Twelve Cubed Micro Home

[tzimtzum1618]

You can build a medium size geodesic dome for the same price. You'd have more room and still get major savings on your utilities.

[papagaryel1]

nature didnt make land god did

[21Avia]

Its the size if a doggy mansion! I swear are gonna get claustrophobic of this houses.

[MercedesBenz1994]

It is illegal to just start building residences.... You can't just turn your garage into someone else's house, even though you pay the bills, it is still the cities property. In Canada anyway.

[kkjgg112391]

P24,500? For that shitload of money you can already build a house in Philippines with an average-sized pool!

Seriously.

[pinkfurryhat]

>Buy huge house with two car garage

>convert garage

>rent out house

???

Profit :D

[meoff66]

Yeah, I agree....$24,000 ? Rip off

[mmaaxx1198]

Where do they get 250 sq ft from 12 ft x 12 ft = 144 sq ft???

[Hunnter2k3]

@mmaaxx1198 There is 2 floors by the looks of it. 2 would fit pretty well in to it, and even have enough headspace given that one, if used for a bedroom, wouldn't need to be tall in the first place since it'd be a huge waste of space. Crawlspaces are pretty popular in other designs I have seen, which is where the beds are. Typically up at the roofs.

[WoozyPineApple]

think about it you can shit shower eat sleep and watch tv all within 5-7 steps Lol

[jeffpicks]

Wow... CDN funds or not, $24,500 is a LOT to pay for an insulated shed! I bet one could heat that thing with a candle... and a couple of farts.

[ETHIOLOGIST1]

Definitely check your zoning for new home construction. Often, square footage requirements must be met which such a little place cannot meet.

[sirtom68]

I can build a 2 bedroom 1 1/2 bath home for that !

[yonglandie]

like the house in Hong Kong, but so much cheaper!!!!

[MotherLodeBeth]

Its the height and because its made to be energy efficient its even more attractive. See them in SF, Berkeley,CA Sierras, Hawaii. Most off grid. With the ever growing never married population,widows,green living folks, these homes sell as fast as they are built. And $25 was Canadian funds. Would be less here in CA.

[brian48446]

In the USA, Most states have size limits to be able to build, of if mobile, time restrictions.. and you have to move to new location.. Rules, rules and more rules..

[wwwTotalCollapseCom]

Great way to go, as we enter the collapse of the US economy....

[naboey]

"small home owners, that's owners of small homes." Thanks for that!

[smedheat]

good. i hate paying rent

[superCatia]

Where do I can purchase tiny  toilets? I need the tiniest, because I am building something similar.

[Yohtarama]

I live rate up the road I should check this guys house out!

[thesnat]

you dont want spend that money on something like that... do you?  seriously

[PigeonTech]

A good idea for us Forever Alone types. Sigh.

[cheeriosinabowl]

Okay for 1 person.

[dezainaa]

YES it's a great idea to help the dislocated in tohoku earthquake exc.ysmr.com/top_e/a

[ThePartySample]

I would like to see a good video tour of the cubed home.

[briquetaverne]

The American pioneers had the same thought that's why folks Like Abe Lincoln grew up in a single room log cabin with 40acres of land to farm. it's only when the very wealthy built ntheir homes that they became larger. They needed the room for servant's quarters and storage of items that would normally deteriorate in the barn (like a spinning wheel).

[abbaby555]

so cool and so smart

[stargazermg]

lol "Just think...if you bought a flatscreen tv it could double as a wall."

[rawlife4me]

@stargazermg LMAO... hey you could use it as a heater as well:) wit hsuch a small space it may warm up the whole place.

[Toracube]

I want one.

[hannahmobrien]

Why are people doubting the ability to live in this size space? People in major cities throughout the world live in apartments this small. You want to spend time with friends/family you go out, that's why there are so many bars/restaurants in NYC. You are forced to keep junk to a minimum and that actually improves your life. The only downfalls are price and lack of a basement, I live in Tornado Alley, can't even do it.

[korgnewb777]

I think these are awesome but I think you could build something very similar for A LOT less.

[likethepear]

And how wonderful to never be able to have friends and family come visit. Plus you just make the kids sleep outside. These houses are stupid.

[deezynar]

These are:

A) real houses, not travel trailers that look like a house

B) built to house building codes, not RV codes, therefore the standards are higher

C) big enough to have a real bathroom and sewer system

D) cheaper than most of the tiny houses on wheels

[nediamnori3000]

always a naysayer. I think this is amazing.

[Aphex217Twin]

@KronicKillaz how did you get all that for thirty grand?

[KronicKillaz]

@Aphex217Twin Ohio has cheap housing. Especially in my area.

[WezleyB]

@KronicKillaz Maybe in northern sask... Out here in victoria BC the average single famly home is well over $450,000, and you dont get much for that price. Just good weather...

[rubydue]

I love these micro houses. How much space does one need anyway? You spend 10 hours a day "out" of your house if you work, sometimes longer. You come home you want eat, watch a bit of TV, read or go on your computer, then time for bed and start all over again. Why pay a huge mortgage so your neighbors and passer-bys have a big house to look at and you sweat to pay for with no real time to enjoy it.

[RawFoodGuy99]

@rubydue ,sounds like you work to much !!

[frankcoffee]

This is a smart idea because you don't have to stay in debt for 30 years.

[jjsjeffjjsjeff]

@frankcoffee You don't have to stay in debt for 30 years. In fact, you don't have to go into debt ever.

[CTKLG]

@frankcoffee

Really??.

Just don't pay your Property Taxes & you'll not only find out who REALLY owns the Home & land PLUS you'll eventually realise who the "Land-Lord" is & that you & I are only serfs in transit.

[Soundgarden8497]

@frankcoffee it's also a good idea if you like touching people because they wont be able to move far away from you in there

[JusLookinRound804]

@KronicKillaz Yeah, way over priced. U can build that for about ten thousand.

[MessiahComing]

I paid nothing for my car.

[TheAnimadey]

There would be no war if people lived in tiny houses.

I wouldn't live in one.

[incongra]

This is all very well but I have gone one better. I bought an easily constructed doll's house kit for £29.99 and I wear it over my head, like a helmet. I use the rest rooms in gasoline stations and can usually find something to eat from the dumpster behind McDonald's. Hey presto!! - true carbon neutral living. The Global Economic recession isn't ALL bad news.

[korgri]

@incongra heh heh...you neglected to mention how you now use your pockets as

'personal storage areas'. I suppose you could fold your important paperwork and put it under your feet in your shoes.. sorry, I meant 'in your basement'.

[mechanicalbu11]

the thing everyone is forgetting is no one wants to live like this, one lives like this out of economic reasons and besides if it was such a good idea why doesn't Bill Gates live in one.

[cioccciocc]

There was a guy featured on Yahoo yesterday who has made a business out of his micro homes. However, his company sells 90 square feet homes for 50-100k! That's outrageous! I could make one that's 180 sqare feet for under 5k, appliances included! That's paying Home Depot and Lowes RETAIL prices! If I sourced everything from a real contractors supply, it would be even cheaper. You wouldn't need a dishwasher because you'd really only have a bare minimum of dishes, pots and pans to wash.

[ThanksgivingWalk]

Love this concept! Just add some solar panels, rainwater harvesting barrels, a small garden outside with some fruit trees and perrinial vegetables and we'd have a little Garden of Eden. Be nice if there were an entire "village" of these sat up and everyone would trade/share food.

Thanks for sharing.

TGW 1063000701

[VideoGuyNC]

Don't tear down the garage, convert it into a home. Waste not, want not.

[lastmondaypast1]

@VideoGuyNC tear down the garage, and reuse the materials. My grandfather has made countless homes from houses he tore down, or more less disassembled.

[VideoGuyNC]

@lastmondaypast1 Yeah, my brother built his house from materials salvaged from an old barn. An added benefit was that the wood was older wood, so it was so much better quality, and much better looking than the crap you get from home improvement centers.

[Kore107]

just type 'twelve cubed homes' into google and they come up

[alzathoth]

this is pretty cool.

im looking forward to the DIY 'flat pack' shippable version of these homes.

[WoodBClayMaster]

I actually would like to know more about this, can you send me to a website or give an address, where I may contact you at?

[conradpoon]

congrats james! good luck with your newest venture!