Comments on: Little Cabin in France http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/ Small House Living Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:48:29 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: a little cabin in france | c o l c h u http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-46867 a little cabin in france | c o l c h u Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:38:43 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=2253#comment-46867 [...] Little Cabin in France This entry was posted in shelter and tagged cabin, france, snow, wood. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « orange pyramid perfection [...] [...] Little Cabin in France This entry was posted in shelter and tagged cabin, france, snow, wood. Bookmark the permalink. Post a comment or leave a trackback: Trackback URL. « orange pyramid perfection [...]

]]> By: heri http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-45091 heri Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:23:31 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=2253#comment-45091 Herb McLeod's translation is very good. I was about to translate, but he did the job well Herb McLeod’s translation is very good. I was about to translate, but he did the job well

]]> By: Kent http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-45085 Kent Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:00:02 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=2253#comment-45085 Thank you Herb! I really appreciate this. I'll move some of the info above so others can read it as well. Thank you Herb! I really appreciate this. I’ll move some of the info above so others can read it as well.

]]> By: Herb McLeod http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-45082 Herb McLeod Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:45:30 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=2253#comment-45082 Below is my quick and dirty translation of the site above. If you do not like my translation please feel free to correct me as I am the guy who quit studying French midway through high school. I am certainly not a linguist! «Presentation» We are more and more confronted with the prohibitive cost of housing. Faced with this dilemma we propose to you a new path. The path is achieved by cutting back and living in a small cabin. Living is a reduced space allows the chance to cultivate the essentials and to adopt the life attitude of voluntary simplicity. There is nothing to stop you from thinking of other uses for the space other than that of living. To reduce costs and take control of your life we advise self construction rather than depending on specialists. What we offer in this site are small cabin plans that you can purchase. The construction technique is wood frame but you are free to use the materials and techniques of your choice. Included with the plans is a self study list of books and internet sites. «Cabanons» If you are a handyman this may titillate you into dreaming about an alternate life do not hesitate to call Christian La Grange. He will propose to you a series of sketch plans to the end of constructing a small cabin of your desire. Do not hesitate to call Christian La Grange. He will produce a series of sketch plans for the construction of the small cabin of your desires. The sketch plans will compose of: Floor plan and a transverse section Frontal elevation Explanation of techniques Reference books and inter net sites Materials list Although there is no specific support Christian La Grange can provide limited advice and answer questions via email. If none of the cabins shown are to your liking we can do a custom study for 300 euros or 30 euros an hour. The plans themselves are self explanatory. The names are kind of fun and below are my translations: The little Hermitage Forrester’s shelter Fisherman’s cabin Writer’s hovel «La Cahute de l’Écrivan» is straw bail construction with an outdoor toilet. Shepherds cabin Weekend shelter Love nest «Livres» There are two books for sale but if you do not read French there is probably not much value in knowing more about this page. Below is my quick and dirty translation of the site above. If you do not like my translation please feel free to correct me as I am the guy who quit studying French midway through high school. I am certainly not a linguist!

«Presentation»

We are more and more confronted with the prohibitive cost of housing. Faced with this dilemma we propose to you a new path.

The path is achieved by cutting back and living in a small cabin.

Living is a reduced space allows the chance to cultivate the essentials and to adopt the life attitude of voluntary simplicity.

There is nothing to stop you from thinking of other uses for the space other than that of living.

To reduce costs and take control of your life we advise self construction rather than depending on specialists.

What we offer in this site are small cabin plans that you can purchase.

The construction technique is wood frame but you are free to use the materials and techniques of your choice.

Included with the plans is a self study list of books and internet sites.

«Cabanons»

If you are a handyman this may titillate you into dreaming about an alternate life do not hesitate to call Christian La Grange. He will propose to you a series of sketch plans to the end of constructing a small cabin of your desire.

Do not hesitate to call Christian La Grange. He will produce a series of sketch plans for the construction of the small cabin of your desires.

The sketch plans will compose of:
Floor plan and a transverse section
Frontal elevation
Explanation of techniques
Reference books and inter net sites
Materials list

Although there is no specific support Christian La Grange can provide limited advice and answer questions via email.

If none of the cabins shown are to your liking we can do a custom study for 300 euros or 30 euros an hour.

The plans themselves are self explanatory. The names are kind of fun and below are my translations:

The little Hermitage
Forrester’s shelter
Fisherman’s cabin
Writer’s hovel
«La Cahute de l’Écrivan» is straw bail construction with an outdoor toilet.
Shepherds cabin
Weekend shelter
Love nest

«Livres»

There are two books for sale but if you do not read French there is probably not much value in knowing more about this page.

]]> By: Nicholas http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/little-cabin-in-france/comment-page-1/#comment-45008 Nicholas Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:53:41 +0000 http://tinyhouseblog.com/?p=2253#comment-45008 A small house site without Le Corbusier’s Le Cabanon is nearly a crime! http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/building/cabanon.html A small house site without Le Corbusier’s Le Cabanon is nearly a crime!

http://www.c20society.org.uk/docs/building/cabanon.html

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