I listened to a really interesting story on National Public Radio yesterday about a guy (Jay Shafer) who has built some tiny little houses (the story says as small as 70 square feet, but subsequent checking at his website show that he has much smaller buildings...the really tiny ones look like Park Trailers). He lives in one of the smallest of them in the redwoods of California. His company (Tumbleweed Tiny House Company) builds and sells the houses and plans for them (see the link below if you have an interest).
He says he's working on a subdivision of small houses (around 200 square feet) that have winding paths connecting them, a commons in the middle, and cars relegated to the perimeter.
I've been intrigued by very small homes for quite awhile. One of my sisters mentioned a web site to me some time ago and I explored it...I love the little places, but have discovered they are not priced so low as you might think. Anyway, here are some links if you're interested in exploring.
NPR website story link (with link to story you can listen to):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4815029
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company website:
http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
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