Tiny House Architectural Model

I made a model of a tiny house that is designed to be small but functional. This is my first architectural model, so I learned a lot. I hope y'all do too!

1. Graph paper
2. Pencil (mechanical is best!)
3. Foam board
4. Poster paper
5. Craft knife
6. Cutting mat
7. Some kind of adhesive (tape, hot glue, stick glue, liquid, etc.)

In order to design a tiny house, I first looked for ideas from other tiny houses online. I looked at different pictures and blueprints.

When planning, I asked myself what I needed in my tiny house, and how I could incorporate that into a small space. I decided that there are a few necessities that my tiny house would need. They are:

1. A bedroom
2. A bathroom
3. A kitchen
4. A dining space
5. A living space
6. A washer and dryer
7. A closet

Any house under 600 square feet is considered a tiny house, so that's what I aimed for in my design. On my blueprint, every square on the graph paper is a square foot in real life.

In my first design, I separated the kitchen, dining area, and living space. I decided to take out those walls to make the space feel more open.

The bedroom is attached to the bathroom, and those in the living space also have acess to the bathroom through the sliding doors.

The washer and dryer are stacked to save space.

I ended up with a bedroom that is 97 square feet, a closet that is 15 square feet, a bathroom that is 40 square feet, a washer/dryer space that is that is 16 square feet, a kitchen/dining area that is 128 square feet, and a living area that is 304 square feet. This adds up to 600 square feet.

In my 3D model, one square inch is equal to one square foot.

To build my outside walls, I cut two 8 by 30 pieces of foam board, and two 8 by 20 pieces of foam board. This will make my model 8 inches tall, 30 inches wide, and 20 inches long. This translates to 8 feet tall, 30 feet wide, and 20 feet long in real life.

To put the walls together, I taped each one to the botttom floor, which is 20 inches by 30 inches. Then, I lifted each one up to tape it to the wall next to it. This created the floor and outer walls of my house.

To make my bedroom and closet, I made a bedroom that is 14 inches by 8 inches, which is 112 square inches. After adding the closet, the bedroom was 97 square inches. I cut out a piece of poster paper that was 8 inches by 14 inches, and a piece that was 8 inches by 8 inches. I cut a 3 inch by 7 inch door out of the larger piece. Then I taped the two pieces together.

To make my closet, I cut out a piece that was 5 inches by 8 inches, and a piece that was 3 inches by 8 inches. I taped these two pieces together, then I taped the 3 inch side to the shorter bedroom wall.

I taped the whole thing to the outer wall, which made the bedroom and closet.

To make the kitchen/dining area, I made a 2 inch by 3 inch by 7 inch rectangular prism and drew a oven and stove on it. Then I made a 2 inch by 3 inch by 11 inch rectangular prism and drew a sink and microwave on it. Finally, I made a 3 inch by 3 inch by 6 inch rectangular prism for a refrigerator.

To make a table, I cut legs and glued them to a rectanglular piece of paper. To make chairs, I drew a shape on a piece of paper, cut it out, and folded it. Picture 2 shows the shape, and picture 3 shows the finished chairs.

All the appliances and furniture in the model are made to scale based on measurements I took of my own appliances and furniture.

After finishing the kitchen/dining area, I made a restroom that is 5 inches by 8 inches. The bathroom is 40 square inches. Then I made a stacked washer and dryer that is 4 inches by 4 inches by six inches. The washer and dryer take up 16 square inches. Then I added a 2 couches and a TV to the living area. The living area is 304 square inches.

The tiny house is now finished. It contains a 97 square foot bedroom, a 15 square foot closet, a 40 square foot bathroom, a washer and dryer that take up 16 square feet, a 128 square foot kitchen/dining area, and a 304 square foot living area. This adds up to 600 square feet. I hope y'all enjoyed this instructable.