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The tiny-house movement is an architectural and social movement promoting the reduction and simplification of living spaces.[1][2][3] Tiny homes have been promoted as offering lower-cost and sometimes eco-friendly features within the housing market, and they have also been promoted a housing option for homeless individuals.[4][5] However, the lack of clearly defined features and legality in many cases can cause issues for ownership, including being more expensive for the amount area, vulnerability to natural disaster, lack of storage, difficulty hosting, smaller or lacking traditional home appliances, and legal and or zoning issues.[6]
There is some variation in defining a tiny home, but there are examples and they are usually based on floorspace. However, tiny homes do not have clearly defined features and may be mobile and may or may not have traditional home features. One definition, according to the International Residential Code, a tiny house’s floorspace is no larger than 400 square feet (37 m2).[7][8] In common language a tiny house and related movement can be larger than 400 ft2 and Merriam-Webster says they can be up to 500 ft2 .[9] One architectural firm used a threshold of 600 ft2 to define a tiny home.[10]
One style of tiny house, is a bit like a Caravan or Travel Trailer, but is more focused on long term living in a fixed location, not vacation living. Other types can be fixed, tree house, or floating, for example. Tiny homes at times have encountered legal trouble and concerns have been raised about their habitability, however, they have found several niches. Some examples include, those looking to downsize, as an improvement on tent living, disaster relief housing, homeless relief housing, and short term rental property.
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- ^ Ford, Jasmine; Gomez-Lanier, Lilia (2017). "Are Tiny Homes Here to Stay? A Review of Literature on the Tiny House Movement". Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal. 45 (4): 394–405. doi:10.1111/fcsr.12205.
- ^ Shearer, Heather; Burton, Paul (2021). "Tiny houses: movement or moment?". Housing Studies. 38 (3): 360–382. doi:10.1080/02673037.2021.1884203.
- ^ Ford, Jasmine, and Lilia Gomz-Lanier. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 2017, Are Tiny Homes Here to Stay? A Review of Literature on the Tiny House Movement.
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Kilman, Charlie (January 17, 2016). "Small House, Big Impact: The Effect of Tiny Houses on Community and Environment" (PDF). Undergraduate Journal of Humanistic Studies (Carleton College). Archived (PDF) from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
By placing greater emphasis on quality living, personalization, an environmental ethic, and community values, the tiny house subverts the consumer-based mindset. Culturally, what the tiny house does is simple: it creates an opportunity outside the norms of society where people can understand that the value of the environment and human interaction is much greater than the value of material goods.
- ^ Araj, Victoria (March 22, 2022). "What Is A Tiny House? 12 Surprising Facts". Quicken Loans. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ "Appendix Q Tiny Houses". 2018 International Residence Code. January 2023. International Code Council, Inc. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
TINY HOUSE. A dwelling that is 400 square feet (37 m2) or less in floor area excluding lofts.
- ^ Jenkins, Hannah (November 18, 2020). "8 of the world's most stunning micro-houses". CNN Style. CNN. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021.
- ^ "Definition of TINY HOUSE". www.merriam-webster.com. September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ dev3_2fh66s (April 16, 2024). "Understanding Tiny Homes". Haven Design|Build. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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