How William Root Spent His Summer Vacation in 160 Square Feet

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  Federica Beatrice

  8 years ago

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  I have seen this design before for an apartment (Paris) (http://www.wired.com/design/2012/05/paris-apartment/) and always thought it would adapt really well to a tiny house, especially, the bed would fit between the wheel wells. Now I find that someone did it! Congratulation. It looks great! I love the 2 sliding glass doors and the porch. Would love to see more pictures, especially of the steps up to the kitchen level.

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  Will Root

  9 years ago

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  The sofa slides out from under the kitchen and converts into the bed.
  
  

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  Robert Primeau

  9 years ago

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  Will, I'm curious where the occupant would sleep. I'm assuming something converts into mattress space but I can't see where that is.

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  wroot@pratt.edu

  9 years ago

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  I'm the creator of the Tiny House. I am excited to see people's reactions to my work and will try to answer any questions and respond to emails.
  
  Tom Mc,
  This house is quite heavy for a trailer. Most Tiny Houses are constructed using standard construction materials, and I chose to do so in this house as well. As a result, it makes for an extremely heavy trailer, somewhere around 4 1/2 tons. The trailer is very heavy duty, rated to 6 tons and built with extra supports, so it handles the weight amply. It is, however, a difficult load to tow, so for long moves it would probably need a weight distributing hitch to help handle the load.
  
  kostas syrtariotis
  I am building a website, but it isn't up yet. Keep an eye on universdesign.co for my work, it should be up before long.
  
  deborah
  Half of it was paid for by selling my car and buying a cheaper one. The other half was paid for from college savings that I didn't need because of a large scholarship I got this school year.
  
  
  Michael
  I chose not to consider aerodynamics because I think of it more as a house and less as a moving home. I didn't want to sacrifice the design of the interior space to aid it in the few times it would ever be moved. I did also include a skylight over the living area which gives easier access to the roof. Also, the bedroom area is the same space as the living area. The house is in two levels. The living area in lower and thus has 10 foot ceilings and the kitchen and bath are on the higher level and thus have have 8 foot ceilings. The bed (on wheels) rolls under the floor of the kitchen about 3/4 of the way leaving the end out to use as a sofa in the living space. Under the bathroom is a large storage area open to the outside. Keep an eye on universdesign.co for an update showing my work.
  
  -Will Root
  wroot@pratt.edu

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  Michael

  9 years ago

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  So many tiny homes look like something meant for Burning Man. Victorian dollhouse dreams of little granola-eating girls. Sloping walls, false craftman cornices, protruding dormer windows. Useless little corner prettiporches that swallow up 1/6 of the floor. Impractical to move, and so ugly in their falseness.
  
  I really want to praise William so much for his design. This incorporates so many things I've been favoring in a tiny house. He's proven that they work. Vertical walls all around. Entrance on the side, fold-out deck and awning. Very well thought out. This is the best tiny house I've ever seen!
  
  He might improve aerodynamics by making the front curved (think; horse trailer), pointed, or by placing an appropriately-shaped window-box there. I might suggest adding a skylight doubling as access to to a rooftop porch. I'm still curious about what the bedroom area looks like.

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  deborah

  9 years ago

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  Beautiful, but was just wondering where you got the money to build this? Most people that want to do this have this obstacle from keeping them accomplishing it. I'm sure they would like to know how they can do this, too.

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  Michael Carmack

  9 years ago

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  William,
  I really like your design and was wondering if you have more pictures that you could possibly send me at michael_carmack0946@yahoo.com I'm a disabled veteran that lives on a very tight budget which means I barely survive month to month and have almost nothing to spare beyond the basics. I plan to hopefully change that with the help of some of my friends and hopefully the building of a small house such as this one. I've got friends that are carpenters, plumbers, etc., and I've got a background in the trades myself from helping my grandfather who was a carpenter when I was growing up. Any help and information / guidance would be greatly appreciated.
  Michael

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  kostas syrtariotis

  9 years ago

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  URL please..

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  Tom Mc

  9 years ago

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  Excellent work! The workplace smiles upon people willing to get their hands dirty. Too many people nowadays are removed from doing actual "work" and prefer instead to sit at a desk all day.
  
  My only comment about this superbly designed piece is something more pragmatic: Weight. What's the curb weight on a house like this? Conventional building materials are heavy, and it looks like not much in here (from the casual photography) has been lightweighted.
  
  I'd be interested in knowing a little more about the guts behind the outer facade.

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