Imagine walking into your local Bunnings and buying a tiny home. It’s now an option but will these pods help Australia’s housing crisis?
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Tiny houses can normalise smaller, more sustainable living. So why are some owners facing eviction?
Many houses of worship no longer need as much space as they once did, or struggle to keep up with the bills. For some, redevelopment to include housing provides a new way to live out their mission.
Until now, planning and housing regulations have stood in the way of using tiny houses as permanent homes. That’s starting to change as councils look for solutions to the housing crisis.
The tiny house movement embodies a complex mixture of counter-cultural ideals, financial pragmatism and socio-economic privilege.
Despite a common belief that councils won’t approve tiny houses and modular and container homes, early findings from a national survey suggest planners are increasingly open to these housing options.
Relaxing restrictions on small and non-traditional houses can help to increase the supply of affordable rental housing.
There is no universal minimum for the amount of living space we need. Rising spatial inequality, however, adversely impacts us on both individual and collective levels.
The proportion of people actually living in tiny houses hasn’t been increasing but the movement has prompted debate about living smaller and more sustainably.
We monitored the progress of a modular housing project for people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge, UK.
People are increasingly becoming interested in the tiny house trend, but what type of tiny house would suit your needs?
Research shows that moving from a larger dwelling to a tiny home can change behavior in surprising ways.
Tiny houses aren’t for everyone, but most people who live in them are positive about the experience. Yet planning laws still make this way of life harder and less secure than it could be.
For all the attractions of little dwellings, there are some drawbacks that need to be factored in.
People living with the change and uncertainty of this century need flexible and adaptable housing. Here we look at a couple of examples of what’s possible.
New research has found a marked increase in people, particularly among women over 50, who are building or want to build a tiny house. However, inflexible planning rules often stand in their way.
Have you thought about usable space, re-engineering, structural integrity, contamination, insulation and comfort? If not, you need to before jumping into building a home from shipping containers.
Already common in the US, the tiny house movement has the potential to take hold in Australia, but only with help from urban planners and regulators.
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Lecturer in GIS and Planning, Griffith University
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Professor of Urban Management & Planning, Griffith University
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia