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HACKSTARZ incubator launches TINYHACKERHOUSE design challenge with Virtual Reality Experience for 8,000 #girlday2017 #girls #engineers

Feb 28

Feb 28 HACKSTARZ incubator launches TINYHACKERHOUSE design challenge with Virtual Reality Experience for 8,000 #girlday2017 #girls #engineers

HACKSTARZ presents project @tinyhackerhouse through a #Virtualreality #experience followed by a #Tinyhouse design challenge and launches campaign for 8,000 #girlday2017 #girls in #engineering. @cockrellschool @UTAustin #Texas #thh

3D Model #TinyHouse

Nov 24

Nov 24 3D Model #TinyHouse

This is a 3D Model designed in Google Sketchup which can be sent to a CNC Machine. The machine cuts out all the pieces to the models specifications and essentially turns them into an Ikea type kit. The kit can be assembled by snapping together all the pieces and building a giant structure.

Interior Design

Nov 24

Nov 24 Interior Design

This is an example of the interior design which can be implemented inside the TinyHackerHouse structure.

Our local Makerspace

Nov 24

Nov 24 Our local Makerspace

This is our local Makerspace, A 17,000 sqft workshop and access to advanced manufacturing machinery for woodworking and metalworking projects. There's also an electronics workbench and vacuum moulding section.

Examples of alternate TinyHome designs, Which design do you like and why?

Nov 24

Nov 24 Examples of alternate TinyHome designs, Which design do you like and why?

Here are some other 3d models, sketches and floorplans for alternative structures. Which designs do you like and why? How would you utilize the space in these models?

Community Living

Nov 24

Nov 24 Community Living

Community

This is an example of a series of TinyHouses as part of a connected community. The mission is to design an intentional community living space for Hackers and Makers to collaborate on projects.

I spent 4 weeks working with 18 high school students to build the TinyHackerHouse prototype

Nov 24

Nov 24 I spent 4 weeks working with 18 high school students to build the TinyHackerHouse prototype

In 2016 I hired 18 interns from Hays High School in Austin, TX to help me with project TinyHackerHouse.

In 4 weeks, we toured numerous modern building structures, researched current energy efficient technologies, built a prototype, a business plan with legal considerations and produced this video encapsulating the value of our work. Excited about the next phase, building the full scale model. Click read more below to watch the video we made.

How do we make a TinyHouse smart? Introducing project TinyNest, Nest for TinyHomes. The first in a line of products for low power smarthomes.

Nov 24

Nov 24 How do we make a TinyHouse smart? Introducing project TinyNest, Nest for TinyHomes. The first in a line of products for low power smarthomes.

TinyNest monitors temperatore and notifies you by email using SigFox, TI and Microsoft Azure Technologies.

A 1/4 acre farm

Nov 24

Nov 24 A 1/4 acre farm

A 1/4 acre farm will be developed to provide access to healthy organic food for the community to grow, research and automate using various advanced Internet of Things technologies.