Tiny House Community Design

I’ve also made a design that incorporates the 20 and 40 foot container houses into a small community section. These could be put together in rows and such to form a tiny house community. Besides the houses, it also includes a shed, a greenhouse, an outdoor garden area, some compost piles, and a couple of fruit bearing trees (along with some regular trees). Sustainable, permaculture based communities are awesome. I think it would be a great way for people to pool resources so that no one has to use as much. The houses would both have solar panels on top, but if more energy is necessary, a small solar farm could also be added. The possibilities are endless!

Here is the 2D plan:

And, as usual, here are some 3D pictures:

-Izzy

My Tiny House Design

This design is a little quirky, but that’s just how I roll! This design is specifically the one I plan on bringing to fruition (eventually). It is designed to be on wheels with the 24′ trailer from Tumbleweed.

Here is the floor plan:

And here are some 3D images:

I couldn’t put this in with the design program I’m using, but I’m also planning on having a living roof that can serve as a rain garden. These gardens have special plants in them that are capable of filtering impurities out of water without harming themselves. I’m currently researching whether or not I could create one that would be capable of filtering gray water as well. I’m hoping I’ll find a way to do this. Gray water is water that has come into contact with substances that aren’t human waste (i.e. shower and sink water). With all of the droughts happening in the country and around the world, water recycling is a necessary step in the right direction.

-Izzy

Container House Design 2

I also made a larger, 40-foot one as well. The first one would be a bit hard to fit a larger family in to, so I thought designing a larger one as well would be a good idea.

Here is the 2D floor plan:

Here are some 3D pictures:

Having room for families is very important to a lot of people, so it’s always good to think about family-friendly designs as well.

-Izzy

Container House Design 1

Here is the floor plan for a 20-foot container:

And here’s some 3D images:

I really like the idea of reusing old shipping containers like this! There seems to be a lot of used ones one the market, and they’re not terribly expensive. They could definitely be used in creating tiny houses for homeless populations, a movement that I think is amazing.

-Izzy