![]() Since most houses spend less than 1% of the time moving, and 99% being lived in, we thought it made sense to go a little wider for extra comfort. Of course at 11’ wide, Minim House is a wide load. Minim House is 11’x22’, with 210 ft2 of interior space. There are also just 3 window panels and 1 door to install, and no interior or exterior trim work needed once in place. There are SIPs panel factories across the country () that can take the included specs and deliver the panels- you can have the full insulated shell constructed in 2 days. For ease of construction and much greater insulation (R-26 walls, R-40 roof), Minim is built using SIPs panels. The house is built atop a standard 8’6’’ trailer. We also include all the specs to make Minim fully off-grid with a solar array, battery bank, propane heat, and rainwater collection/storage/treatment. ![]() ![]() The bath is a ‘wet bath’ and accommodates any type of toilet desired. Bookcases on 2 walls can hold over 150 books.įor heating there’s room for a Dickinson propane fireplace and wall panels, for cooling we’ve hidden a through-the-wall A/C into the desk shelving (you could alternatively put in a mini-split). The closet can be widened slightly if desired to accommodate a combo washer/dryer. On top of the bed platform is a separate 5’ desk and 5’ closet. The sofa is 8’ long, seats 5 and can double as a guest bed. A moveable hydraulic table functions as a dinner table for 6, coffee table, extra kitchen prep space or a bar, or window desk (see pics).įor entertainment a large movie screen functions doubles as a window shade. Minim features a full size roll-out bed (avoiding the many inconveniences of a loft), a highly functional 10’ galley kitchen with deep sink, 2 burner gas cooktop, full size microwave, 7 cu ft fridge/freezer. It took time- 7 months to perfect the plans, 1 day for every square foot! But this time and 6+ years of full time life testing, the design is now fully refined. With these principles we sought to re-imagine what the micro house can be, adding livability, streamlining construction with SIPs, modernizing aesthetics, increasing off-grid versatility. Living in a small structure should never feel compromised- it should feel amazing. We humans can and must live more sustainably, but not without style. The philosophy behind the Minim is pretty simple: a contented life is largely independent from the size of one’s dwelling. A perfectly refined mobile tiny home, studio, ADU or AirBnB guesthouse. No loft, no walls, and great vaulted ceilings lend it a modern spacious feel. Designed by Foundry Architects and Brian Levy, the 210ft2 Minim is the only micro house to win 3 American Institute of Architects design awards. Since its debut in 2013, the Minim tiny house has become one of the most iconic tiny homes in the U.S.
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