Tiny Home - Designs for Micro Living January 2018 | Page 2

M​ C​ INTOSH​ ​HIGH​ ​SCHOOL
201​ ​WALT​ ​BANKS​ ​ROAD
PEACHTREE​ ​CITY,​ ​GEORGIA​ ​ ​30269
(770)​ ​631-3232
F​ AX​ ​ ​(770)​ ​631-3278
LARRY​ ​SINGLETON,​ ​EdS
INSTRUCTOR:
Architectural​ ​Drawing​ ​&​ ​Design
AP​ ​Computer​ ​Science
Welcome​ ​to​ ​the​ ​ Tiny​ ​Homes​ ​-​ ​Designs​ ​for​ ​Micro​ ​Living ​ ​digital​ ​magazine​ ​which​ ​presents​ ​the​ ​Tiny
Home​ ​Design​ ​Project​ ​work​ ​completed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​14​ ​students​ ​in​ ​my​ ​2017-18​ ​Architectural​ ​Drawing​ ​&​ ​Design
II​ ​class.​ ​The​ ​idea​ ​for​ ​this​ ​project​ ​came​ ​to​ ​me​ ​following​ ​a​ ​workshop​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Summer​ ​of​ ​2016​ ​called​ ​Camp
T&I​ ​(Trade​ ​&​ ​Industry).​ ​Sponsored​ ​by​ ​the​ ​CTAE​ ​Resource​ ​Network​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Georgia​ ​Dept.​ ​of​ ​Education,
the​ ​annual​ ​event​ ​is​ ​where​ ​Career​ ​Tech​ ​Educators​ ​gather​ ​for​ ​professional​ ​development​ ​and​ ​sharing​ ​best
practices.​ ​I​ ​had​ ​an​ ​opportunity​ ​to​ ​meet​ ​briefly​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Construction​ ​teachers​ ​and​ ​I​ ​ask​ ​them​ ​what​ ​my
design​ ​students​ ​could​ ​design​ ​that​ ​they​ ​might​ ​want​ ​to​ ​build​ ​in​ ​their​ ​courses.​ ​Tiny​ ​Houses​ ​were​ ​the
recommendation!
On​ ​my​ ​way​ ​home​ ​from​ ​that​ ​event​ ​I​ ​started​ ​thinking​ ​about​ ​the​ ​possibility​ ​of​ ​building​ ​a​ ​Tiny​ ​Home
for​ ​my​ ​own​ ​retirement​ ​living.​ ​Over​ ​the​ ​Winter​ ​Break​ ​that​ ​year​ ​I​ ​developed​ ​the​ ​plans​ ​for​ ​the​ ​model​ ​you
see​ ​illustrated​ ​on​ ​the​ ​cover.​ ​In​ ​June​ ​of​ ​this​ ​year​ ​I​ ​began​ ​ its construction​ , ​and​ ​resolved​ ​to​ ​launch​ ​the​
Tiny Home​ ​Design​ ​Project​ ​for​ ​my​ ​ 3 rd ​year​ ​students​ ​this​ ​Fall.
After​ ​research​ ​as​ ​a​ ​class,​ ​we​ ​decided​ ​to​ ​use​ ​a​ 2
4​ ​ft.​ ​tandem​ ​axle​ ​trailer​​ ​as​ ​the​ ​foundation​ ​of
choice​ ​and​ ​the​ ​conceptual​ ​design​ ​process​ ​began.​ ​Lots​ ​of​ ​collaboration​ ​and​ ​feedback​ ​between​ ​students
helped​ ​generate​ ​the​ ​14​ ​unique​ ​designs​ ​you’ll​ ​find​ ​here.​ ​A​ ​brief​ ​visit​ ​to​ ​my​ ​construction​ ​site​ ​for​ ​a​ ​‘grand
tour’​ ​of​ ​the​ ​framing​ ​and​ ​plumbing/electrical​ ​rough-in​ ​progress​ ​gave​ ​students​ ​an​ ​additional​ ​appreciation
for​ ​the​ ​scope​ ​of​ ​what​ ​they​ ​were​ ​designing.
Following​ ​conceptual​ ​design​ ​work​ ​in​ ​Autodesk​ ​Inventor​ ®​ ​ where​ ​floors,​ ​walls​ ​and​ ​openings​ ​were
modeled,​ ​and​ ​3D​ ​print​ ​outs​ ​produced,​ ​students​ ​moved​ ​to​ ​Autodesk​ ​Revit​ ®​ ​ for​ ​development​ ​of​ ​their
complete​ ​plans.​ ​Those​ ​plans​ ​are​ ​available​ ​for​ ​download​ ​from​ ​links​ ​on​ ​the​ ​model​ ​pages.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​no
charge​ ​for​ ​ downloading ​plans,​ ​but​ ​if​ ​you​ ​find​ ​one​ ​you​ 'd l ​ ike ​to​ ​build​,​ ​please​ ​send​ ​a​ ​tax deductible​
donation​ ​of​ ​$50.00​ ​ payable to​ ​ McIntosh​ ​High​ ​School​ ​Construction at​ ​the​ ​address​ ​above.
Thanks​ ​for​ ​your​ ​interest​ ​and​ ​support!
Larry​ ​D.​ ​Singleton,​ ​EdS.
NATIONAL​ ​ BLUE​ ​ RIBBON​ ​ SCHOOL​ ​ OF​ ​ EXCELLENCE​ ​ 2007 
GEORGIA​ ​ SCHOOL​ ​ OF​ ​ EXCELLENCE​ ​ 1987,​ ​ 2001,​ ​ 2008​ ​ AND​ ​ 2012 
THE​ ​ MISSION​ ​ OF​ ​ MCINTOSH​ ​ HIGH​ ​ SCHOOL​ ​ IS​ ​ TO​ ​ PROVIDE​ ​ THE 
OPPORTUNITIES,​ ​ SKILLS,​ ​ AND​ ​ KNOWLEDGE​ ​ TO​ ​ CREATE​ ​ SUCCESSFUL, 
NECESSARY 
LIFELONG​ ​ LEARNERS.