Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter (The Shelter Library of Building Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0936070528 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tiny though they are, they are much more than mere shelter."-Kevin Kelly, CoolTools"Gives me chills, it's so inspiring." - Cheryl Long, Editor, The Mother Earth NewsA "photo-packed new volume (by) Shelter Publications founder and green architecture pioneer Lloyd Kahn" - Publishers Weekly"The book arrived today, all I can say is Wow! It's beautiful and another one of your masterpieces." - Kent Griswold, Tiny House Blog"a dream bookthe scale is humble, but the architectural detail is rich" -Michael Tortell
Loaded with inspiration but very limited info, if info is what you are looking for I've seen a lot of the houses in this book before online, featured in magazine articles, on youtube or in alternative builder books, but it is nice to have them all in one place. I would have liked it better if there had been interior shots and a floor plan for each one, but as it is the book is full of eye candy for those interested in exploring the living small options. This book covers most of them, cob, stone, prefab, modular, tre. "Amazing to me what is possible" according to Holly. "Tiny Homes" is a very interesting book loaded with pictures of tiny homes (defined as 500 square feet or less). There is a wide variety of building material used, excellent pictures, and interesting side stories about the people who built them or live in them.To be frank, I have no real interest in living in something this small (probably) but truly enjoy looking at them to see just what is possible. I have also enjoyed the books by . Great book full of cool pictures - Do NOT buy if you're looking for a technical account of architectural/building practices Molly E Moore This has a plethora of great photos and stories from many different styles of tiny homes. It is a great book to generate ideas and conversation. With that being said, here are some things about the book that you should know before buying:- This book is not intended to be a technical account of architectural styles - don't buy it if that's what you're looking for.- This book does not provide detailed plans or building tips.- As others
Now, almost 40 years later, there's a growing tiny house movement all over the world -- which we've been tracking over the past two years.Many people have decided to scale back, to get by with less stuff, to live in smaller homes. Homes on land, homes on wheels, homes on the road, homes on water, even homes in the trees. ft.). Here's a different approach, a 180º turn from increasing consumption. There are numerous blogs and websites with news, photos, and/or plans for tiny homes, documented here.If you're thinking of scaling back, you'll find plenty of inspiration here. Here are builders, designers, architects (no less), dreamers, artists, road gypsies, and water dwellers who've achieved a measure of freedom and independence by taking shelter into their own hands.. There are also studios, saunas, garden sheds, and greenhouses.There are 1,300 photos, showing a rich variety of small homemade shelters, and there are stories (and thoughts and inspirations) of the owner-builders who are on the forefront of this