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[LoveNDino]

Gorgeous New Orlean's "Shotgun" Home

[LoveNDino]

Barcelona apartment

 

[+ nycman]

Gorgeous New Orlean's "Shotgun" Home

Wow, that’s beautiful and impressive.

Thanks for sharing it!

[LoveNDino]

Wow, that’s beautiful and impressive.

Thanks for sharing it!

You're welcome!

[LoveNDino]

Sorry to fuck up a perfectly nice thread with charts and graphs.

As a landlord, I've practiced voluntary rent control for a long time...I'd love to see rent control made the law all over the US.

Worth liking just for this...I always find it outrageous that my mortgage is sometimes much less than what some of my friends pay in rent.

[LoveNDino]

Water Tank House in Belgium

[bigvalboy]

This was clever...

 

[LoveNDino]

This was clever...

 

The camper was impressive - with a water closet even! The camera work, on the other hand...oy vey!

[cany10011]

This is one of my most favorite threads!

[LoveNDino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPzRnOQGS4

For many seniors, tiny houses provide the most suitable living spaces because they're small, easier to navigate and require less upkeep. Undoubtedly, these are some factors that Josh Wynne took into consideration when designing and building a modern sustainable cabin for his aging father.

 

Named after its occupant, "Mike's Hammock" is a 604-square-foot one bedroom, one bath home situated on Wynne's property in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Nokomis. Equal parts sophisticated and sustainable, the cabin was built using a combination of local and recycled products such as its Southern Yellow Pine frame, which as sourced from a nearby housing development construction site.

 

True to its eco-friendly design, the house maintains a modest footprint with the help of a customized central air and heating system equipped with a double-wall, exposed metal duct that helps distribute air evenly throughout the space, contributing to average monthly energy costs of around $25. On the style side, the interior is clad in Southern Pine wood paneling accompanied by sliding glass doors and well-placed windows that offer tons of light and viewing opportunities of the surrounding marsh wildlife. Pitched ceilings give the illusion of extra space.

 

To accommodate Mike, who has limited mobility due to health issues, Wynne opted out of installing upper cabinets and used only full-extension drawers for easier access. The doors are sizeable enough to easily accommodate wheelchairs. The bathroom is also equipped with extra space for walkers and wheelchairs and features a shower with a fold-down seat and support for grab bar installation. Due to its cantilevered design, the tiny cabin appears to float above the surrounding native Sabal palm trees. As Inhabitat notes, Wynne was careful to keep the project low impact, planting three trees to replace the one he removed during construction.

 

Additionally, the engineered wood that frames the roof was installed without a crane. "It minimizes impacts by utilizing trees that are younger and using them more efficiently than solid-sawn lumber," Wynne told New Atlas. Overall, the tiny house construction produced a modest amount of waste – less than a dumpster full, in fact.

[bigvalboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPzRnOQGS4

For many seniors, tiny houses provide the most suitable living spaces because they're small, easier to navigate and require less upkeep. Undoubtedly, these are some factors that Josh Wynne took into consideration when designing and building a modern sustainable cabin for his aging father.

 

Named after its occupant, "Mike's Hammock" is a 604-square-foot one bedroom, one bath home situated on Wynne's property in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Nokomis. Equal parts sophisticated and sustainable, the cabin was built using a combination of local and recycled products such as its Southern Yellow Pine frame, which as sourced from a nearby housing development construction site.

 

True to its eco-friendly design, the house maintains a modest footprint with the help of a customized central air and heating system equipped with a double-wall, exposed metal duct that helps distribute air evenly throughout the space, contributing to average monthly energy costs of around $25. On the style side, the interior is clad in Southern Pine wood paneling accompanied by sliding glass doors and well-placed windows that offer tons of light and viewing opportunities of the surrounding marsh wildlife. Pitched ceilings give the illusion of extra space.

 

To accommodate Mike, who has limited mobility due to health issues, Wynne opted out of installing upper cabinets and used only full-extension drawers for easier access. The doors are sizeable enough to easily accommodate wheelchairs. The bathroom is also equipped with extra space for walkers and wheelchairs and features a shower with a fold-down seat and support for grab bar installation. Due to its cantilevered design, the tiny cabin appears to float above the surrounding native Sabal palm trees. As Inhabitat notes, Wynne was careful to keep the project low impact, planting three trees to replace the one he removed during construction.

 

Additionally, the engineered wood that frames the roof was installed without a crane. "It minimizes impacts by utilizing trees that are younger and using them more efficiently than solid-sawn lumber," Wynne told New Atlas. Overall, the tiny house construction produced a modest amount of waste – less than a dumpster full, in fact.

 

These are such timely solutions...

 

Interestingly, I just returned from dinner with a friend. She is nowhere near needing assistance, however she is just north of senior citizen status, and she is aware, like many of us are, that at some point it will become more and more difficult to physically maintain our residences. She flatly rejects any sort of assisted living facility. As we sat at dinner throwing around possible solutions to housing for aging seniors, and discussing the pros and cons of moving to places like "The Villages near Orlando, or Margaritaville near Daytona ( https://www.latitudemargaritaville.com/)...I mentioned a small detached apartment on the property of one of her children. Her eyes lit up, and the more we discussed it, the more it was something that she said she could seriously consider it. We googled some images, and the possibilities are endless...while many of us are decades away from finding or needing a solution to our housing, it's nice to know that there will always be a place to hang our hats...

[Nvr2Thick]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPzRnOQGS4

For many seniors, tiny houses provide the most suitable living spaces because they're small, easier to navigate and require less upkeep. Undoubtedly, these are some factors that Josh Wynne took into consideration when designing and building a modern sustainable cabin for his aging father.

 

Named after its occupant, "Mike's Hammock" is a 604-square-foot one bedroom, one bath home situated on Wynne's property in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Nokomis. Equal parts sophisticated and sustainable, the cabin was built using a combination of local and recycled products such as its Southern Yellow Pine frame, which as sourced from a nearby housing development construction site.

 

True to its eco-friendly design, the house maintains a modest footprint with the help of a customized central air and heating system equipped with a double-wall, exposed metal duct that helps distribute air evenly throughout the space, contributing to average monthly energy costs of around $25. On the style side, the interior is clad in Southern Pine wood paneling accompanied by sliding glass doors and well-placed windows that offer tons of light and viewing opportunities of the surrounding marsh wildlife. Pitched ceilings give the illusion of extra space.

 

To accommodate Mike, who has limited mobility due to health issues, Wynne opted out of installing upper cabinets and used only full-extension drawers for easier access. The doors are sizeable enough to easily accommodate wheelchairs. The bathroom is also equipped with extra space for walkers and wheelchairs and features a shower with a fold-down seat and support for grab bar installation. Due to its cantilevered design, the tiny cabin appears to float above the surrounding native Sabal palm trees. As Inhabitat notes, Wynne was careful to keep the project low impact, planting three trees to replace the one he removed during construction.

 

Additionally, the engineered wood that frames the roof was installed without a crane. "It minimizes impacts by utilizing trees that are younger and using them more efficiently than solid-sawn lumber," Wynne told New Atlas. Overall, the tiny house construction produced a modest amount of waste – less than a dumpster full, in fact.

 

Many of the examples, especially this one, have been so minimally staged that I couldn't imagine anyone living there. I picture myself walking in with my briefcase/backpack and a couple of grocery bags, kicking off my shoes and taking off a jacket, and the whole place goes to hell. Set down a book, a magazine, a phone, and the mail -- and it all becomes uncomfortably untidy. I appreciate the home spaces that actually look lived in.

[marylander1940]

So glad I moved from Seattle in 2010 before rents really went crazy. Y'all can keep those shit hole apartments.

 

Hugs,

Greg

 

You’re not 6’4. How many bedrooms do you need? Lol

[bigvalboy]

 

7 Vintage Trailer Homes to Crush On

 

Fixer upper

Palm Springs Realtor Matthew Reader has owned many vintage trailers (you’ll get to see a bunch here), some of which started out as barely anything more than a shell. He bought this 1955 Roadcraft for the bargain price of $1,000—and it was in a state he likens to something out of Breaking Bad. Reader had to completely rehabilitate the trailer to its current shining glory. He’s now lucky enough to live in it full time.

 

Sunny scene

Reader carried the soft yellow-and-white exterior color scheme to the interior, then tempered the look with touches of wood (like that fabulous mid-century divider). The warm tones amplify the sunlight, while the larger windows maximize the unique scenery from the vintage trailer park he calls home. Located in view of Bob Hope’s famous Lautner Estate, the “neighborhood” also boasts a clubhouse and gym converted from WWII-era bunkhouses.

 

 

 

 

 

Retro sheen

Reader’s completely tricked-out Airstream Excella trailer dates back to 1988, making it one of his more modern models. However, you’ll notice that with its clean lines and metallic body, the Excella doesn’t look very ‘80s at all. The classic rounded shape that all vintage lovers recognize as the iconic Airstream actually dates back to the 1930s.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Park and rec

Reader’s love affair with the Airstream can be traced back to childhood vacations spent in a camper and longing for the iconic recreational vehicle (which his father considered the domain of “rich people”). His 1966 Airstream Safari could be considered the cool older cousin to the Excella. He spent 14 months remodeling the trailer, and put it up for sale in 2015.

 

Mad for mod

The daffodil yellow and rich brown color scheme are period-perfect for this trailer. Shag carpeting, gold leaf paneling, mid-century-style hardware, and graphic fabrics give you the feeling that you’ve stepped right into the late ‘60s. Trina Turk fabrics, LED lighting, and updated appliances bring you back to our modern age.

Edited February 8, 2018 by bigvalboy

[LoveNDino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hQy4UFluMg

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[LoveNDino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWEbxQzVbEU

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[bigvalboy]

Fascinating...but he lost me at the six floor walk up.

[trav05]

Me to. Anything 2nd floor and up I need elevator. Hanoi is an old city and just starting a modern building boom.

We were there last weekend and stayed in an Airbnb 1 bedroom newer building. It had an elevator. $25.us. Usually when I stay in a place my first question is about, A/c and pool. In Hanoi it’s, is it an elevator building.

Going back in a couple of weeks, but staying in a hotel. Many of the hotels in the Old Quarter of the city have been turned into upscale boutique hotels. Many buildings didn’t have elevators so they had to install them.

Something we take for granted, kind of new to them.

[LoveNDino]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDmzU3_5ILc

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[bigvalboy]

This 3-D-printed house costs $10,000 and can be built in 24 hours

 

One of the less obvious products being unveiled this week at SXSW is a small concrete house. On the outside, it doesn’t look like anything particularly special, although the covered patio and spacious windows are less common on tiny poured-concrete buildings.

 

That’s because the innovation isn’t in the structure or materials — it’s in the design and building. ICON, the company that builds the 650-square-foot house, claims it costs just $10,000 to build and can be 3-D-printed by a Vulcan printer in 12 to 24 hours using the most common building material on Earth.

 

ICON has built a model at SXSW that features a living room, bedroom, bathroom and curved porch. The company’s co-founders told The Verge that it will be using the model as an office for the immediate future to see how it performs. “We are going to install air quality monitors. How does it look and how does it smell?” founder Jason Ballard told The Verge.

 

 

 

In the longer term, ICON has partnered with housing nonprofit New Story to take its technology to the developing world. The plan is for ICON and New Story to build a community of 100 homes in El Salvador next year using the Vulcan printer. Although 3-D printing has been used in building fabrication before, printing on-site using a universally available building material is a new step.

 

That said, ICON’s structures still presumably rely on a goodly supply of available labor and talent and a structure won’t be taken from bare earth to habitability with no human interaction. Excavation still has to happen for concrete foundations, and the windows, roof and interior mechanicals, like electricity and plumbing, can’t be poured by a printer.

Edited March 14, 2018 by bigvalboy

[samhexum]

A school district in Arizona is building a tiny home community for cash-strapped teachers who can’t afford local housing.

 

The small town of Vail, located about 25 miles southeast of Tucson, has an average home price of $258,000 and no apartments within the 425-square-mile school district, CityLab reports.

 

This leaves many of the local school teachers, whose salaries range from about $38,000 to $46,000, commuting from Tucson in order to live somewhere they can afford rent.

 

“The lowest rent you can find for a house in Vail is $1,200,” Sydney Scharer tells CityLab. Scharer teaches fifth grade at Senita Valley Elementary School and makes $38,000 a year.

 

The only way to afford rent was for her and her fiancé to live in a 600-square-foot apartment about a 30-minute drive from work for $850 per month. “It was the closest thing we could get to Vail and still keep our rent reasonable,” she said.

 

But now, thanks to a new housing community, Scharer and soon others, will be able to live in a neighborhood of two dozen 300- to 400-square-foot homes on district land.

 

The tiny home community is being built on five acres near what’s set to become the town city center. Scharer and her fiancé just moved into the site’s first tiny home, a one-bedroom, 400-square-foot property she’s renting until her own customized tiny home is complete. On a 30-year fixed rate mortgage, her monthly payments will be about $700 a month.

 

The homes will be available both for purchase and rent, with the project being supported mostly by local investors. The district is spending $200,000 on infrastructure and teachers and staff will pay $125 a month to cover the cost of renting the land, which will include utilities and internet, CityLab reports.

 

John Carruth, the school district’s associate superintendent, told CityLab he acknowledges that the issue is not only limited to housing options but teachers’ salaries. Arizona ranked last in the country for elementary teacher salaries and 49th for high school, AZ Central reports.

 

“The best model is to compensate teachers so that they can afford a home like anyone else can,” Joe Thomas, president of Arizona Education Association, the state’s largest teacher’s union, told City Lab. “I don’t think it’s any more complex than that.”

 

“I think it’s a creative approach, but I don’t know if it values the work and the contribution that educators make in the community. Maybe if we can just move away from tiny school budgets,” he said.

 

Carruth said the district already contributes 89 percent of its budget to employee salaries and that a 10 percent bump wouldn’t be enough to solve the affordable housing issue. “The majority of our teaching stuff is under 35. They’re dealing with this. We’re trying to solve something we can control,” he said.

[LoveNDino]

Beautiful!