{"id":2669,"date":"2015-07-29T10:35:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T10:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/scadpads-unveiled-the-micro-home-in-a-parking-space\/"},"modified":"2018-02-20T10:44:51","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T10:44:51","slug":"scadpads-unveiled-the-micro-home-in-a-parking-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/scadpads-unveiled-the-micro-home-in-a-parking-space\/","title":{"rendered":"SCADpads Unveiled; The Micro-Home in a Parking Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- SEO Ultimate Plus (https:\/\/seoultimateplus.com) - Code Inserter module -->\n<script async>(function(s,u,m,o,j,v){j=u.createElement(m);v=u.getElementsByTagName(m)[0];j.async=1;j.src=o;j.dataset.sumoSiteId='b68b392479b5981b8acf46565e9fe32a0734fc21a1f7c1e60121eaa6ca1a1c64';v.parentNode.insertBefore(j,v)})(window,document,'script','\/\/load.sumo.com\/');<\/script>\n<!-- \/SEO Ultimate Plus -->\n\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/s.imwx.com\/dru\/2014\/04\/e29e6c71-15a1-4843-98a6-4e5ddc3860df_650x366.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><span style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">Image from:http:\/\/www.weather.com\/home-garden\/scadpad-atlanta-tiny-homes-parking-garage-20140430<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 58 336 Property Data MEdia LLP 2 1 393 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">As people flock to live in cities and urban density increases, we have to start asking ourselves how these newcomers can be catered for when it comes to affordable living. The bright minds at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadpad.com\/about\">Savannah College of Art and Design<\/a> in Atlanta have been working on a solution to this question and as of April this year the answer was unveiled: SCADpads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 63 360 Property Data MEdia LLP 3 1 422 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Taking up no more <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/room\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/room;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.06ht1;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Room\" >room<\/a> than a US parking space, about 135 square feet, SCADpads are the new minimal &#8211; living <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"House\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/house\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/house;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.03jm5;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/House\" >houses<\/a> created inside parking structures. In all major cities across America, of the 105 million parking spaces, around 50% of them are unused. By converting these structures into micro-apartments, the team at Savannah College has begun forging the path to sustainable, efficient living in densely populated cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 66 378 Property Data MEdia LLP 3 1 443 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The average cost of living in such a <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\" title=\"homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/housing-estate\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/housing_estate;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.01rtvp;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/Housing_estate\" >home<\/a> would set you back near on $60,000, about \u00a335,000. This may seem hefty for a space no bigger than the car you drive to work in but when you consider the cost of a studio apartment in New York or <a class=\"wl-entity-page-link\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/london\/\" data-id=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/entity\/london;http:\/\/sws.geonames.org\/2643743\/;http:\/\/rdf.freebase.com\/ns\/m.04jpl;http:\/\/yago-knowledge.org\/resource\/London;http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/London\" >London<\/a>, it starts to look more reasonable. Plus, all of these SCADpads cost next to nothing to heat or cool and they all boast energy-efficient features such as recycled water to be used in the communal garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.interiorsbystudiom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/72-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\">Image from:http:\/\/www.interiorsbystudiom.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/small-spaces-green-living-scadpad-apartment-interior-design\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; text-align: center; line-height: normal;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; 0 0 1 79 451 Property Data MEdia LLP 3 1 529 14.0 &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 9]&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]&gt; \/* Style Definitions *\/table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:\"\";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";}&lt;![endif]--><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadpad.com\/tour-pads\">prototype pods<\/a> currently situated on the Savannah College campus in Atlanta have all been designed to accentuate the themes of the college locations: Asia, Europe and North America. Granted the interiors are perhaps a little garish, reminiscent of a craft fair stock cupboard, but most of the materials are re-purposed and recycled goods. Also, while the homes are limited on space inside, each pod has its own private courtyard, perfect for when you want to entertain guests.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/assets.inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2014\/04\/SCADpad-Europe-interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" align=\"none\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">image source:\u00a0http:\/\/assets.inhabitat.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2014\/04\/SCADpad-Europe-interior.jpg<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So are SCADpads the future of city living? The movement is still in its early stages, but with time we could be seeing these micro-homes popping up in disused parking structures across major cities in England. Until then, see what some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadpad.com\/what-is-scadpad\/residents\">current SCADpad residents<\/a> think of their miniature homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scadpad.com\/\">Find out more about SCADpads by visiting their website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image from:http:\/\/www.weather.com\/home-garden\/scadpad-atlanta-tiny-homes-parking-garage-20140430 \u00a0 As people flock to live in cities and urban density increases, we have to start asking ourselves how these newcomers can be catered for when it comes to affordable living. The bright minds at Savannah College of<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/scadpads-unveiled-the-micro-home-in-a-parking-space\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wl_entities_gutenberg":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","spay_email":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"wl_entity_type":[602],"modified_by":null,"_wl_alt_label":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","wl:entity_url":"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl0502\/post\/scadpads_unveiled__the_micro-home_in_a_parking_space","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2669"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2669"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15266,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2669\/revisions\/15266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2669"},{"taxonomy":"wl_entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thehouseshop.com\/property-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wl_entity_type?post=2669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}