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Tiny Living on Wheels: Impossibly Small 32-Sq Ft Cabin

Posted: 08 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT

He’s been called a “micro-architect” and a genius of small house design, but Derek Diedricksen is really more of a big thinker. His impressively tiny 32-square-foot micro-home, affectionately known as the “Gypsy Junker,” is maybe one of the most well-known tiny houses ever built. And now, it’s for sale with an equally tiny price tag.

Diedricksen is known for his skill in building the kind of itty-bitty home that most people don’t think they could ever live in. The Gypsy Junker is so tiny that only the most intrepid small-home enthusiast could live there permanently, but it would make for the perfect backyard office or temporary getaway cabin. With only 5’10″ of headspace, though, taller residents would need to get used to stooping as they walk from one end of the structure to the other.

The micro home was built in 2010, mostly from recycled and salvaged materials. Discarded shipping pallets make up a large part of the structure, while recycled storm windows and salvaged kitchen cabinets give it a distinctive character and home-like feel. The bed bunk doubles as a desk, and with one person on it and two on the floor the tiny home can sleep three – though probably not very comfortably.

The incredible home is being sold to make room for other projects that Diedricksen is building in his back yard. Although it was built for nearly free with materials most people would call “junk,” the time and labor he put into the project are evident: since it was built, it has withstood two hurricanes and a few harsh Northeast winters.

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Flat-Pack Urinal: Composing Straw Bale for Outdoor Events

Posted: 07 May 2013 04:00 PM PDT

It is inefficient and unsustainable to haul human waste back in from remote festivals and other places typically populated with port-a-potties. So why not use on-hand materials to make something simple and green?

Thus L’Uritonnoir by Faltazi which turns an everyday farm item into a urinal by means of simple funnels attached on various sides and connected via a loop running around the perimeter. The composted results can be recycled right back into the local land.

“An uritonnoir is a hybridisation of two everyday products, an urinal and a funnel (literally in french, “urinnoir” et “entonnoir”). This system is used either used in public spaces during festive events (slotted into round bales) or in private gardens (slotted into small straw bundles). L’Uritonnoir is an utensil filling a volume of straw (carbon) with urine (nitrogen) in order to compost it during a 6-12 month period and convert it into humus.”

The flat-pack design makes it easy to transport and deploy then clean or discard, minimizing waste and transit costs and making for easy assembly at events. A stainless-steel alternative is less portable but easier to clean and reuse. “The round bale stays and composts on-the-spot. Six months later the manure can be used by local farmers. The following year, it can be used as a giant planter to be enjoyed by new festival-goers !”

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