Teeny-tiny. Mainstream media is catching up—for more and more, small is big and the New York Times is in with their recent real estate piece: Think Small. Small, pre-fab homes are growing in popularity (especially as second homes) and the "minimal square footage means reduced maintenance costs, less upkeep and reduced energy consumption." Check out the Graphic of Manufacturers and the audio slideshow...
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That shack looks like one from Marfa, Texas. They have these things in the middle of nowhere setup to look like a Prada boutique in Manhattan. Pretty funny.
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Interesting, though not surprinsing in the least is that the cottages with a more minimal or shall we say modern aesthetic go for what, 5 times as much.
Frankly, these prefabs appear to be quite the rip-off.
Particularly disappointing is that while the article celebrates the owners' eye to "minimal impact on the land" and an "ecological agenda" these prefabs are anything but. None of them are self sustained and all of them require standard water/electrical/sewer hook ups. Further, they do not appear to make use of the technological advances in so-called green building materials or techniques.
This in comparison to the recently Dwell-featured Australian home that exists completely off the grid and indeed leaves almost no impact on the environment.
All in all, these homes appear to be more costly and more ecologically damaging that a simple trailer home.
But they're really hip at the moment-saving grace I suppose.
Do you ever consider giving image credits when you steal photos off the Times Web site? I know you have the time to -- having spent all that time grabbing the photos out of the Flash interface. It's very inconsiderate to not credit photographers and manufacturers who provide imagery.
Why is it that some environmentalists are NEVER satisfied?
I think the point of this post (and the original NYT article) is that these small pre-fab homes result in "reduced maintenance costs, less upkeep and reduced energy consumption"
-- RELATIVE TO THE TRADITIONAL ALTERNATIVES.
Could these small pre-fab homes be better? Absolutely. Should "greener than thou" people try to trash these small pre-fab homes because they're not perfect in every way? I don't think so.
You should do some research before spouting off about how un-enviro friendly these pre-fab options are. Especially the Wee House.
when your children are swimming through manhattan you too will wish those small pre-fab homes had come with a solar powered dishwasher.
ouch. what a thread! I am not sure where to enter in....
As for the green argument, listen, you are preaching to the converted but the Times article is about small, not about green and they are quite clear about that. We like small. Small is cool. Can it be green as well? absolutely, but that is not what this article is driving at.
As for ripping off the photos....Every thing we blog is linked to its original source and photo credits. If it isn't we credit it.
Other than that, do we have time? Not much. We are all putting our energy into getting the information out there, and crediting photos is not high on our agenda. That said, we do it when needed.
Interesting side note: when we started this blog three years ago, we copied images and blogged articles without any credit - except the obvious link - and no one was bothered.
As we've grown, we have learned that we need to be more and more and more and more and more and more responsible. Which isn't entirely bad - and we're totally into giving credit - but it is a slippery slope and before too long we're going to end up with a battery of lawyers, a fact checking team, middle management and an office tower in midtown - none of which we want.
But the point of this post - by Aaron, who rocks - is about the Times article on Smallness in houses. It is a cool little article, with some great resources listed, but we are surprised that it got top billing. It really is remarkable how BIG small has become.
shhh...(dont tell marketing i was here) or they will never sell that landscape.
looks like a tent to me...
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I think the use of photos here falls under Fair Use and it's not like AT took the article and claimed it as their own. It's very clear that this is a New York Times article. The theft charge is quite a bit off base.
I love these small houses. And heck, when they're this small, building green is less an issue than with the McMansions (unfortunately hugely popular here in TX). I'm not sure about the rip-off comment. Not everything that gets built has to be some huge investment opportunity.
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