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Here a few more approaches of light weight housing, which qualify one or more points:
- economical / low cost (avoiding mortgage)
- easy to built (do it yourself)
- ecological (sustainable materials)
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With only 3.2m diameter the spheres are quite small to live in I would say - yet, composed or located within the trees they seem almost to belong there as they naturally seem to blend into - a beautiful approach.
Source: Free Spirit Spheres.com
A design by Lakusz Kos:
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I was wondering how the shelter is actually attached to the tree without damaging them - also, if they grow with different pace, whether the living space tilts slowly - therefore an non-intrusive yet stable and adjustable anchor system is required.
The required ground space is perhaps zero square feet or square meter . . ?!
Source: 4Treehouse
A more tent-like geodesic shelter:
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Source: O2 Sustainability.com
See also my Simplydifferently.org/Geodesic_Dome
A cubic low-cost 39m2 house made out easy available materials, material cost 20,000 Euros (US$ 30,000).
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Source: Microhouse.at
A cubic home with 2.64m each side (6.7m2, apprx. cost 50,000 Euros):
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Source: Inhabitat.com: Micro Mini Home
Another cubic design by Jo Nagasaka:
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Source: Sschemata.com
& Inhabitat.com: Paco Unit
Some of the examples are very small, a bit too small for my taste for 1-2 persons. I lived in a 6.4m diameter yurt which made 32m2 sufficient for a kitchen, sleeping space, a desk, a stove and a section to cook.