Tiny House Village
A while ago I did a posting about tiny houses which to this day I still love more than I can actually explain. I still can’t decide if I would go insane living in one or not but until that answer comes back I can still dream about living in one. So you can imagine my delight when I received an email from one of the tiny house manufactures whose email list I subscribe too. It was about “The Napoleon Complex” which no is not about tiny angry people but is a project that they are developing. What is this project you may ask? Well it is a modern version of Sir Ebenezer Howard’s 1889 Garden City movement. Basically they have purchased land in Northern California and opening in 2015 is their vision for a new community, one of just tiny houses. There will be 16-22 houses per acre each ranging in size from 270sq feet to 700sq feet. In addition there will be A 800 – 1600sq foot common house, private gardens, 1.5 parking spaces per house, shared outdoor space, private storage units, and prominent pedestrian walkways out front with parking out back. Besides being a very interesting and exciting idea it has implications which I don’t think the Napoleon Complex has thought of. If this proves to be successful it can become another solution to the issues of urban density which honestly appeals to me a lot more than high or even low rises. These units are the same space (or smaller) then a small apartment but are spread out on the ground so that not only do you have some green space but a feeling of community is purposely imposed on the layout so that you get to know your neighbours and the community itself instead of being shoved into your shoebox in the sky. For me this is a much better solution and one that I think more people could adapt too as we are all gradually forced into looking at our ecological footprint. if you want to know more information than click here