Category Archives: design

Tiny House Movement Gains Momentum

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

The weekend before last we hosted a build weekend to construct Casa Pequena. This past weekend 29 fabulous folks joined us at the Kenton Fire House for a Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) Tiny House Workshop. Participants traveled from as far … Continue reading →

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La Casa Pequena Shell Constructed in 2 Days

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

On Friday, April 19 and Saturday, April 20 I teamed up with Derin and Andra Williams of Shelterwise, and Dee Williams and Joan Grimm of Portland Alternative Dwellings to put on a 2-day building workshop to construct La Casa Pequena. The … Continue reading →

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First Ever Tiny House Fair at Yestermorrow in June

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

When I talked to Elaine yesterday I learned that the first ever Tiny House Fair is almost sold out! If you want to secure a spot, register immediately on the Yestermorrow website. The Tiny House Fair will be hosted by … Continue reading →

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Kol’s Class: Building An Accessory Dwelling in Portland

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending Kol Peterson’s 8-hour long Building an Accessory Dwelling in Portland class. Kol has a background in environmental design so the accessory dwelling unit (ADU) he built on his property in 2011 was the … Continue reading →

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La Casa Pequena Tiny House Construction Workshop

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Here is a note from Portland Alternative Dwellings (PAD) regarding our upcoming La Casa Pequena construction workshop. I am so excited to participate in this workshop. Please join us if you’re able! We are super excited to let you know … Continue reading →

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Welcome, Shelter Wise!

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

The following is a message from Shelter Wise (formerly UrbaNest), one of the companies with which I’ve partnered for tiny house design, building, and consulting. We’re excited about our first joint tiny house build weekend of the season, Casa Pequena … Continue reading →

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Let’s Not Discount Kids’ Tiny House Designs

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

When I facilitated a tiny house workshop for a group of fifth graders in January I was impressed that Ten Year Olds Design Awesome Tiny Houses! So I was excited when I found a New York Times article recently entitled “Envisioning … Continue reading →

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How Tiny is Too Tiny?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by

A friend recently shared a link to Grist article entitled “There is such thing as a too-tiny house, and this is what it looks like.” The Grist article fed from a PetaPixel article by Michael Zhang which showed bird’s eye images … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Workshop Weekend

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

It was a pleasure to be part of the Portland Alternative Dwellings Tiny House Workshop this weekend, along with Derin of UrbaNest, Brittany of Bayside Bungalow, and Chris and Melisssa Tack of Tiny Tack House. Tiny house enthusiasts from around … Continue reading →

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Hello, Ford District

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

A couple weeks ago I started a new job, as the Planning & Communications Coordinator for the Ford District, and I’m thoroughly loving it! I found out about the opportunity at the end of last term when Mike Tevis of … Continue reading →

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