For Sale: Sustain Minihome Prototype

Instant cottage!

It is a design classic, and the only one ever built. The miniHome Solo is solar and wind powered, a complete off-grid, self-sustaining year round machine for living. Designed by Andy Thomson of Altius Architecture, it was built to the highest standards without compromise.

All materials and finishes were chosen to be VOC free and mould resistant, easy to clean and maintain. Walls are thermosteel panels, custom made solid insulation.

Complete with dual flush toilet, gray and black water tanks, full kitchen with propane powered fridge and stove, microwave and richlite counters.

 

"Quite possibly the world's first, completely self-sufficient, ecological trailer design, the miniHome features many of the 'mod-cons' that consumers have come to expect, without the associated energy, resource or material use. Within a well-organized 38 sm (350 sf), there is everything you need for comfortable, year-round, sustainable living.

Designed for a 50-year life expectancy, the miniHome offers the possibility for year-round, affordable living on almost any site. It is equally at home in a remote, wilderness setting – completely off-grid – or in an urban trailer park. Its remarkably sustainable combination of energy efficient systems and beautiful finishes usually associated with luxury condominiums results in a home that sings the virtues of simplicity and conservation."

 

I fell in love with the miniHome at first sight and thought that I might use it as a ski chalet, but times being what they are, I am now selling it. Original construction cost was $ 150,000; It was recently reclad in Thundermax for greater longevity; I am offering it for sale at $ 100,000.

I can be contacted by email  ( lloydalter (at) gmail.com) or phone at 416 346 5738.

Comments

[Jack]

Bravo, Beautiful. Now if i only had the money to order a 1500 sqft custom model designed by you on a lakefront in upstate new york i would be a very fortunate man. tasteful, efficient, boastfully modern.

[d bishop]

Beautiful. Do the tomatoes come with it?

[Night Student]

So how is it self-sufficient when it requires propane to operate major appliances? Typical tree-hugger subterfuge.

[Mark D.]

This anywhere near Cambridge, MA?...wheels are turning

[Michael R]

Granted its awesome but $150,000 to build? That's $428.57 a square foot! There is nothing sustainable about that price! Builder's build homes for $40-$60 a square foot, even in Southern California which is one of the most expensive area's to live in the United States.

And completely off the grid? What about water and sewer?

[amelia]

what is thundermax?

[Bob]

Michael R - I am a builder in Napa, California. Custom (green) homes here are $350/sf at minimum, and often reach $500/sf. And as for propane consumption - as Paracelsus says, 'Poisin is the dose'. I believe the minihome uses about 1/100th the 'fossil fuel' of a conventional home.

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[Study in UK]

It's pretty, no doubt! But exorbitantly priced!

[Lorena]

very nice, love the orange. Along the lines of the Airstream CCD