So it looks like a realized project of a very small house from a student from Wellington
It does not really matter why the heroine of this article created this project of a very small house: in order to provide herself with free housing for the period of studying in the college or just in the performance of the study task, in any case we are impressed with the result. It's hard to believe that there are such far-sighted and creative guys who are able to independently acquire a roof over their heads.
Gabriella Grace, a daring experimenter from New Zealand, built an unusual 16 m2 trailer house, being an 18-year-old schoolgirl. He became her educational project.
Built mainly from recycled materials, using various "smart designs" and with the help of the girl's father, this shelter temporarily occupies the backyard of one of the cottages, which are located 15 minutes drive from the center of Wellington. So those wishing to look at him should hurry.
Once inside, we see that Gabriella really became an adherent of asceticism, in order to preserve as much free space as possible. A small couch, also a guest bed, is equipped with storage compartments under the seat, and it is made of wooden pallets and a mattress. Through the double French doors inside the house comes a lot of daylight.
Here is what the girl added personally from herself and for herself: the house has a high-quality acoustic system with built-in speakers in the wall, which are connected to the car radio tape recorder, mounted on the end of the kitchen table.
The table itself is equipped with spectacular lighting, because of what it seems floating in the air. Gabriella jokes that her tiny house is an ideal place for dancing parties. The set was made back in the 60's and bought by our heroine for ridiculous money. After careful repair, he acquired a modern and fresh look.
There is no refrigerator in this trailer, but the young housewife is going to buy it in the near future, but for now she buys fresh products every day and considers it a good compensation for inconveniences. Electricity comes from both solar panels and the local power grid.
Most of the materials used for building materials were purchased from the hands of Trade Me (this is a free classifieds site, a New Zealand equivalent to Craigslist).
Gabriella explains that the budget allocated for the project was very modest, but she was able to meet it, re-finishing the used things to make them look new, and making jewelry themselves.
In total, for the construction of this simple structure, Miss Grace spent about $ 17,000. It turns out that for the money for which you could buy a car, she managed to acquire a place worthy of being called a home.
Such objects, probably, can not be called a universal solution to the problem of shortage of affordable housing, which is becoming more acute. But they also contribute to changing attitudes towards economical tiny houses from the side of society and forming the necessary regulatory and legal framework.
What kind of impression did you make on this project?
