. We chose to adapt our house using gutters and hydro power.
Our budget was a major selling point of the house. While most full size houses cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, ours cost only $42,000 fully furnished.
PISD YOUTH ART MONTH AWARD
PISD YOUTH ART MONTH AWARD
I was also recognized for my SketchUp design with another member of my team at the PISD youth art month gallery where they put our paper model on display at the Sockwell Center.
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