In doing an article for Mother Earth News on “Tools for the half-Acre Homestead,” I’ve been searching through my old photos and this little place just popped out (sic). The pop-out windows are a brilliant way to expand the actual and physical space. By Bodega Portable Buildings. They make sound, well-designed portable tiny homes.

I don’t see any boards, but these guys gotta be surfers. Somewhere in Kapa’a, Kauai. Authentic, eh?

What I like here (aside from the soulfulness):

-hip roof, corrugated steel sheets

-porch area by subtraction. Think of it as the overall simple roof shape; then by moving walls inside, you get porch.

-up off ground on simplest of foundations.

-colors: red/green. I love the brick red color, especially window trim on Pacific west coast.

On a grassy hillside in southwest Kauai. Note simple awnings that keep rain, glare off windows.

I’ve shot a whole bunch of these simple little frame structures on Kauai, usually with tin roofs and overhangs, usually resting on foundations of pre-cast concrete pads. I’ll get around to posting a bunch more later. They make sense in terms of simplicity, economy, ease of construction and local climate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waioli_Mission_District