Hank bought a bus

I've mentioned before my big love for tiny houses and their design and construction.
My time spent working on the great McMansions of north Fulton County filled me with a sense of wonder that people would spend so much money on such "vacant" spaces.
I am a capitalist and I make no apologies for that and, as such, I believe people should be allowed to buy whatever they want (you know what I mean - don't be a picker-aparter) but I found those homes so poorly designed and so poorly built that it felt like the housing equivalent of eating fast food 7 days a week.
Yeah, I'm not hungry but I don't really feel so good either.

The houses I found in the intown neighborhoods of Virginia Highlands and surrounding areas did it for me.
Having already stood the test of time, their small size and nifty features always intrigued me.
Whether it was the obvious nature of the summer sleeping porch for those hot days before AC or the clawfoot tubs and pocket doors.
Not to mention my love for all the beautiful trim and the prairie style windows or stained glass fixtures and such.

And so, my love for the tiny house continues.
Small, affordable, ergonomically correct, and with enough design panache to hold your interest.
Nothing that isn't necessary is here but the things that are here are well thought out and properly executed.
I like that.

One of the tiny house sites I follow is Tiny House Design and today they had this story about Hank:

http://www.tinyhousedesign.com/hank-bought-bus/

Hank and friends are driving the bus cross country to see how it works in everyday, living type situations.
Go here:  http://www.hankboughtabus.com/

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Hank bought a bus and converted it into a tiny house. He started the project in architecture school and used the bus-to-home transformation as his Masters Final Project. He found the original bus on craigslist for $3,000 and spent another $6,000 on the conversion. It took him about 15 weeks – just in time for his final review.

Inside you’ll see that he’s made it a point to keep the windows clear of obstructions to allow a maximum of natural light to enter the space, and a clear field of view to expand the perceived size of the space.  You may also notice that the plywood furniture is designed in modules that when moved, transform the function of the space. Seating become beds and tables. Beds transform into different sleeping configurations. There’s also a lot of hidden storage tucked into those modules.

Converting the bus was just the start of an exploration that Hank felt he needed to finish. Most college projects typically end when school stops – but not Hank’s bus. He’s now on a month long adventure traveling across the U.S in the bus.  You can follow his journey and see more of the bus at Hank Bought a Bus. Photos and bus by Hank, Justin, and Vince.