Yurts are a low cost and portable way to start going off grid. While there are many yurts for sale commercially, the cheapest (and funnest!) way to start living in a yurt is to build one yourself. Here is a cheap and easy way to build your own yurt, based on the plans I used when I build my own off grid yurt.
They say constraint breeds creativity, and anybody looking to get into home ownership will be well familiar with the constraints that go with it. Here we take a look at some clever solutions to low-cost housing, including a few whose appearance far outstrips their price tag.
19 p. ; ill., plans ; 20 cm. ; trade catalog
There’s who love them and would only choose them for all their travels, also because besides saving money, they offer the chance of meeting interesting people. However hostels are increasingly becomin
Minnesota-based Architects for Society has developed a prototype for a rapidly deployable dwelling that could house victims of catastrophic events.
Backyard BI(h)OME is an exciting new prototype for a tiny home with an environmental footprint that is 100 times smaller than a comparable structure.
Las contraventanas son puertas exteriores que se incorporan a la ventana mediante bisagras para hacer las funciones de una persiana: impedir el paso de la luz, el calor o proteger a la propia ventana.
This small black family house in Copenhagen was designed by Danish architect Sigurd Larsen to be built for a budget of just £95,000.
They say constraint breeds creativity, and anybody looking to get into home ownership will be well familiar with the constraints that go with it. Here we take a look at some clever solutions to low-cost housing, including a few whose appearance far outstrips their price tag.
Las contraventanas son puertas exteriores que se incorporan a la ventana mediante bisagras para hacer las funciones de una persiana: impedir el paso de la luz, el calor o proteger a la propia ventana.
Ever wanted to be locked in a shopping mall when you were a kid? Well, now you can LIVE in one if you're based in Rhode Island. The Arcade providence, America's first indoor shopping mall that was build in 1828, has been repurposed into a residential structure with 48 low-cost micro-lofts since it fell into decline in the late 20th century. The mall was transformed at a cost of $7 million by Northeast Collaborative Architects
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DIY living functional garden decorations & outdoor structures: magical grass sofa, fun bean teepee, beautiful grape & rose arches, willow dome & fence, etc!
Vietnamese firm H&P Architects has produced a new prototype modular dwelling constructed from bamboo. Dubbed Blooming Bamboo, the home is designed to withstand heavy flooding, and is also intended to be mass-produced at low cost.
32 p., illus., plans, 28 cm
Balkrishna Doshi, Aranya India Low Cost Housing, 1983
How to Build Dirt Cheap Houses: Ever wonder how to build a simple home for very little money, without going into debt? The key is to use low-cost, locally available natural materials such earth, small diameter wood and straw to keep expenses to a minimum. The real fun is incorpora…
Image 3 of 22 from gallery of Low Cost House / Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Photograph by Hiroyuki Oki
144 p. ; ill., plans ; 24 cm. ; trade catalog
They say constraint breeds creativity, and anybody looking to get into home ownership will be well familiar with the constraints that go with it. Here we take a look at some clever solutions to low-cost housing, including a few whose appearance far outstrips their price tag.
