Tiny Homes: The Cube

Ian Kent Joie Alvaro

Extensive research and engineering has produced the Nomad Cube, a 13' x 13' home that maximizes affordability, efficiency, and style. Its living room, kitchen, bathroom, sleeping area, and storage are seamlessly integrated into a compact yet effortlessly comfortable tiny home.

Designed to be modular, two or more Cubes can be fitted together, interconnected or as separate sideby-side townhomes. They can be customized with several space-saving add-on features including convertible furniture and interior/exterior storage solutions, plus customized off-grid technology add-ons such as sewer treatment, rainwater harvesting, water purification, and solar-energy packages.

Specialized mass-production technologies combine computer-driven Cold Formed Steel fabrication and CNC (Computer Numerical Control) cutting, technologies that provide ease of assembly and economies of scale. Flat-packed and easily shipped by truck or container, the product can be assembled by people with handymanlevel skills. Suggested Applications Applications for tiny homes include backyard homes, additional rooms, rental income, student housing, employee housing, recreational property, remote industry, disaster relief, urban densification, sporting events, and developing nations. Environmentally conscious, tiny homes incorporate the following features. • Green Economy: Lighter weight; less shipping carbon; assembled locally • Climate Leadership: Higher urban density; fewer emissions • Green Buildings: Higher envelope efficiency; lower energy consumption; recyclable structure

Green Transportation: Higher urban density; more transit and bicycle commuting

Zero Waste: Lower consumerism; extreme recycling

Lighter Footprint: Smaller homes; smaller footprint

Residents in the following areas of British Columbia can take advantage of bylaws that allow ancillary residential units on single-family lots: District of North Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Port Moody, Coquitlam, Squamish, Quesnel, Nanaimo, and Victoria. s Ian Kent and Joie Alvaro are the founders of Nomad Micro Homes.