I wanted to start mentally and physically preparing for my cross-country trip and for full time living (a.k.a., “full-timing”) in a space that’s under 200 square feet. Instead of waiting for the day my vintage Airstream would be ready to hit the road, I figured I could use my apartment’s existing space and start scaling down my domestic life in the meantime. I got the idea to recreate...
Continue readingHank Bought a Bus
My mom just sent me a link to an article about this fantastic thesis project by architecture student Hank Butitta, who renovated a school bus into a mobile studio / living space in just 15 weeks! In the video above, Hank makes the curious comment that, “I didn’t have time to focus on anything but the physical construction of the bus. I was so busy with figuring out...
Continue readingFirst the Bad News…
After our first meeting to discuss the project, I forwarded some photographs of the trailer to my project advisor, Robert, along with a preliminary list of renovation tasks I have in mind. This was his initial response: “James, “I downloaded and examined all the photos, looked over your work breakdown spreadsheet, and perused your blog site. “You probably don’t want to hear this, but I would have advised against...
Continue readingTally Ho!
About a year ago I wrote an entry about the ongoing process of getting rid of belongings I have in storage. I can’t believe a whole year has passed since then! And while I have been slowly giving things away, or otherwise recycling or donating them, it’s still been a year and I haven’t made as much of a dent as I’d have liked to… that is, until...
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