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An architect who built his dream tiny home in Colorado shares 30 photos that go behind the scenes of designing a tiny house

Courtesy of Greg Parham

Greg Parham owns Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses, which designs and builds tiny houses in Durango, Colorado. It also offers consulting services and sells tiny house shell builds, DIY kits, and plans for tiny house DIY-ers.
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Creating a customized tiny house is a big task.

From picking a style to designing around intricacies unique to a tiny house and dealing with unexpected issues during the build, there's a lot of work involved.

Business Insider talked to Greg Parham, owner of Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses , which designs and builds tiny houses with an emphasis on customization. Parham, who has a degree in architecture, and his team work closely with their customers, collaborating on the design and building processes to give them exactly what they want in their tiny house.

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Parham walked Business Insider step-by-step through the creation of a tiny house, from initial sketches to real-life infrastructure. For the purposes of this article, we're illustrating the tiny house design and build process with photos of Parham's own tiny house, which he often uses as a model for trade shows.

Here's how tiny houses come to life.

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