Tiny House Project at UNI

Sep 12, 2018

The UNI Tiny House Project is a culminating project that includes students from Construction Management, Technology Management, Tech & Engineering Education, and Interior Design.

 The interior design students designed both the kitchen and main storage wall. The project is intended to challenge students in the realms of teamwork, creativity, project management, means and methods of building construction.

 To date, the Tiny House Project has produced 5 houses, one donated outright, another purchased by an in-house faculty member, another purchased by an interested buyer, and two procured and purchased by an owner who specifically sought out UNI's services.

 The first house featured a pull-out queen-sized bed that doubles as a couch and completely disappears under the raised kitchen floor when not needed.

Against The Grain

Clarion Inn

5826 University Ave.

Cedar Falls 50613

Austin Maginnis, Instructor; and students Austin O’Neill & Anna Fuller

Austin Maginnis is an instructor at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and is the instructor of the Construction Resources class responsible for building the tiny houses.

 He has a B.S. in Construction Engineering with experience as a Mechanical Systems Engineer designing HVAC, Plumbing, and Fire Suppression systems. Austin is also part owner of T.E.A.M. Builders; a residential remodeling company in Cedar Falls.

Austin O'Neil is a Sophomore at UNI in construction management and is from DeWitt, Iowa.

Anna Fuller is Senior at UNI and is a General Studies major, double minoring in Real Estate and Marketing.  

Beef short ribs with Vidalia onion demi-glace, Caesar Salad, mashed potatoes, green bean almandine and apple pie. Rolls, coffee, tea & milk included.