Re:Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet
by 001sky on Friday December 27, 2013 @11:49PM
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This is basically a mobile home, which has no foundation. As such, there is nothing in the design which is not easily re-built to your spec. The design is inherently modular. When you are dealing with a 200sq ft living space, its best to have it tailored to your own needs, and not a random or lowest common-denominator-based spec. The common areas, however take on more importance in a community or non-remote setting ans thus are the relevant areas to consider from an architecture perspective.
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Re:Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet
by voltagex_ on Saturday December 28, 2013 @12:36AM
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Hey thanks, that's good to know.
Re:Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet
by mapt on Saturday December 28, 2013 @04:45PM
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"Tailored to your needs"
"Not a random or lowest-common-denominator-based spec"
So you want it to cost what a 1,200 sqft building would cost, but you want to spend it on architects and custom builders instead of cheap efficient standardized parts & designs.
A wheelchair ramp, sure I guess... but the general principle of housing for most of us can't be "Find a way to occupy the unemployed architecture majors of the world".
Re:Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet
by 001sky on Saturday December 28, 2013 @06:18PM
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No, the house in the article was built for $11,000 dollars. That's the cost of provisioning about 5 square feet of London real estate. You're mis-reading be-tween the lines, by a couple orders of magnitude.