Vermont College of Fine Arts

This was the tiny, 5-word mantra for a group of 12 college students who gathered recently on the VCFA campus to participate in Yestermorrow Design/Build School’s first Undergraduate Semester in Sustainable Design/Build. Over 14 weeks, students together with a talented faculty of architects and master craftsmen built an environmentally friendly, C-shaped house which included a shower with running hot water and even a large bed. Yestermorrow’s immersive semester is intended to give students hands-on experience in the collaborative process of designing and building an architecturally innovative structure. This year’s course addressed various issues and topics in contemporary sustainable architecture practice through the lens of a “Tiny House.”

An open house was held earlier this month, and while the structure has since been moved to its new home in New York, its small footprint had a big impact on our community. To learn more about the tiny house, visit the project’s website here.