Love this Gothic Arch Tiny Home for <£1000
I've been looking around the wonderful world of t'internet for examples of cheap self-build projects for when I get my land.
I can pretty much build what I like on it as long as I keep it small (like the house below is) so it can be classified as a storage shed.
One of my favourite finds is this design here: the Gothic Arch design, in which the roof of the house is modelled after the hull of a boat...
What I like about this is the fact that it makes the roof really simple - in fact, the sides are really the roof I guess!
There's quite a lot of bullshit vids out there which make claims to show you how to build a tiny home for <£1000, but when you watch them this is only the case because half the material has been reclaimed.
But with this model, the structure is so simply, so minimal, that I can actually believe it's possible to build it for super cheap.
It also looks quite nice IMO.
The video below has some stills which shows different stages of the build process, which looks really damn simple I must say:
You just build the base, the 'walls' and then sling over a water proof layer, presumably some reinforcing on the very top, and then back fill with insulation. The two ends are where the windows go.
My only reservation is that this might not handle the heat too well July-September, but a cleverly designed floor cooling system might just sort that out, and along with the two sides left open, it might just work - or just live outside under the trees for summer!
The video's also well worth a watch as this guy's got a pretty sweet off grid set up, kind of like what I want - two separate tiny spaces - his boat structure for living in and then a caravan for the kitchen.
I'm not sure if I'll end up building one of these, ultimately the materials I have available will determine that, but I sure do like the design, it looks simple and functional, which are two things I look for!
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@revisesociology, Self building world is better than any other artificial world. When we know what we want life becomes beautiful universe. Stay blessed.
I must admit I have been drawn to some of the container homes and am tempted to have one in a garden as my office if we move back to the UK at some pint. Then again I need a big enough garden as the houses there were not exactly big unless you were loaded.
There are a few quick builds using the bales of hay which turn out decent and are cool in summer and warm in winter. I think the shape of the curve in this will take away too much living space and limit you unless you are a Hobbit. Simple and functional and maybe one of those permanent Nomadic buildings that have some funny name I have seen before may work.
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Ah yes I'm a fan of straw bale builds - the land I'm buying has a partially completed straw bale house, I'm really just looking around for other ideas!
I'm no hobbit!
So you are not a bearded Hobbit who invests in Whisky? I was wondering is there a basic building that farmworkers erected in Portugal as every country has some different designs. Getting ideas is the fun part until you have to build it yourself as I am sure it won't all be simple unless you are good with your hands.
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Oh I'm probably going to hate it!
That's where some
slave laboureco-volunteers will come in handy.Karl being Karl :)
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For less than > 1000. It's worth every bit of it. Coupled with the fact that it adapts to climate changes
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I think so!
That's an interesting building and definitely functional. However, everything depends on the weather. Though winters may not be nice in a house like that but I guess it depends on where you live.
1000€ for a house is reasonable.
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Apparently it's great in winter, with a wood burning stove - you can pack a fair amount of insulation in it.
Like you said, this could be very hot as the insulation seem tin. Clay with straw constructions have a better insulation and if you make the walls thick enough you don't need to heat to much in the winter. For the summer there are some natural concepts that cool a building off with the airflow.
Let's see how the development goes. :)
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It's all a learning process, I think cooling is going to be more of an issue!
It must be great fun doing all the research for this. That shower is genius. I@'m a big fan of tiny homes - the design aspect, not so much the thought of living in one. I like my own space too much! 😂
I'm really enjoying following along with your new life design. Very exciting!
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I really liked his pump-shower thing too, never seen one before, and you can connect heating to it, genius!
Looks cheep too!
I'm only surprised it took 100 hours to build! The simplicity is genius but for strength in wind, I would add a few extra anchors to the base AND horizontal bracing between the two halves of the frames near the ridge beam.
Using this method of creating the frames allows the actual and literal flexibility to create any shape you wish but for air circulation, I'd add a rear door too and this will allow breeze to pass through.
Excellent design and I can't wait to see you get started!
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I think they're some sensible modification suggestions!
I guess you could also design it so you could roll up one of the sides if it got really hot, but that would take some thought!