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Tiny House in a Landscape

Kent Griswold — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 14:12:48 +0000

This weeks Tiny House in a Landscape was sent to me by Ian Zapp whose father took this photo in upstate New York near Saratoga Lake. These small abandoned buildings are being taken over by mother nature but look like they could be rescued and used as a small residence or getaway cabin.

If you are in the area and would like to take time to enjoy the beauty of Saratoga Lake, and make memories as many others have for generations. Here are directions to the lake: follow Route 9 South from Saratoga Springs New York to Route 9P, or take the Adirondack Northway (I-87) to Exit 14, then Route 9P South just under one mile. Thanks Ian for sharing this inspirational pictures with us.

Cae Mabon

Christina Nellemann — Mon, 16 May 2011 13:45:24 +0000

The Cae Mabon Retreat Centre in North Wales has been building small, natural dwellings for their residents and visitors since 1989. This intentional community is located in the best of what nature can offer: in the woods, by a river, near a lake, at the foot of the mountains and within sight of the sea.

Cae Mabon’s principal creator is Eric Maddern, who was inspired to create the community after spending time with the Aboriginal people in Alice Springs, Australia. He wanted to create a place that was not the ostentatious beauty of the wealthy but the humble beauty of the simple and natural. The buildings he created are mostly made from timber, stone, reed, straw, grass, lime and clay and they blend in with their surroundings.

The Cae Mabon (Mabon’s Field) community consists of several different types of alternative buildings including a geodome, a Mongolian yurt, an Iranian shavan, cob cottages, two roundhouses, a straw bale hogan, a cedar cabin, a thatched shower hut with river water heated by a wood stove, a “loo with a view”, a sweat lodge and a wood-burning cedar hot tub.

People who live in Cae Mabon take part in working, building and gardening parties, and yoga and meditation retreats are regularly held here. The philosophy behind the community is to create a place of creativity and healing as well as a model of low impact, sustainable living.

Photos courtesy of Cae Mabon

By Christina Nellemann for the [Tiny House Blog]

Tiny House in a Landscape

Kent Griswold — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:04:33 +0000

This is the first weekend in October and the feel of fall is in the air, I thought this picture was appropriate for this weeks Tiny House in a Landscape.

It makes me want to take a walk down this trail and than stop and sit on one of these benches and just enjoy the peace and quiet of the setting of this little house.

The leaves are turning color and starting to fall. What a great way to spend a day!

by Kent Griswold (Tiny House Blog)

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Tiny House in a Landscape

Kent Griswold — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:14 +0000

Tiny House in a Landscape

I wanted to give everyone an idea the type of photographs I would like to encourage people to find for this feature.

I really enjoy photos where the subject is the relationship of the cabin or hut with its environment often at a distance.

I like the way that In a good photo, the cabin and the landscape enhance each other, providing scale and human values; loneliness, shelter, warmth, seclusion etc.

Following are a few more examples of unique settings of tiny houses. Look in your area for photos like this or online, please continue to submit your finds to tinyhouseblog(at)gmail.com. Thank you and enjoy!

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