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Project Goals
The house will be designed like an organism, a living machine. Here are the existing design objectives. Like every aspect of this wiki, they are fully editable by anyone with an account.
Human Centered Design
Most houses are designed around the stuff and objects that we own instead of the human body. One goal of our tiny house is to consider how the space can encourage people to live with the minimum of clutter/stuff while still creating a warm and customizable atmosphere. We are also considering how the space can encourage exercise and ergonomically healthy movement as well as socialization and community.
The Home as an Organism:
We are designing a system to take into consideration the following elements. You can read about the designs here. MyHomeYourHome/Systems
The Breakdown
What have we been working on? Here is a list of our projects, and their current status:
Wiki
The wiki will serve as a location for documenting information and process. It will be the main home of group collaboration, and will grow to reflect the project over time. Status: Complete, continued development
Blog
The blog will be an active feed of our ongoing research, a way to get a brief and pretty overview of the ideas we're looking to build upon. Status: Complete, continued development
Ecological Perspectives: Class Project
Throughout February and March of 2009, we'll be completing research as part of a class project at Emily Carr University. This will mean producing materials to summarize our research, and finding ways to engage our classmates. Materials produced will be carried forward into the Living Density Gallery Show with Architecture for Humanity Vancouver and the FormShift Competition. Status: Will be complete March 31, 2009
Face Page: myhomeyourhome.tk
We will launch a face-page to explain the project to visitors in a quick one-stop location. From here, visitors will be able to access our wiki, blog, facebook group and other online outlets for our work as they develop. This will be a product of the Ecological Perspectives Class. Status: Complete, continued development
FormShift Competition Entry
We will be using materials developed so far to enter the Wild Card category of the FormShift competition. Status: Will be complete April 7, 2009
Tumbleweed Tiny House Workshop
In May, Rachel will be attending a workshop with Tumbleweed Tiny House company in Vancouver. This will build on her technical knowledge specific to Tiny Home Design and Construction. Status: Will happen May 9, 2009
Living Density Show with Architecture for Humanity Vancouver
We're excited to be participating in a gallery show with the wonderful people down at Architecture for Humanity Vancouver, and a whole host of exciting projects happening around the city. More news on this later. Status: Begins May 8, 2009
What happens next?
As the tiny home movement continues to grow, we will harness public interest to find more and more participants with unique knowledge to contribute. We will develop our design over time, and enter upcoming competitions with groups like architecture for humanity. Vancouver is the ideal location for our development, as the city has ongoing interest in improving EcoDensity and finding new and unique solutions to becoming the greenest city in the world by 2020. Once we are ready to test our design, we will apply for grants and funding, work with the city to choose land, and build the home.
After that?
The home will serve as beta-test for tiny homes in Vancouver. We will continue to update the participants about successes and failures, problems, solutions, and so on. We really intend for this to be a long-term learning experience for everyone involved.
