Day: May 1, 2024
Tiny House Architectural Contest
The new conditions of the third millennium have led us to rethink our way of life.
We have overwhelmed nature with overpopulation, which is causing positive reflection aimed at ending an era of destruction of our habitat, as we have known it.
We must think about reducing the space we have appropriated to minimize these effects by optimizing land use by alternating it over time.
Globalization and the different time zones of the planet could lead to a reorganization of working times around the world.
Working from home would eliminate the movement of large masses of vehicles at fixed times that cause large traffic jams during peak hours.
The areas that we must gradually modify are those in which we have abused the appropriation of natural soil, with constructions that have waterproofed the surface of the earth, such as roads, roofs, solar panels, etc. causing the modification of the natural water cycle, as well as air pollution.
To avoid this, the strategy must focus on the realization of new projects that minimize its total area and are surrounded by green spaces.
As for the single-family house, we have usually assigned a room for each use. Therefore, a bedroom is used a third of the day, (8 hours daily) Kitchen, one hour per meal (4 hours in 24) and so on with each of the uses.
In California, many young people share their housing needs by taking advantage of the fact that students and workers sleep at different times. This could well be optimized if a system of shared shifts, commonly called a “hot bed”, were planned. Similarly, it is not necessary for a house to have more than one bathroom that is used for no more than an hour a day.
