“Alkmaar positive about Tiny Houses, but only temporarily” headlines the Noordhollands Dagblad on Friday, January 15. This article comes as a surprise to me. But the content unfortunately does not. This group of councillors does not want Tiny Houses. That has been clear to me for a long time. They find our temporary project here […]
What’s going on with…
It’s been a while since I’ve written about life in my Tiny House, or what’s going on with my animals. At some point you’ve covered just about everything, life goes on and things become ‘normal’. For me, that is; for you it’s not and I tend to forget that. You might like to read about […]
The housing cooperative is on a roll
Yesterday I attended a symposium that was organised by Platform 31. The symposium was called ‘the housing cooperative is on its way’. The symposium was sold out and there was a varied program with a range of workshops and excursions. Despite the fact that it was hotter inside than outside (and it was already a […]
(Water)saving angels
In the meantime, three Tiny Houses are already placed at our little piece of paradise in Alkmaar. It’s a lot of fun! Three houses that are each inhabited by one person. We are living off-grid so aren’t connected to any public utilities. Marloes arrived in late March and Marja in late April. We haven’t had […]
Honor thy neighbors
Just when you think things are quiet for once and you can carry on with your project: BAM! Another hit. Today I received a letter from the Alkmaar municipality about the objection from the water board, or so I thought. I scanned it without reading it properly and forwarded it to our secretary Marloes. A […]
To court
We have a date for the hearing: on Tuesday April 24th at 9.15 a.m., the request for immediate suspension of the environmental permit for the Tiny House pilot at the Helderseweg 28, issued by the water board Hollands Noorderkwartier, will be treated. It will be a public hearing, so we ask our sympathisers to come […]
A bittersweet day
Last Thursday the Tiny House of Marloes came to Alkmaar! After two years of investing blood, sweat and tears, with most of the time going one step forward and two steps back, deliberating and navigating between all parties involved, we finally got there. We were absolutely thrilled! Sadly enough, that same day came with bitter […]
I’m finally getting neighbors!
I just don’t know where to start, it’s finally happening! Tomorrow Marloes’ Tiny House, the tiny suitcase house, will come to the site. We’ve finally met all conditions and she has permission to come! It was a daunting task, I can tell you that. But it’s all worth it, Tiny House Village Alkmaar can finally […]
Housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar
Yesterday we’ve signed the memorandum of association of the housing cooperative Tiny House Alkmaar! Now our initiative group Tiny House Alkmaar is officially a cooperative, is able to make arrangements for her members, enter into agreements and purchase goods and services. We’re one more step closer to realising our Tiny House pilot project in Alkmaar, […]
Tiny House Alkmaar
What’s the latest news on Alkmaar? Today it’s time for an update. Can I stay? Will I get neighbors or not? I’ll try to shed some light in the darkness. Appropriate for this season, isn’t it? A little light for dark hours :) After good deliberations with Aldermen Anjo van der Ven and Jan Nagengast […]