@Mike-Amos said in Genius small house:
It's a heck of a topic and has been for a long while. Containers are a far better emergency housing for natural disaster victims too, easily shipped wherever they are needed and consider the middle east earthquake of not long ago, better for the people than the plastic/canvas tentage so often seen.
I believe it is easy to go too small when looking at this question and the container idea, not only valid but brilliant re-use, re-purpose, recycle material. Refurbing a used container that would be scrapped, how cheap is that? Far more of a solution than other ideas and with good thinking, serviceable for years or decades.
Cheers Mike I agree with every word of that. in this particular design is the stairs could be slide out drawers (for instance} And the beauty of the container material apart from surface rust (if left untreated) It will never rust further, any never rust through.. Insulation is an important consideration though.