The New Small House
Title | The New Small House PDF eBook |
Author | Katie Hutchison |
Publisher | Taunton Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781631864407 |
Small houses are the big news in home design these days. Discover delightful small houses and retreats from across North America. Hutchinson has organized the houses by the nature of their location (beach, rural, village, in-town/city) and includes both new construction and renovations/additions.
Big Book of Small House Designs
Title | Big Book of Small House Designs PDF eBook |
Author | Don Metz |
Publisher | Black Dog & Leventhal |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 2012-09-19 |
Genre | House & Home |
ISBN | 1603762825 |
75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes. Now available in paperback, this collection of 75 plans for small homes offers more than 500 usable blueprints and other illustrations for a variety of living spaces suitable for every environment and style, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated townhouse in the city to a Santa Fe ranch. The designs include site drawings, floor plans, elevation drawings, section drawings, perspective drawings, and exploded views. A brief introduction to each home describes its setting, the philosophy behind the design and its intended use, materials used, recommended landscaping, and more. Many of the homes come with money-saving and environmentally sound features such as solar panels and water heaters, wood stoves, ceiling fans, airlock entries, wind power alternatives, and natural gas heaters.
The Not So Big House
Title | The Not So Big House PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Susanka |
Publisher | Taunton Press |
Pages | 218 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Architecture, Domestic |
ISBN | 1561583766 |
Provides a review of social trends and their effect on architecture and design.
Small House Living
Title | Small House Living PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Foster |
Publisher | Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780143573357 |
"Showcases an inspiring collection of homes measuring less than 90m2 from around New Zealand. Family homes, baches and apartments are included in the line-up; all of them demonstrating ingenious ways to reduce space and cut costs within a design-enriched environment. Small House Living is a book in tune with the current preoccupation with creating affordable housing solutions. Anyone interested in living well with less will find inspiration in the compact yet highly considered homes featured"--Publisher information.
Microshelters
Title | Microshelters PDF eBook |
Author | Derek Diedricksen |
Publisher | Storey Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2015-09-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1612123546 |
If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.
Small House Designs
Title | Small House Designs PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth R. Tremblay |
Publisher | Storey Publishing |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
This impressive collection of a variety of award-winning designs for small houses is accompanied by expert commentary, specific technical data, and beautiful exterior photographs.
The New Small House
Title | The New Small House PDF eBook |
Author | Katie Hutchison |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781627109185 |
Smaller is big, says architect and author Katie Hutchison, whose book The New Small House shows those looking to downsize how they can live smartly, economically and environmentally friendly in elegantly designed homes. With 275 gorgeous photographs and 30 detailed illustrations, The New Small House takes the reader on a tour of North America and spotlights small houses in rural, coastal, and in-town locations. The book presents fundamental small-house design strategies, complete with whole-house case studies for homeowners eager to simplify. Creating a great small house is illustrated in the opening chapter with 10 approaches, including: borrowed view and daylight multipurpose spaces privacy pockets using quality materials Twenty-five stunning small houses are profiled in the second part of the book, organized by the nature of their locations.