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A TINY HOME BY THE SEA

In the late spring of 2019, I decided to transform my old, worn-down (but still mighty) 1982 Toyota pickup from a skeletal frame into a cottage on wheels.

A project of this stature felt far beyond my experience, so I had to ask myself how it would be possible.

First, my father has always said that I should find and assess all of the things that a project involves, take it apart, and put it back together. According to him, that approach to life gives you a boundless playing field.

Second, architecture was always my passion (I thought it would become my career,

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