Imagine a future where you never have to pay another electricity bill. Where rainwater from your roof provides everything you need. Where the sun charges both your car and your soul. And where each building on your land has a clear purpose – a home to live in, a home for the kids, a creative tool workshop, and a quiet office where ideas take shape. This is no longer just a dream. It's a plan. A life philosophy. A lifestyle built on freedom, self-sufficiency, and closeness – to both nature and meaning.

Inspired by Perlin’s off-grid compound in Australia, where each building stands as a testament to independence, the picture becomes clearer. But this is not a copy. It’s a vision of a life together with Boryana. A small universe where each little house holds great potential – and where we, together with the children, build a life from the ground up.

The First House – Our Home

We dream of a tiny house. A place for Boryana and me to call our own. No loans, no rent, just us. This house is built for comfort, minimalism, and aesthetics. It’s designed to keep us warm in winter and cool in summer. Solar panels on the roof supply electricity. Rainwater is collected in tanks and filtered. A bio-digester system even transforms toilet use into household energy. Everything is self-sufficient – from heating to cooking.

This is our base. This is where we sleep, eat together, and plan our future. Here we hear the children’s laughter on weekends, and the silence of the mountains on early mornings. This house is our safe space. Our center.

The Second House – The Children’s World

Another small house. No more than 35 square meters. But it fits everything: beds for all, desks, and above all – play. A small fridge, maybe even a little stove. This is where the kids live. They get their own living space, their own oasis. The freedom to close their own door, yet still be nearby.

Building a separate house for the children is more than a practical solution. It’s a way to show them trust, responsibility, and freedom. A place where they learn to handle their own space, without us being far away.

The Third House – The Workshop

Here we store hammers, saws, nails, and wood. But also ideas, prototypes, and dreams. This is where creation happens. A place where I can build furniture, tweak details, repair, and create. In this workshop, my joy of craftsmanship lives side by side with my creativity.

This is also where new projects are born. Maybe a new tiny house for a guest. Maybe a greenhouse made from old windows. Maybe an idea that emerges from a need we didn’t even know we had. Everything begins here – where hands work and the mind can rest.

The Fourth House – The Office

This is the place for our creative focus. Here we have the desk, the computer, the books. Here emails are answered, ideas exchanged, articles written, and businesses developed. A simple room, but with the silence and concentration that no city office can offer. From here, I can work globally – with a view over treetops.

It’s also where conversations happen. Digital meetings with partners, creative brainstorms with Boryana, lecture planning, video editing. A hub for all our visions, growing in harmony between technology and nature.

The Technology Behind the Freedom

To make all this work, more than good intentions are needed. This is where technology becomes an enabler, not a burden. Efficient solar panels on the roofs connect to a battery system that powers the houses 24/7. Water is collected from the roofs of all buildings – and filtered into drinking water.

The bio-digester toilet converts waste into biogas, used for cooking. A small greenhouse connected to the greywater system allows us to grow herbs, tomatoes, and greens year-round. And our electric car is charged by the sun – allowing us to reach the city without leaving a carbon footprint.

This setup means we don’t just live – we thrive, in tune with the place.

The Place – At the Foot of Pirin

This is no project for a suburb or industrial zone. This is a dream that demands its space. And we’ve found it – at the foot of the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria. Where the landscape is as beautiful as it is still. Where silence is real, and the stars light up the night.

Bansko is already our base, but this is something else. A small universe of our own, just outside town. Close enough for the kids to bike in, remote enough to be our sanctuary.

Lessons From Others

Perlin’s story shows that this is not just possible – it’s proven. But it’s not without challenges. Nature tests your limits. Floods, cold, drought. It takes planning, redundancy, and patience. But it works. And when it does, it works beautifully.

We take these lessons with us: Build above ground. Ensure safe drainage. Use materials that endure water and UV exposure. And build flexibly – so you can adapt as reality shifts.

A Vision Beyond the Houses

But this is not just a cluster of houses. It’s a life philosophy. An opportunity to live more simply, deeply, and closer to what truly matters. We want our children to remember a childhood of freedom. We want to welcome friends – not to a guest room, but to a house of their own. We want to create – not just for ourselves, but to inspire others.

And who knows? Perhaps this becomes a model for others. Maybe people will want to visit, learn, and follow. Maybe our tiny homes are the start of something bigger.

Final Words – Our Future Starts Here

This is not about escaping society. It’s about building our own – on our own terms. Four tiny houses. One family. A place for love, creativity, work, and rest. It’s not a compromise. It’s luxury – in the way that really matters.

And when I stand there with tools in hand, the sun on my back, and Boryana by my side, I know this isn’t just a dream. It’s the beginning of the rest of our life – maby one day in Bansko.