Creative Living!
ISSN 2631-326X
SEPTEMBER 2021
ISSN ISSN 2631-3251 2631-326X
SEPTEMBER AUTUMN 2021
TINY LIVING AUTUMN ON SALE SOON!
Why Tiny Makes Sense
Our 32-page issue is available across the UK, mainland Europe and North America at:
www.newsstand.co.uk 01
SEPTEMBER 2021
Send Us Your Photos!! Are you living in a tiny house, a narrowboat, a studio or other small space? Your story can help inspire others to follow their dreams!
Email us at: info@tinylivingmagazine.co.uk
Contents 03 Creative Living … Page
A Tiny Holiday Home – The Home That Can Earn You Money (A Tiny Living Promotion) … Page
11
Ancient Ingenuity for Modern Power … Page
12
On the cover:
A Pura Vida Hut creation by the sea. See our article on these unique tiny houses.
Published by: Tiny Living Productions Ltd Editor: Pamela Palongue Design by: Gilmour Graphics Email: info@tinylivingmagazine.co.uk
02
Creative Living Anda is an architect who specialises in interior design. She designs spaces that are unique, inviting, and personal. But more than just designing these special little houses, she actually lives in them with her family for about seven months each year.
Anda, and her husband Tudor, have been travelling for over six years. They pack their belongings for the road,
03
along with their two twin girls, and transverse Europe and beyond, having travelled to more than 60 countries! Their delightful little home was designed with the beautiful, old traditional houses of northeast Romania in mind. The unusual, cathedral-shaped roof is a familiar sight in their native Bucovina.
“ We wanted to create a very unique and niche space.” 04
“There are only a few craftsmen that can do it,” explains Anda. The wooden shingles, called “dranita” have to be shaped to fit the curvature of the roof and the window openings. The artisans specialise in creating this kind of roof, and also the wood and special details, such as the deepset, arched windows, and casement windows. “We wanted to create a very unique and niche space.” It all started with Anda’s first creation, ‘The Rainbow.’
05
It was originally designed to travel to festivals and events where they could sell their coffee and baked wares. But she decided to expand it and include a bathroom, with a kitchen and sleeping area to make it liveable. After becoming the object of much attention and admiration at festivals and events, they decided to build them for others. Tudor complements Anda’s creative designs with his marketing skills and background in advertising.
06
07
“ We travel a lot, and I have a passion for tiny houses.”
Their tiny homes follow an ancient tradition, but are filled with modern conveniences, making them fully functional inside. One modern innovation is that the homes can be equipped with solar energy now, making them even more planet-friendly. They can however be connected to conventional utilities when needed.
They also are cleverly designed to be either mobile or fixed. They’re built with their own mobile platform which complies to the limits of 8 to 15 square metres and a maximum of 4 metres in height so they can be transported across Europe. (Romania has been a full member of the EU since 2007)
08
09
It’s a lovely blend of old and new for a special living experience. They now have a total of four models, named Rainbow, Hope, Joy and Anda’s latest design, Daylight. They have delivered them to Belgium, Italy, Germany and other countries. They’re delivered fully assembled since the rounded shape makes them impossible to be flat-packed. The newest design, Daylight is a more square shape with can be shipped more easily, even overseas. It’s quite different from the first three designs and is more contemporary. All of the designs take about two to three months to complete and can be customised to individual preferences.
“We travel a lot, and I have a passion for tiny houses,” says Anda. They have a travel blog on YouTube where they share their stories from the road, which is in English, Italian and Romanian. To visit their travel videos click here – www.youtube. com/channel/UCAcZ0tCLEko0ECZmaeGfBxg To see more photos of their tiny house creations, visit www.Puravidahuts.com
10
A Tiny Living Promotion
A Tiny Holiday Home –T he Home That Pays For Itself A tiny home is a great way to get away for a holiday. You can live with nature, and spend time with those people who are most important in your life. Far less expensive than a conventional holiday home, it leaves a smaller footprint on the environment. -And, it’s completely portable! Another important aspect of a tiny holiday home is that it can earn money for you. A well-placed home in an inviting setting can be let when you’re not using it. The house featured here was built by Master Tiny House Builder, Chris March of Tiny Eco Homes UK. They build homes based on your needs and your specific location and climate. Click here for more: www.tinyecohomesuk.com
– according to the Canal & River Trust, 26% of the
UK’s 33,000 boats are used as primary residences? – thousands of people in the UK are already embracing small-space living in studio flats, student accommodations, and small terraced houses? – there are over 80 shepherd hut building companies in the UK? – prices for a well-designed tiny house fitted with kitchen and bath starts at £26,000? – according to Popular Science, human beings are hard-wired to like tiny things?
11
www.popsci.com/why-do-we-think-tiny-things-are-cute
Photograph Tony in Devon.
Ancient Ingenuity for Modern Power
Ottery St. Mary is an ancient town in Devonshire, mentioned as early as 1242 in the Domesday Book. It has been speculated that it may have been the real-life inspiration for Ottery St. Catchpole in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. It’s known for its beautiful scenery, architecture and one very unusual structure called The Tumbling Weir. A weir is a dam, but the one at Ottery St. Mary is truly special and rather unusually, is circular. It was constructed sometime around 1788, and is a system of circular rings which increase the speed of the water as it flows over them. -A completely brilliant idea, especially
for the 18th century! This speed was able to produce up to 30 horsepower and was used over the years for milling corn, and eventually the processing of silk. In an article dated 23rd August, 2019 in the Sidmouth Herald, the weir was being assessed by the local council for using the weir to produce hydro-electric power! The article states that a feasibility study was carried out in 2006, which found that The Tumbling Weir was suitable for producing power. There seems to be no further word on the project at this point. If someone is from the area, please let us know if plans are going forward for this wonderful idea.
12
Tiny Living Magazine Follow us at:
facebook.com/tinylivingmagazineuk instagram.com/tinylivingmaguk
13
Some of the world’s most exciting adventurers read Tiny Living Magazine!
Follow us at
facebook.com/tinylivingmagazineuk instagram.com/tinylivingmaguk
Tiny Living Magazine Email: info@tinylivingmagazine.co.uk www.tinylivingmagazine.co.uk