So... where does he put the 3 kids on the weekends when they visit? Let's not forget the 2 cats and 3 fish? Where's his library, kitchen island, workshop, office, deep freezer, 60" flatscreen, jaccuzi and swimming pool? Where's the ceder patio complete with picnic tables and Aderondac chairs for 8? I still am not able to find the mudroom, the basement, the laudry facilities or walk-in closet.
Am I crazy? Are these rooms and furnitures missing? Did I really need all that stuff to have a home? Other than the children, no (well, maybe 1 cat and/or fish). Truth be told, with another 50 square feet, he could probly include the children as well, I'd try it. It doesn't even have to be on a trailer as he has done. What's the cost of a 10'x10' poured basement? How many of these could you fit on a 5 acre lot complete with walking paths, creek bridges & a parking lot?
1 acre is 43,560 square feet. If I were to template a home in (let's be a little extravigant) 250 square feet footprints, inside another 250 square foot enclosure (the yard) that's 500 square feet per home, we'll assume 1 acre is for covered parking and walk paths between homes and another acre for parkland, we're looking at 3 acres (130,680 Sqf) divided by 500 Sqf per house is roughly 261.36 homes. So that makes 260 homes large enough for 2-5 individuals each on 3 acres of land. That's a range from 260 greedy people to 1,300 easy going people with few needs and a great sense of community. You could break that down to 250 homes, and put in a small grocery store, small department store, bicycle repair shop, hair dresser, etc, etc, etc. You could really make a go of it and build like a multi-level market place complete with restaurants and boutiques, an out door stone patio and eating area, balcony's and roof-top pools. You know, even with Ontario winters, this is really starting to sound like a nice place to live.
I would build it near a flooded rock quary for water treatment, water supply, beach front and water front homes. Maybe get 20 acres, build 8 such villages, put a wall around the whole place and ban road vehicles all together. Each village can be designed to produce certain materials and products for the other 7 villages. 1 village could have a large Hydroponics vegitable farm. Another could produce local-brand clothing, another could be set to produce furniture (tiny furniture of course) while yet another village is populated by services and tradespeople, ready to fix, install, modify or build anything you need. All would be available to every resident within the wall via the 2 acre business sector in the center of town, with the park in the middle and the city hall at the head of town square. The furthest you could possibly live from the center of town would be always be less than 1 km. We should all walk at least a few km every day, even in the winter! Without any car traffic, we'd all feel much safer than crossing a normal city street (not considering the electric wheel chairs). If we need something large delivered, or don't want to carry the groceries, there would be a shuttle service for pedestrians (no tax dollars spent on asphalt and speed signs) or a delivery service... though, no one would likely be purchasing large items anyway, but it would be there anyway.
So my original idea of the village, could be adapted far more easily to an experimental community of tiny homes. I'm liking it.
Who's in it with me?
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Friar Greg
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