Jay Shafer describes himself as a "claustrophile," or lover of narrowness. For five years before she married and had children, she lived in a house that was no more than 12 m2. The house he built himself in his container truck.
Initially, Shafer had no intention of staying there. However, the changing seasons and the nomadic life he lived required Shafer to adapt by installing insulation on the inside of the truck to deal with uncertain weather disturbances.
Shafer didn't just overhaul the truck components. He made a design drawing in advance which ended up becoming a blueprint for the design of his ideal home a house that is oriented towards space efficiency from minimal land use.
Until finally in 1999, Shafer managed to turn his recreational truck into a livable house. Three years later, he collaborated with Greg Johnson, Shay Solomon, and Nigel Vandez to establish the property company Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, which focuses on the production and development of technology for the construction of mini houses.
The first miniature house that Shafer built wasn't all that beautiful. From the appearance of the façade, the house looks like a gloomy and haunted cabin that is often illustrated in children's story books.
However, the story of the experience of living in it attracted the attention of many people from various cities in parts of the United States. They flocked to Iowa to peek at what the interior looks like and how Jay Shafer survives in the mini house.
This enthusiasm gave birth to a grassroots movement called the Small House Society which was directly initiated by Shafer and Johnson. This movement not only departs from the possibility to live in the midst of limitations, but also the desire to bring the spirit of a lifestyle that is simpler and far from complicated.
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