{"product_id":"tiny-homes-simple-shelter-scaling-back-in-the-21st-century-paperback","title":"Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter: Scaling Back in the 21st Century - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere's a grassroots movement in tiny homes these days.\u003c\/b\u003e The real estate collapse, the economic downturn, burning out on 12-hour workdays - many people are rethinking their ideas about shelter - seeking an alternative to high rents, or a lifelong mortgage debt to a bank on an overpriced home. Homes on land, homes on wheels, homes on the road, homes on water, even homes in the trees. There are also studios, saunas, garden sheds, and greenhouses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are 1,300 photos, showing a rich variety of small homemade shelters, and there are stories (and thoughts and inspirations) of the owner-builders who are on the forefront of this new trend in downsizing and self-sufficiency. You can buy a ready-made tiny home, build your own, get a kit or pre-fab, or live in a bus, houseboat, or other movable shelter. Some cities have special ordinances for building \"in-law\" or \"granny flats\" in the back yard. There are innovative solutions in cities, such as the \"capsules\" in Tokyo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're thinking of scaling back, you'll find plenty of inspiration shown by builders, designers, architects, dreamers, artists, road gypsies, and water dwellers who've achieved a measure of freedom and independence by taking shelter into their own hands.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI started building almost 50 years ago, and have lived in a self-built home ever since. If I'd been able to buy a wonderful old good-feeling house, I might have never started building. But it was always cheaper to build than to buy, and by building myself, I could design what I wanted and use materials I wanted to live with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI set off to learn the art of building in 1960. I liked the whole process immensely. Hammering nails. Framing -- delineating space. Nailing down the sub-floor, the roof decking. It's a thrill when you first step on the floor you've just created. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeally I'd have worked with a master carpenter long enough to learn the basics, but there was never time. I learned from friends and books and by blundering my way into a process that required a certain amount of competence. My perspective was that of a novice, a homeowner -- rather than a pro. As I learned, I felt that I could tell others how to build, or at least get them started on the path to creating their own homes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough the years I've personally gone from post and beam to geodesic domes to stud frame construction. It's been a constant learning process, and this has led me into investigating many methods of construction -- I'm interested in them all. For five years, the late '60s to early '70s, I built geodesic domes. I got into being a publisher by producing \u003ci\u003eDomebook One\u003c\/i\u003e in 1970 and \u003ci\u003eDomebook 2\u003c\/i\u003e in 1971. I then gave up on domes (as homes) and published our namesake \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e in 1973. We've published books on a variety of subjects over the years, and returned to our roots with Home Work: \u003ci\u003eHandbuilt Shelter\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, \u003ci\u003eBuilders of the Pacific Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Barefoot Architect\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding is my favorite subject. Even in this day and age, building a house with your own hands can save you a ton of money (I've never had a mortgage) and -- if you follow it through -- you can get what you want in a home. --\u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 228\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 12 x 9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772877537568,"sku":"9780936070520","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/35e0a81a7bc219668c613299634187af.webp?v=1780415977","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tiny-homes-simple-shelter-scaling-back-in-the-21st-century-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}