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The Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, All 1,250 Square Feet or Less |  | Authors: Don Metz, Catherine Tredway, Kenneth R. Tremblay, Lawrence Von Bamford
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Rating:  21 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 7.9 x 1.4
ISBN: 1579123651
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.370222
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The Big Book of Small House Designs is a collection of more than 500 drawings illustrating all aspects of 75 small homes of various styles, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated steel frame to a Santa Fe ranch. Each design includes detailed floor plans, section drawings, elevations, and perspectives, as well as a description of the materials used and landscaping around the home. Keeping in mind that a chief priority for a small home is often energy efficiency, most of the plans incorporate some energy-efficient element. There are dozens of plans suitable for every environment and climate in the country. The designs are all a direct result of several international competitions that solicited from architects the best homes of 1,250 square feet or less. Contact information for the architects is provided in the back of the book.
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 Just what I was looking for April 10, 2007
Diane Cameron
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a great source for small house designs. Has great plans and elevations of what the house looks like from the outside. It has a nice variety of styles and ideas that you could actually use. They also use a variety of materials used on the houses..Giving you the option to use other things like metals and woods in unconventional ways.
Very refreshing, original plans! November 5, 2005
Nicole Young
23 out of 31 found this review helpful
This book is definitely a cut above all the "cookie cutter" house plan books that are out there. It doesn't go into detail about the houses, and -- most disappointingly -- doesn't provide much information about the designers, their other work, etc. I don't know if it would help someone who's actually planning to build a home. But for a $10 picture book, this one was very much worth it.
Every plan is interesting. Many use new ideas I haven't seen before, and believe me, I've looked at a LOT of house plan books. I had to look through this one about four times before I felt like I'd absorbed all the information. And the homes really are small, when a lot of books seem to have very different definitions of "small" and "afforable" than I do. If you're used to picking up Dream Home Magazine at the check-out stand, you'll find this book a very refreshing change.
Loved it! January 20, 2009
R. Harrison (Garner, NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book what just what I was looking for. My husband and I do not need a large home since we are "empty nesters" but did not want to build the usual small house or go the condo route. This book has so many unique designs and there is something for everyone's taste.
Worth every penny!
A wealth of environmentally aware plans June 7, 2004
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
21 out of 33 found this review helpful
The Big Book Of Small House Designs assembles over 500 black-and-white drawings displaying all aspects of 75 small homes of a wide variety of styles. Drawn from several competitions held among architects and designers to create the best, most liveable and affordable home possible within a limited amount of space, The Big Book Of Small House Designs expands its idea into a wealth of environmentally aware plans that involve such tactics as vaulted ceilings, vertical space, single-story or split-level format, and much more. Designs ranging from traditional to avant-garde make The Big Book Of Small House Designs a superb catalogue of ideas for anyone considering building an economically sized dwelling whether for personal use or as part of a continuing desire to improve one's skills and awareness in the architectural professions.
Small houses June 15, 2009
Quinn Parulis (York,Maine)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just love this-Tons of photos-great information written for real people and not just the design community-We can all take something from this book and apply it to our lives to make them more comfortable. I am really loving it-it is refreshing-Better than Susankas Small House books-which are mostly photos.
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