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- Escape the stresses of city life with the off-grid Into the Wild cabin Thu, 9 Aug 18, 1:00amSlovakian architecture studio Ark Shelter has recently unveiled the latest iteration of its beautiful Ark Shelter—a tiny, self-sufficient unit that can be placed almost anywhere you please...
- Worlds most active volcano harbors a tiny off-grid homeand you can stay overnight Thu, 8 Jun 17, 8:11pmThe Phoenix House is a tiny off-grid home that truly befits its name. Rising from the ashes of the world’s most active volcano, this solar-powered abode built of recycled materials boasts spectacular views of the Hawaiian...
- UBC’s Nano Studios to offer affordable micro-apartments for under $700 a month Wed, 2 Mar 16, 1:00amhttp://vimeo.com/156141434 The main motivation behind the UBC Nano Studios pilot project is affordability. In an interview with CBC News, Andrew Parr, UBC’s managing director of student housing, said that not only is the...
- Micro Urban Prefab Project Wins Micro Housing Ideas Competition in Denver Wed, 5 Jun 13, 12:22amThe Denver Architecture League Micro Housing Ideas Competition received around a hundred entries from across the country and the globe for an affordable and micro housing project...
- The Freedom Room is a Low-Cost Micro Apartment Designed by Prison Inmates Tue, 23 Apr 13, 3:00pmThere is a large carpentry shop in the High Security Prison in Spoleto, Italy where inmates build furniture for other correctional facilities. Cibic Workshop and Comodo (Comunicare Moltiplica Doveri) teamed up with some of...