Councilmember believes tiny houses could be the future for Atlanta

ATLANTA — Would you live in a house smaller than 750 square feet?
 
An Atlanta councilmember wants the city to study whether tiny houses can offer huge solutions.
 
Stepping into this "tiny-house" is a color blast in miniature.
 
Adam Brecht with Savannah College of Art and Design showed Channel 2's Linda Stouffer there's enough room to hold a "small" business meeting in experimental housing that squeezes everything into the size of a parking space.
 
"It's lively, colorful, functional and it's really the wave of the future," Brecht said.
 
The tiny house had a microwave, stovetop and refrigerator drawer plus a bathroom and bedroom.
 
Councilman Kwanza Hall wants Atlanta to look at whether it's time to grow smaller.
 
[Would you live in a home that's 500 square feet?] "I would, I would," Hall said.
 
Hall wants Atlanta to start a feasibility study on homes less than 750 square feet. He believes it could be a compact solution to counteract in-town costs.
 
"Where prices have gone through the roof, where we want to bring affordability in but people don't want a lot of home to manage or maintain," Hall said.
 
A local tiny house Facebook page shows the national movement taking shape in contemporary cabins, homes with traditional features, even some on wheels.
 
Hall says they could be tucked out of sight behind existing homes, like a carriage house, or grouped together to reduce environmental impact.
 
"Maybe the size of a regular single family lot, two, three maybe four on that," Hall said.
               
But Hall wants more research on how other cities are making "tiny" the next big thing.

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