Wanted common area for people, not cars. Built a Pocket Hood 

Much love the perception of what housing is in your mind is what is lacking vision. We are not all creatures of same habits.

@@jaynedo326 there are housing crises all over the world; I don't think any "vision" was lacking in the comment; if anything it was opening up the discussion to inclusivity of all people. Short-term rentals are really only financially viable for the owners and do little to nothing to house people who actually need it on an ongoing basis. It's not called "housing" if it's a vacation home for people who don't struggle to put a primary roof over their heads.

@@jaynedo326 'vision', you mean profit seeking. Making money.

There's a lot of great elements here. The only thing I would do differently is designing with the sun in mind. I would like to see passive solar heating elements and roof overhangs to shade windows in the heat of summer.

@@cupbowlspoonforkknif Yeah, and maybe even plastic mirrors to place outside to reflect more sunlight onto the windows, to heat the house passively in the colder seasons. And that windmill could be put in function with a small motor, to generate power, and have that element of movement to draw people's attention towards that shop.

If it was fully accessible from the ground floor that would be amazing!

Just need to extract the profit-making so it is of, by, and for the residents.

They did.

There are probably code limitations that prevent them from having a roof with a full sized stair for easy access. But it is nice that resident's can still access it, even if it's via a very steep stair.

Exactly my thoughts. We're an afterthought - when we're even considered.

I think it's good for people who are homeless who need an affordable set up from homeless shelters .Also it would be a step up from just reminding room and shared living space . That way you have privacy and space of your own.

Maybe this isn't the place for someone who's wheelchair-bound. I noticed all the steps, too. Maybe that wouldn't be the place for me. I don't want to be a burden, and I can find and design spaces that are right for me. Making EVERYthing wheelchair accessible puts a burden on the vast majority of people, who've been SUPER-accommodating in so many ways to people like me... Part of my attitude towards my disability is that I don't want to be a burden. I make sure I'm highly skilled at something that doesn't require me to do anything physical, and then I pay my own way.

@@harrymills2770 Okay but this attitude is WHY you think you could be a burden. If spaces were just DESIGNED with differing abilities in mind, it wouldn't even be something you'd need to think about. Spaces would just work for you the same way they work for everyone else. Which is how it should be. And not everyone with a disability CAN be "highly skilled at something that pays well". Remember, physical limitations can often be accompanied with learning difficulties.

@@harrymills2770 We're wheelchair *users* - and "our place" should be wherever non-disabled people live.

I agree and it feels more like a home not a trailer. Technically the bigger ones aren't tiny homes.

Nope. It's all gonna rot and mold in ten years if they don't put a pitched roof on it.

@@bkbroiler8069 I have flat roofs and they are fine. But they must be pitched.

We need mostly planning and zoning to get on board.

@@Dbb27 Agree. It it happening in some places.

@White Raptor News What are you, some kind of soothsayer?

@@Dbb27 get on city councils and change it

and saved space for the trees 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

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I thought the same thing, but Id put big things up there like the Christmas tree or large suitcases and whatnot, so maybe leave the doors off is a better idea. As long as its strong enough, people will put stuff up there.

Can't drink that much!

@@dontcare3430 not with that attitude you can't....you should be able to do it at least once 🤣

Lol I was smoking bud and taking a hit everytime he said that. Pretty loaded now 😤👌 10/10 would recommend

@@thedaredevil1907 I'll try the bud route. Safer for everyone involved.

Or every time he says “Sore thumb” 🤣 cool place tho.

Thought the same thing. There is no "community" with short term renting.

Flip the concept around upon it's head in your mind. This is in a commercial area, the units are too small for proper homes anyway, and the short term rentals will eat up all the demand for that service, potentially leaving more homes around the neighborhood to be rented or owned by families. Government needs to lead efforts to build substantial public housing.

Yes, there are commercial properties on one side of the property. But you can clearly see several single-family homes on the other side of the property, on the same street. And the aerial shots clearly show this thing is in the edge of a large residential area.

@@Nphen The government efficiently and expeditiously provides for our every other need, we should definitely put them in charge of housing too.

@@Nphen You sir are a genius

100$ a night is cheap in areas like this.

@@paxundpeace9970 $100.00 a night for only 240 Sq. Ft. in Spokane Washington in the winter with NO nearby parking...Who could be so desperate!?

It looks like the roots were not “covered” up. Seems they put raised foundation.

I 2nd how covered the root zones are especially for such large trees. Maybe if the structures were so close to the trees. If this were in a hurricane zone I'd worry about falling branches.

@@rare.phukin.spotted.halibut have you ever heard of summer limb drop?

I'm pretty sure termites are a major issue in most of the USA, not just the South.

Use cedar that's rot/pest resistant. Shou sugi ban will also make it water-resistant and gives the darker color.

Termites are not an issue in NE WA State.

Termites aren’t an issue in treated soil. And guess what I have seen them do in block houses? They do tunnels up inside the block walls and eat up the rafters. And they are absolutely everywhere.

If termites become an issue you treat for them. Happens every day in all parts of the country.

First world problems.

It's a hotel, not a community.

Relax, it's not OSB or ply.

BINGO

@@taterkaze9428 have you ever seen OSB crack? And are you kidding? OSB would SWELL AND FALL APART as siding, no one would ever consider that. This is a very serious issue not to mention gaps in the walls!!

If they don't have unicorns it will be a hard no for me to purchase one.

Spokane has got to have some cold winters, and I believe those panels are a common choice for LEEDS certification, so they must do pretty well as insulation

R value of wood is 1.4 per inch. Not bad, but needs to be supplemented by additional insulation

Never tell an architect that flat roofs increase maintainance. It just makes them want flat roofs even harder.

@@keithklassen5320 I completely understand about competing with local egos…. Lol… I have designed, and built houses?… since I was in my early 20s … & even though; I was never a … “certified architect”.. I did all the same work …submitted all my own drawings..& I got the city,@ banks to approve everything …and local building departments:… to approve ( & Pass-) everything …. I based my reputation on the fact that even though I was in my 20s ?…I passed all my inspections -myself….! (I did three custom homes, by myself…& with no more than two helpers ever)… in 18 months…) And then?… I got the heck out of town ! because; there was so much politics,& BS with the other competing builder;…. (that was…” the fat cat”…) He essentially had the whole area controlled… This was back in 89 to 90 … & my mission in life was not to get tangled up in a bunch of politics and competition …so I left! I moved 100 miles south; & Got out of his sandbox…

It rains a lot...

It’s a business an Airb&b. They built to make money not provide housing I doubt they care. Sorry to say. I wish it was accessible and actual homes

How many acres is it? It looks like maybe close to one acre?

I thought about bees, too. But I lean towards attracting and building homes for mason and other solitary bees. It takes skill and a lot of time to tend to European honeybees and their hives, and they're dying of colony collapse syndrome. And I don't think we will be changing the problems in time for European honeybees. They're European, not native North Americans. They're a monoculture, which isn't safe. Mother Nature doesn't use monocultures. Solitary bees naturally evolved on our continent. They don't waste time or energy making honey. They take care of themselves. They're just workaholics who pollinate and reproduce. They have no worker bees... every bee is a queen, who lays eggs, with a little pollen food pellet for each egg. No wasted energy. And they aren't being affected by CCS the way European honeybees are, and work even harder. No time and energy wasted making honey. Variety is what is natural and saves ecosystems, not a single monocultured bee specialist. Solitary bee homes are so easy to build from scrap! They could be attaching them to every structure and tree. Kids would have fun. And solitary bees don't sting (unless you sit on one) because there's no hive to protect. All they do is pollinate by crashing into flowers, and lay eggs for future bees. They're safer, more industrious, and don't waste energy. We should be supporting them. You can find a very good episode about solitary Mason bees online, on PBS's "Growing a Greener World." No one wants to become a beekeeper. I don't. But I've got solitary bee homes that were made from simple scrap, paper tubes and twigs, and they do find them and move in. Honeybees swarm and move away to new locations when they overpopulate. Solitaries don't.

@@MarySanchez-qk3hp Yes to all the above. Lol.

I don’t. They are Airb&bs. Just hurts the housing crisis even more. They seem to be trying to hide that fact now. Just a motel

It’s not a community if it’s just another Airb&b. Not helping the housing market actually hurting it. Taking the previous homes there off the market

I wasn't clear on these being a BNB. Thanks for repeating that.

How fun! You’re in my hometown.

Great comment OP. I wish they'd give a little data even in a separate link, such as energy consumption per sq meter or air exchange.

@@acchaladka agree partially, maybe costs or ball parks especially in the diy,'s.

Like Dutch style that

What community. It’s an airb&b 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️. Doesn’t help the housing crisis. Just another motel