Title of this post refers to a chapter of Thoreau's Walden Pond that describes what man can learn from a simpler existence tied to a more direct connection with nature. Is this the next modern home - or is it anti-modern? Can we make cities and communities of this type of home? Will these communities be mobile?
[Thanks to Vasu Abhiraman for the link.]
Oh...the tiny house is wonderful...That could be the perfect home for me...
ReplyDeleteThank you for this video!
It's now the headline story on yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI like the tiny house video...he's constrained by nothing. He gets to travel whereever he wants, live whereever he wants and not worry about paying property tax lol.
ReplyDeleteThe guy is dead on -- I am not sure why, but I never aspired to live in a large house...too many spaces that go unused is just wasteful. This is a little extreme for me, but awesome that he sort of became an architect through it all. Pretty awesome story.
ReplyDeleteLarge houses are completely unnecessary. The only reason for a large house is to have space to avoid other members of your family / household, is it not?
ReplyDeleteHaving large spaces is anthemic to the american dream as it has been pushed on all of us since at least the end of wwii... buy more stuff... you need a place to put it .. then get a larger place ... you need more stuff to fill it .. buy more stuff ...
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Robert, I'm reading a book right now called The Thing Itself, by Richard Todd. Up your alley. I'll loan it to you when I'm done.
ReplyDelete(You still have my Carl Sagan?)
ps his little peripatetic house is smaller than mr thoreau's up there on walden pond; hardly room in there to do much socializin'.
Yes yes it's smaller. It's the sentiment that's important...he does have a front porch though!
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