Showing posts with label of. Show all posts
Showing posts with label of. Show all posts
Saturday, November 19, 2016
Great photos of full size Container Home
You are invited to view Devan Sophia's photo album: PhiloSophia Home
| | PhiloSophia Home Lake Jackson, TX - Aug 30, 2010 by Devan Sophia A visual timeline of the progress of the first full size home, designed and constructed by PhiloSophia DesignWorks. View Album Play slideshow Contribute photos to this album |
Sunday, October 30, 2016
The Little House of Pittsford NY
I spotted this house on a recent drive. I decided to try and get a closer look and luckily it turned-out to be a museum that's open to the public (only six hours per week, but I timed it right). They call it "The Little House."
I am a little hazy on the details, but it was built in 1819 across the street. Later, it was restored and moved to its present location where it sits on a modern foundation with a full basement. I estimate its dimensions to be about 18 feet wide by 26 feet long, or about 468 square feet the way I calculate it.
It's unclear (to me at least) whether it was originally a house and later turned into a lawyer's office, or if it was a lawyer's office all along. Either way, the place is dripping with good old-fashioned charm. It is essentially two rooms, a closet, and a partitioned space that houses the basement stairs. The basement has a modern bathroom.
Looking at these pictures makes me feel like drawing-up some floor plans to show how you could take this general size and layout and turn it into a comfortable home.
 |
| View from the street. |
I am a little hazy on the details, but it was built in 1819 across the street. Later, it was restored and moved to its present location where it sits on a modern foundation with a full basement. I estimate its dimensions to be about 18 feet wide by 26 feet long, or about 468 square feet the way I calculate it.
 |
| Photo taken in the back room looking toward the front of the house. Door to left of fireplace is to a closet. |
The ceilings are ten feet high. It has a covered porch that runs across the full width, and seems to be about five feet deep. The house has front and back doors, two windows in the front, Two windows on one side, and one window on each of the other sides. It also has a central chimney with a fireplace that faces the back room.
 |
| Back and side of house. |
 |
| The back room, showing back door and window. |
 |
| Front room |
Enjoyed this post? Please share it using the social network buttons. "Like" the FaceBook page, facebook.com/smallscalehomes, and join the conversation, or start one in the comment section below. Thanks!
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Site of 1st Container Home
Site of 1st Container Home
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr
Originally uploaded by Jesse C Smith Jr
Site of 1st Container Home
Friday, October 7, 2016
Jay Shafers Video on the Politics of Small Homes
There is a lot of chatter on the small homes front today. This interview with Jay Shafer, founder of Tumbleweed Tiny Houses, and Guru of tiny homes in general, is definitely the lead story of the day.
Enjoy this post? Please share it using the social network buttons. "Like" the FaceBook page, facebook.com/smallscalehomes, and join the conversation, or start a new one in the comment section below. Thanks!
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
