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The path to pico-dwelling started when I decided that I could no longer pay rent on a storage unit for the belongings that weren't important enough to keep at home. A friend tipped me off to "storage units" for sale. I took a look, and it all came together. Not only was this space a storage space for my junk, it could possibly become a better place to live. I was living in a one-bedroom condo, and was very aware of the awkwardness of the space, which drove me to duplicate things that I really didn't want duplicated. I had two clocks, two music sources, and extra furniture to make the two main rooms seem complete. What I really wanted was one place with exactly what I needed and wanted. Quality is more important than quantity for me, and the extra space was only a problem. The 'storage unit' needed to become my home, and the process of designing and building it was to be the journey of transition from more traditional to less traditional living. I set down some design tenets: |
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