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Title: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 10, 2014, 03:42:34 PM: http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tiny_houses2.html (http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/tiny_houses2.html)

http://news.distractify.com/culture/arts/hold-me-close-now-tiny-houses/

Saw this on misc earlier, these things are neat as shit, you guys ever seen one IRL?

(http://i.imgur.com/Bg21KaL.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/dvl8Ymr.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/usniOeq.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/wUt810d.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/d484ElC.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/IdaHrtd.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/saZf1gD.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/CIZlDoi.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/f4F4kvL.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Rufus on July 10, 2014, 03:52:18 PM: I love tiny houses. I guess growing up and living in tiny apartments all my life and not hating it generally endears me to the idea.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: CatsCatsCats on July 10, 2014, 04:00:48 PM: I would love a small earthship done in a style like that
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on July 10, 2014, 04:02:10 PM: hnnnnnggg
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: cool breeze on July 10, 2014, 04:03:26 PM: yeah, I always like the efficient use of these small spaces. but whenever I see these tiny houses/apartments the kitchen is what I'd find most incompatible.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Tasty on July 10, 2014, 04:15:49 PM: I'm following like 5 Tumblrs that post houses like these. :mouf

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/2b31ad6e5cf7a014a186ac644680f10a/tumblr_n8hms45KJA1s18axqo1_1280.jpg)

(https://33.media.tumblr.com/1f6e7291e1f6c32f81ad2378e3923da3/tumblr_n8hms45KJA1s18axqo2_500.jpg)

(https://38.media.tumblr.com/5db227cf5f0b2b46acb1c9908fa14039/tumblr_n8gz3jS7IA1qensfuo1_500.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Tasty on July 10, 2014, 04:24:03 PM: I eat out all the time so tiny kitchen's fine by me :jawalrus
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 10, 2014, 04:29:53 PM: Live on Namek brahs :noah

(http://i.imgur.com/VBCkd2w.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Tasty on July 10, 2014, 04:32:57 PM: Looks more like Goku's house.

(http://i.imgur.com/K2aoeBM.png)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Brehvolution on July 10, 2014, 04:39:56 PM: Little boxes on the hill side
Little boxes made of ticky tacky
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Steve Contra on July 10, 2014, 05:00:02 PM: It's like living in a design magazine :zzz
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on July 10, 2014, 05:25:24 PM: omg i would so totally move to a design magazine
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Tasty on July 10, 2014, 05:30:39 PM: Quote from: Steve Contra on July 10, 2014, 05:00:02 PM
It's like living in a design magazine :zzz

:ufup
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: nudemacusers on July 10, 2014, 06:22:13 PM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on July 10, 2014, 04:24:03 PM
I eat out all the time so tiny kitchen's fine by me :jawalrus
I'm sure all of these houses have ample room for a salt shaker
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: a slime appears on July 10, 2014, 11:38:53 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh1NAJtebXU
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: king of the internet on July 11, 2014, 10:40:40 AM: I love these. I'm a big fan minimalism. If I could pull it off I'd probably just live fetal position in a cardboard box.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Rufus on July 12, 2014, 12:28:59 AM: (https://i.imgur.com/9mR6Fz0.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: thisismyusername on July 12, 2014, 12:43:07 AM: Quote from: Steve Contra on July 10, 2014, 05:00:02 PM
It's like living in a design magazine :zzz

Eh, them and pre-fabs are all the rage right now.

Though I think I prefer pre-fabs more than small-spaces. While small spaces are more "environmentally" conscious, I worry too much about my pack-rat tendency and spacing issues. Like someone said earlier about the kitchens. Generally the space for the kitchen is fine, but "cramped" after being in houses with more space to move around.

Like this (http://inhabitat.com/eye-catching-shipping-containers-built-inside-two-former-silos-provide-student-housing-in-south-africa/) impresses me more than tiny spaces. Reusing stuff like shipping containers to build houses. Though, I really wonder how sustainable/low-maintenance those routes are.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 12, 2014, 01:25:37 PM: Momo, that's not a tiny house you posted in the OP-- it's an apartment. Still awesome as hell, but there is a difference in space.

I'm all about tiny houses/apartments and used to check out videos/blogs on them all the time. Haven't done it as much this year though.

The last one I saw that was impressive is this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSzgh3D7-Q0

Also this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYV0qATsyts

Love modern designs. The tiny houses that are almost all unpainted wood suck.

Our current apartment is small (779 square ft.) but very functional. I think I could go down even smaller, assuming there was enough storage space. We don't care about having a dining area of any sort, so the additional space is used for my PC/gaming shit. Stuck an Ikea Expedit shelf unit in the middle of the living room and divided it into living room/office areas. Works great, although I do miss having my own little room for all my embarrassing nerd shit. :'(
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 15, 2014, 01:23:59 AM: Yeah I nearly bought a similarly laid out apartment at the waterfront here. I just wanted to post it cause it's awesome, but the thread is mostly about houses :noah

(http://i.imgur.com/libaAs2.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Beezy on July 15, 2014, 01:38:55 AM: Quote from: Tasty Meat on July 10, 2014, 04:24:03 PM
I eat out all the time so tiny kitchen's fine by me :jawalrus
I bet you're either fat or frail as fuck too.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: fistfulofmetal on July 15, 2014, 02:08:25 AM: he's def a skinny af white boi
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 15, 2014, 07:24:31 AM: Quote from: Esch on July 15, 2014, 01:41:39 AM
I would enjoy a Fatdrex more than the current limp wrist frail andrex.
How does one even let one's wrists limp. That shit is like impossible for me to imagine
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2014, 09:30:28 AM: Really cool stuff, but so unpractical if you plan to live with more then 1 person.

Ideal bachelor pad though.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Tasty on July 15, 2014, 10:51:36 AM: Quote from: Esch on July 15, 2014, 01:41:39 AM
I would enjoy a Fatdrex more than the current limp wrist frail andrex.

Someone's jealous. :smug
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 15, 2014, 11:46:41 PM: Quote from: Premium Lager on July 15, 2014, 09:30:28 AM
Really cool stuff, but so unpractical if you plan to live with more then 1 person.

Ideal bachelor pad though.

There are plenty of videos/blogs showing couples and even families happily living in these kinds of small spaces. It's all about downsizing and getting rid of clutter. Although with the really tiny houses, there's certainly no such thing as privacy.

Some of the cooler tiny houses actually manage to have two floors or pretty big loft areas, so it actually is possible to have separate bedrooms.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 16, 2014, 02:39:52 AM: Quote from: Esch on July 16, 2014, 02:38:19 AM
Quote from: Tasty Meat on July 15, 2014, 10:51:36 AM
Quote from: Esch on July 15, 2014, 01:41:39 AM
I would enjoy a Fatdrex more than the current limp wrist frail andrex.

Someone's jealous. :smug

Not at all. If you were fat nobody would have mugged you because no one wants to touch fat people. This is for your own safety.
Fat + under fatmanboob sweat = invulnerable.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Shadow Mod on July 16, 2014, 02:41:36 AM: Looks cool but the stairs would annoy me fast.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Shadow Mod on July 16, 2014, 02:58:42 AM: Where the hell did the fight aptitude of fat people factor into a thread about tiny houses.

Boreans. :sabu
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 16, 2014, 03:06:56 AM: It makes sense. FatForce = mass * acceleration. We all know fat people are rolling with a maxed out m stat :hitler
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Dennis on July 16, 2014, 04:11:09 AM: I love everything about this. Except for perhaps the lack of a dedicated work-out room it is perfect.

Quote from: Needs More Cowbell on July 16, 2014, 02:41:36 AM
Looks cool but the stairs would annoy me fast.

American detected.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 16, 2014, 04:28:57 AM: Quote from: Dennis on July 16, 2014, 04:11:09 AM
I love everything about this. Except for perhaps the lack of a dedicated work-out room it is perfect.
You can just bench press the house itself
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: brawndolicious on July 16, 2014, 06:18:04 AM: I think these are great but I live in an old Victorian that was converted into 300 square foot apartments. One thing I'm not really a fan of is the modern aesthetic most of these places have.

Quote from: Momo on July 16, 2014, 03:06:56 AM
It makes sense. FatForce = mass * acceleration. We all know fat people are rolling with a maxed out m stat :hitler

I think you should look at kinetic energy which is 1/2*m*v^2 so difference in speed probably makes a bigger difference.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 16, 2014, 07:24:48 AM: Quote from: am nintenho on July 16, 2014, 06:18:04 AM
I think you should look at kinetic energy which is 1/2*m*v^2 so difference in speed probably makes a bigger difference.
That's like literally the same equitation :hitler
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: brawndolicious on July 16, 2014, 07:24:57 PM: Quote from: Momo on July 16, 2014, 07:24:48 AM
Quote from: am nintenho on July 16, 2014, 06:18:04 AM
I think you should look at kinetic energy which is 1/2*m*v^2 so difference in speed probably makes a bigger difference.
That's like literally the same equitation :hitler

Nah you're thinking of force times distance (work). And assuming that there is an inverse relationship between weight and acceleration (obvi) , and a fixed distance to accelerate the fists (ie: b/w bed and kitchenette) , it makes sense that the lighter person could get more energy into their punches.

So if you have a really, really cramped space, I think someone with faster hands would have the advantage.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 16, 2014, 07:32:09 PM: 1/2mv^2 = ma bro. It's the same thing :hitler
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: brawndolicious on July 16, 2014, 07:55:14 PM: Quote from: Momo on July 16, 2014, 07:32:09 PM
1/2mv^2 = ma bro. It's the same thing :hitler

just look at the units. You're saying:

kg*m/s^2=0.5*kg*m^2/s^2 (mass=kg, m=distance, s=time)

Now how about them apples?
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 17, 2014, 01:26:43 AM: My god dude, it's just a derivation of the fucking formula :lol

F = ma,
work done = mf x s, (i.e max) (i.e F x displacement)

WD = max
= m * (V^2/2x) * x
= m x V^2/2
= 1/2 mv^2 (this is where you're getting on the boat)

Also you're literally measuring the WORK it requires to move an object X amount of distance, the fuck would you want to use this as a measure of how hard a fat guy will punch you for? Just work out the fucking Force brah. You gonna say some fat guy punches you in the face to the tune of 5000 joules? :hitler
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: brawndolicious on July 17, 2014, 05:53:42 AM: I think I see where you're getting mixed up. The force required to create the punch is mass*acceleration but the actual energy in the fist when it lands on a person is given by mass*acceleration*distance. Remember, acceleration and velocity are vectors and it's possible that an object in motion could even have positive velocity and negative acceleration or vice versa.

Hence, why the energy in the punch increases exponentially as acceleration increases but only increases linearly as mass increases. Theoretically, a smaller person may have higher acceleration than a larger person.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 17, 2014, 07:13:52 AM: Quote from: am nintenho on July 17, 2014, 05:53:42 AM
I think I see where you're getting mixed up. The force required to create the punch is mass*acceleration but the actual energy in the fist when it lands on a person is given by mass*acceleration*distance.
No, the force created by the mass accelerating = ma, the work/joules/energy required TO move that fat fist = m*a*displacement(x) :hitler
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 17, 2014, 07:24:03 AM: This is a fucking weird thread, fat man boob sweat, newtonian physics, but no one talks about the teeny homes :fbm
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Dennis on July 17, 2014, 07:36:37 AM: Post more tiny houses.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:11:22 PM: Quote from: The Business on July 17, 2014, 11:03:09 AM
The micro houses aren't practical because you will have purchase the land to build them on which in an urban area would still be expensive, then you'd be hamstringing yourself in resale value because you can only sell to other impractical people. The best you can do is hope some sensible real estate mogul comes around and levels your micro house and puts in something that people will buy. I will admit they look cool, though.

But there are people who buy them with the express purpose of living 'off-grid', away from urban areas. Also the ones that are small enough to fit on trailers are essentially motor homes.

I know it's crazy but if my parents or brother (home owners, I'm a lowly renter) ever said "sure you can rip up a chunk of the backyard and build a tiny house!" I'd totally do it. :P
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:21:17 PM: Quote from: Dennis on July 17, 2014, 07:36:37 AM
Post more tiny houses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQd-tPs0hBs

Here's the two most famous tiny apartments. The 78 sq. ft. place is NUTS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4FoAr8i26g

90 sq. ft. apartment. She ended up getting evicted sometime after the video went viral-- turns out the lease she was on was not the right one and they wanted more money, so she's in a 500 sq. ft. condo now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSdrtEqcHU
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:23:31 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF6EzsDVnrM
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:24:27 PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbPo8QALhY
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:26:36 PM: They've also starting putting actual stair cases in the tiny houses. Works much better that way, I think.

http://tinyhouseswoon.com/molecule-tiny-house/
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:30:29 PM: This one has two "full" floors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF_jlCyH8E0
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:34:11 PM: "Ikea" tiny house. Basically a prefab home with all furnishings from Ikea. (http://www.ideabox.us/models/aktiv/)
(http://static.squarespace.com/static/52e2dc1ce4b05e3f872e8aa5/530296d6e4b0d77f953a8587/530296d8e4b01cb1fb314b84/1392678618270/dsc_0075.jpg)

This is the closest to the kind of place I'd want. All modern.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 03:59:09 PM: Quote from: The Business on July 17, 2014, 03:40:35 PM
What's the outside look like? Is it just a double-wide? These are bad juju in Oklahoma.

(http://assets.urbanturf.com/dc/images/blog/2012/03/ikea_one_bedroom.jpg)
(http://www.selectism.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ikea-complete-houses-aktiv-ideabox-5.jpg)
(http://dz8s0oagnjand.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Ideabox-AKTIV-w-IKEA-landscape.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 04:04:59 PM: http://www.tinyhouseofstyle.com/2013/11/12/5-modern-tiny-house-designs-we-love/

Good stuff there, too.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 04:10:13 PM: Continuing with the tiny house porn. Love this 500 sq. ft. house.

This was built in one of the couple's parents' backyard, so they didn't have to spring for the land.

(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/small-house-by-laneworks-1.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/small-house-in-vancouver-by-smallworks-studios.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/beautiful-kitchen-in-small-house-2.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/little-bathroom-in-small-house.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/upstairs-in-the-loft-of-small-home.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/loft-bedroom-and-living-in-small-home.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/westcoast500_1_main-small-house-floor-plan.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/westcoast500_1_upper-upstairs-small-house-floor-plan.jpg)

Would totally ditch the garage in favor of making it into another room.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Dennis on July 17, 2014, 05:22:20 PM: 500 sqft may be small for a house but it absolutely fine the apartments I have lived in so I could easily live in one of these.

Of course once you have kids you would have a problem.......
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 05:41:18 PM: Quote from: Dennis on July 17, 2014, 05:22:20 PM
500 sqft may be small for a house but it absolutely fine the apartments I have lived in so I could easily live in one of these.

Of course once you have kids you would have a problem.......

It would be a tight fit, but in a house like that one it could certainly work. Turning the garage into a kids' room would be the way to go. I think in that case it would be all about the outside and surrounding areas. If there's nowhere for the kids to play and/or if it's a shitty climate, that would really suck.

Here's a 320 sq. ft. house that a family of three lived in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y15dxUZN3s

They ended up remodling it to give their kid a bigger bedroom.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i6Y6NB9tLk

Although IIRC they ended up ditching the house and moving to Germany.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 05:47:26 PM: Quote from: The Business on July 17, 2014, 03:14:51 PM
Micro house as a fancy guest house is a great idea, actually. You could make a killing on AirBnB depending where you live.

Yeah, that is true. My folks even live right near two train stations and we're in an area that's very rapidly developing. Some are thinking it might end up becoming the next Buckhead (Atlanta's upscale shopping/dining/living area). Hell, we already live right down the road from them now. But they don't exactly have the best backyard for this kind of thing and it would take a lot of work.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 17, 2014, 05:51:15 PM: Asked my wife if she would ever consider that kind of living situation and got a resounding "NO!" :lol She's not opposed to the idea of living in a small house though.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Momo on July 18, 2014, 12:02:56 AM: bork :bow
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 18, 2014, 10:44:17 AM: http://tinyhousetalk.com/simple-living-800-sq-ft-small-house/

(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/front-angle.jpg?pictureId=18692703&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/backyard.jpg?pictureId=17765216&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/lanefab%20w20th%20upperlevel-1.jpg?pictureId=17765209&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/bedroom-2.jpg?pictureId=17765212&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/bathroom.jpg?pictureId=17765214&asGalleryImage=true)

:lawd
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Rufus on July 18, 2014, 01:54:36 PM: The bathroom is bigger than mine. :lol
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 18, 2014, 03:27:31 PM: Quote from: Rufus on July 18, 2014, 01:54:36 PM
The bathroom is bigger than mine. :lol

It can be like that in smaller dwellings-- the last apartment I was in was small (current one is even smaller!) but had a pretty big bathroom, complete with a walk-in closet. Was weird but we weren't complaining!

I read somewhere that small places with bigger bathrooms and kitchens usually yield the most satisfying results. Makes sense, I guess. The local IKEA has a small apartment mock up (like 320 sq. ft.) that has a pretty large kitchen area and bathroom. The living room is what's tiny.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 18, 2014, 03:36:09 PM: 550 sq. ft. houseboat

(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/affordable-small-floating-home-7.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/affordable-small-floating-home-2.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/affordable-small-floating-home-1.jpg)

215 sq. ft. tiny house in Paris

(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-01.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-02.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-04.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-07.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-09.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/tiny-house-in-paris-011.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: Dennis on July 18, 2014, 04:06:37 PM: Quote from: bork laser on July 18, 2014, 10:44:17 AM
http://tinyhousetalk.com/simple-living-800-sq-ft-small-house/

(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/front-angle.jpg?pictureId=18692703&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/backyard.jpg?pictureId=17765216&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/lanefab%20w20th%20upperlevel-1.jpg?pictureId=17765209&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/bedroom-2.jpg?pictureId=17765212&asGalleryImage=true)
(http://www.lanefab.com/picture/bathroom.jpg?pictureId=17765214&asGalleryImage=true)

:lawd

I want to live there.
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: bork on July 23, 2014, 09:54:17 AM: 964 Sq. Ft. Modern Small Home for Family of Four (http://tinyhousetalk.com/modern-small-home-family/)

(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/Modern-Small-Home-for-a-Family-00.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/Modern-Small-Home-for-a-Family-01.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/Modern-Small-Home-for-a-Family-04.jpg)
(http://tinyhousetalk.com/wp-content/uploads/Modern-Small-Home-for-a-Family-10.jpg)
Title: Re: tiny houses
Post by: chronovore on July 23, 2014, 06:48:06 PM: Quote from: bork laser on July 17, 2014, 05:51:15 PM
Asked my wife if she would ever consider that kind of living situation and got a resounding "NO!" :lol She's not opposed to the idea of living in a small house though.
I can't imagine trying to convince someone from Japan, after they'd moved all the way to America, to live in a small house.