Room To Move

José Campos

Everyone's talking about tiny houses (http://www.salon.com/2014/06/28/living_large_in_150_square_feet_why_the_tiny_house_movement_is_taking_off/) and how that's a thing. Maybe somewhere it is, but in my neighborhood, it's all about "the bigger the better." Small older houses are being torn down and replaced by edifices built as high as legally possible and to within an inch of the property line on all sides. What people do with all that space is beyond me, but that's neither here nor there. What is here, or will be shortly, is a concept that might have those big-house people thinking about downsizing. The MIMA House has movable/removable walls, or panels. As is explained on the website, "The finish panels are available in a variety of colors or wood veneer. They can have different colors on either side, so the decor of the house can be changed just by flipping the panels over. Similar panels can be used to cover the windows as needed for privacy or to block out unwanted sunlight and views" (website with slideshow): http://www.mimahousing.com/#!mima-house/cktf