Tiny House

Shown here under construction is the Fischer Cottage, a tiny 2 story house in a cottonwood grove along the Chama River. How small is it? It really depends how you measure. The exterior footprint is about 800 sf, but because it has strawbale walls 22" thick, the usable interior space (if you don't count window seats and built in bookshelves and other uses of the thick wall) is closer to 600 sf. But then there's the upstairs: over 400 sf of additional space with decent headroom. A galley kitchen, combined living and sleeping space and storage under eaves, stairs, and in the thick walls themselves make this a pretty luxurious little cottage. The owners assessment as it is going up? "It's huge!".