Big Book of Small House Designs 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less
by Metz, Don; Tredway, Catherine; Tremblay, Kenneth R.; Von Bamford, LawrenceFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-01-04
Publisher(s): Black Dog & Leventhal
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Summary
This text features 500-plus drawings illustrating all aspects of 75 smallomes of various styles, from traditional to extremely modern, most from the.S. Distilled from several competitions held among architects and designers,ll the designs emphasize economy of space and energy efficiency. Each designncludes detailed floor plans, section draw
Author Biography
Editor and professional architect Don Metz is a partner in the architectural firm of Metz and Thornton. He started his career in the energy-efficient house design business in 1972 with his award-winning Winston House. He was the consultant for the book The Underground House Book by fellow Storey author Stu Campbell. Don also wrote Superhouse and edited Storey's New Compact House Designs, and edited The Compact House Book. Metz has also written two novels, Catamount Bridge and King of the Mountain. He lives with his wife in Lyme, New Hampshire.
Owner of the architectural firm BarnOwl Designs, Catherine Tredway is an award-winning designer who has been helping clients create their dream cottages and leisure-time homes for fifteen years. She teaches courses in landscape design and architectural preservation.
Kenneth R. Tremblay, Jr. is a professor at Colorado State University. He has also written the book, Social Aspects of Housing and Beyond the American Housing Dream. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Owner of the architectural firm BarnOwl Designs, Catherine Tredway is an award-winning designer who has been helping clients create their dream cottages and leisure-time homes for fifteen years. She teaches courses in landscape design and architectural preservation.
Kenneth R. Tremblay, Jr. is a professor at Colorado State University. He has also written the book, Social Aspects of Housing and Beyond the American Housing Dream. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Table of Contents
| Modern Scottish Manor House | p. 1 |
| Solar-Efficient Saltbox | p. 6 |
| Friendly Neighborhood Home | p. 11 |
| Cottage in the Woods | p. 16 |
| Private Lakeside Retreat | p. 21 |
| Evergreen Hide-Away | p. 26 |
| Solar Ranch | p. 30 |
| Abstract Farmhouse | p. 35 |
| Rustic Retreat | p. 40 |
| Sunshine Home | p. 45 |
| Metaphoric Ark | p. 50 |
| Simple, Adaptable Two Story | p. 55 |
| All-Weather Rustic | p. 60 |
| West Coast Wood Frame | p. 65 |
| Modified A-Frame | p. 70 |
| Sheep Farm Ranch | p. 75 |
| Subtropical Solar Home | p. 78 |
| European Splendor | p. 81 |
| Geometric Contemporary | p. 86 |
| Garden Paradise | p. 90 |
| Sustainable Living | p. 93 |
| Spacious, Compact Ranch | p. 97 |
| Versatile Split Level | p. 101 |
| Family-Oriented Split Level | p. 105 |
| Solar, Modular Prefab | p. 109 |
| Underground Earth Home | p. 112 |
| Cozy Vermont Cabin | p. 116 |
| Elegant Urban Fortress | p. 120 |
| Zen Temple | p. 123 |
| Meditative Lakeside Retreat | p. 126 |
| Neighborhood Privacy | p. 129 |
| Dramatic Coastal Lookout | p. 132 |
| Classical Florida House | p. 137 |
| Cozy Woodland Home | p. 143 |
| "Prairie One" | p. 147 |
| Flexible Family Living | p. 152 |
| Modified Colonial Saltbox | p. 157 |
| Nature Lover's House | p. 163 |
| Underground Eden | p. 169 |
| Vermont Retreat | p. 174 |
| Storybook Cottage | p. 177 |
| A Taste of the Far East | p. 182 |
| "Bridge House" | p. 187 |
| Michigan Lake House | p. 194 |
| Ocean Views | p. 197 |
| Formal Ocean-Side Home | p. 203 |
| Midwest Modular | p. 208 |
| The Modified Dog-Trot | p. 213 |
| Elegant Hacienda | p. 217 |
| Solar Staircase House | p. 221 |
| Elegant Postmodern | p. 224 |
| Earth and Wood Essential | p. 229 |
| Ever-Efficient Home | p. 236 |
| "Charleston House" | p. 242 |
| Wisconsin Farm House | p. 246 |
| Adobe | p. 252 |
| Sophisticated Steel Frame | p. 257 |
| Woodsy Home/Studio | p. 262 |
| Energy Efficient (on a South-Sloping Site) | p. 267 |
| Big Little House | p. 273 |
| Desert Module | p. 279 |
| Basic Ranch | p. 285 |
| Live-in Sculpture | p. 290 |
| Vertical Space | p. 296 |
| Victorian Barn | p. 303 |
| Classic Rural Style | p. 309 |
| Clean and Simple Living | p. 316 |
| Classic Ranch | p. 321 |
| More Than a Cabin | p. 326 |
| Urban Geometry | p. 333 |
| Pretty and Practical | p. 338 |
| Modern Tudor | p. 343 |
| Ecology House | p. 348 |
| Key West Cottage | p. 355 |
| Desert Oasis | p. 358 |
| Partial List of Contacts | p. 361 |
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