Piccola Vita Container House

Southern Alberta Institute of Technology

Project idea

The Piccola Vita house was designed as a affordable option for lower income families or anyone looking to downsize. the goal of the project was to design a per-fabricated tiny home with the primary building material being shipping containers.

Project description

The scope of the project was to research the tiny home movement, create a unique design that can be per-fabricated and shipped to site. And to estimate and compare to regular sized houses.

Technical information

Within the project there is pictures of the 3D model, floor plan, materials used, building components, estimation spreadsheets and engineering calculations.