I suppose to ask “where” is a bit misleading, since these micro-homes shown in the video can basically be assembled any place you desire.
But do you want a home that needs to be…..assembled?
These homes actually come in a BOX!
Is there any future to this idea? Or is it simply a gimmick?
Is this for real?
When I saw the price, and then saw the owner of the company posed cross-legged on a rock in front of a lake, I thought maybe it was a joke.
But it’s real, or at least, the idea itself is real.
The implementation and practicality might not be.
I’m not sure what kind of message they’re trying to convey here either.
The intro is a bit hokey:
“….it means simplifying our routines, reevaluating the importance of material possessions, and reducing our consumption of goods. Tall orders for a society that uses designer labels as status symbols, and sees huge sprawling mansions as measures of success.”
So are they going after the green-friendly eco-crew who want to live in the woods, or squat on somebody else’s land?
I guess so.
Note the use of the following words: progressive, efficiency, innovation, and of course – carbon foot-print.
I think the idea is great, and it’s revolutionary.
But is it actually useful?
AndrewB
at 10:39 am
Perhaps the idea is a bit hokey in North American, where conspicuous consumption and “more is better” are of importance. Point to another world class city with ACTUAL population density and see how many single dwelling homes there are. There really aren’t. The suburban McMansions are a North American thing.
In massively population-dense cities of the world, this idea makes perfect sense. Even condos are too big and expensive in some circles. I think that the perception of it being a hokey idea largely stems from our socialization in society that a 3-bed, 3-bath single family dwelling in the city is the ideal way to live and we need to pack the houses full of crap that we don’t even use on a daily basis.
Jackie
at 12:58 pm
Considering that these “homes” do not hook up to the municipal sewage system these are NOT ideal for dense cities. Many diseases and infections are spread in poor dense cities because of a lack of modern sewage systems.
Philip
at 10:46 am
This is hippie nonsense.
I bet this company is gone in 18 months.
myeo
at 10:30 am
“This is hippie nonsense.”
I think it may be more like “hipster nonsense”.
Philip
at 11:01 am
This is hippie nonsense. Hipster generally don;t have $25k for anything. UNless their parents open their wallets.
Jeremy
at 12:56 pm
This company hasn’t manufactured anything. All they’ve done is drawn up some pretty pictures, and now are begging for money on a Kickstarter equivalent. Way too many issues with this to begin to take it seriously.
2sides
at 1:09 pm
How much does the land cost? I mean, you have to put this someplace…unless the whole strategy to get around this is to build it on stilts!
Can you put this where the sun don’t shine? Nope! Needs sun for solar cells.
Can you put this where the rain don’t fall? Nope! Need rain to collect water…
But most importantly…where is the demand? Cottages!
Jayne
at 4:58 am
every time I watched those videos, can’t help but notice these homes are never in a location that has a winter climate.
show me a micro home that can survive a prairie winter in esp. in December/January with avg. daily temperature of -25c and a windchill factor of -40c (if you’re lucky), than maybe people wouldn’t be dismissing it as a hokey hippie fantasy
even in the permanent versions of these micro homes they never have a basement, at the very least to put the washer & dryer in, and maybe a spare bedroom, which leads to my next question;
why can’t it have a real and separate bedroom instead of a ‘loft’, where is the privacy if you have unexpected overnight guest?
solve the above dilemmas and hookup to the municipal sewage system and I would actually consider it, because not everyone who wants a detached home esp. a brand new one wants a four thousand square feet monster that’s too large to clean on your own but doesn’t want to hire a housekeeping service either, but apparently new home builders thinks every buyer wants that
becca
at 12:54 pm
While I cannot speak to this company specifically, there is in fact a large and thriving “tiny house” culture. The concept may seem like, odd, fanciful “hippie nonsense” but for a growing segment of people it is a real option. There are many forms a “tiny house” can take, very few that I have seen are out of a box flat pack style. Many are reclaimed rail cars, small cabins, busses ect. They do often have plumbing, or at least the ability to install it and since Vermont and Washington state are two of the leading areas of tiny home growth I would have to assume there is at least some form of insulation.
Why not allow people the option to own or even subdivide small parcels of land either in the city or anywhere they choose? This would undoubtedly allow people to decrease their debt ratio, live in a finically responsible way, and contribute to the growth of another part of the housing sector.
There are thousands of various types of homes in the GTA alone and the continued reclaiming and repurposing of land and buildings is considered progressive and even trendy and sought after so why is this alternative being poo-pooed? And for the record I am not a hippie or a hipster, in fact I am a real estate professional.