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Micro Living

Author : Derek “Deek” Diedricksen
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781612128764

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Micro Living by Derek “Deek” Diedricksen Pdf

For everyone who’s ever dreamed of simplifying their life and downsizing their home, Micro Living offers an insider’s look at what tiny house living is really like. Best-selling author and tiny house enthusiast Derek “Deek” Diedricksen profiles 40 tiny — but practical — houses that are equipped for full-time living, all in 400 square feet or less. Detailed photography and a floor plan for each structure highlight inventive space-saving design features along with the nuts-and-bolts details of heating, cooling, electric, and plumbing systems. The real-life stories of residents impart the pleasures, as well as the challenges, of day-to-day living. With tips on what to consider before you build, along with framing plans for a prototype small cabin, Micro Living is the perfect starter handbook for both dreamers and doers.

Tiny Houses

Author : Mimi Zeiger
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-24
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780847832033

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Tiny Houses by Mimi Zeiger Pdf

With “McMansions” increasingly giving way to “tiny” houses, the desire to downsize and be more ecologically and economically prudent is a concept many are beginning to embrace. Focusing on dwelling spaces all under 1,000 square feet, TINY HOUSES (Rizzoli, April 2009) by Mimi Zeiger aims to challenge readers to take a look at their own homes and consider how much space they actively use. Ranging from tree houses to floating houses, TINY HOUSES features an international collection of over thirty modular and prefab homes, each one embodying “microgreen living”, defined as the creation of tiny homes where people challenge themselves to live “greener” lives. By using a thoughtful application of green living principles, renewable resources for construction, and clever ingenuity, these homes exemplify sustainable living at its best.

The Not So Big House

Author : Sarah Susanka,Kira Obolensky
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : 9781561583768

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The Not So Big House by Sarah Susanka,Kira Obolensky Pdf

Provides a review of social trends and their effect on architecture and design.

Small Innovative Houses

Author : Philip Jodidio
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9780789345103

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Small Innovative Houses by Philip Jodidio Pdf

Changing lifestyles and economic condictions as well as ecological concerns have fueled a move to smaller, more efficient living spaces. This book includes the most cutting-edge, effective, and appealing breakthroughs in home design and architecture within the past five years. A stunning collection of 50 outstanding works of small contemporary home design and architecture from around the world. Small Innovative Houses is the perfect source of inspiration for homeowners and architects alike.

Village of the Small Houses

Author : Ian Ferguson
Publisher : D & M Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 192668589X

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Village of the Small Houses by Ian Ferguson Pdf

In 1959, just one step ahead of the law, Ian Ferguson’s parents left the sophisticated big-city life of Edmonton and ended up in Fort Vermilion, 846 km due north. It was meant to be a temporary move. Ian’s father lasted ten years before he made his escape; his mother remained until recently. Fort Vermilion, once a fur-trapping frontier town, was predominantly aboriginal, the third poorest community in Canada. Like their neighbours, the Ferguson kids—Ian and his six brothers and sisters—grew up without indoor plumbing, central heating or electricity. Living closer to the Arctic Circle than to the American border, without the influences of television or radio, Canada was a dream to them, as faraway and exotic as England or Australia. Beginning with the dramatic events surrounding his birth—including a paddlewheel ferry heading for destruction, a legendary rowboat trip, and a life-and-death race against time—Ferguson moves on to recreate adventures involving loophole ceremonies, life-saving encounters with indigenous medicines, tea dances, stolen hockey sticks and a boy lost in the woods. Funny with sad bits–and sometimes the other way around—The Village of Small Houses is an unforgettable story that lives, as Ferguson says, somewhere between Angela’s Ashes and Who Has Seen the Wind.

Small Houses

Author : Fine Homebuilding
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1641550627

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Small Houses by Fine Homebuilding Pdf

In this new collection of small houses from Fine Homebuilding magazine, the authors look at houses both new and remodeled, traditional and modern, urban and rural, by the water and in the mountains. The houses exude as much style as homes many times their square footage, and all are as big as they need to be to fit the lifestyles and aspirations of the people who live in them. Houses include: bungalow on a budget magnificent mountain cabin family-friendly remodel garden cottage for low-impact living design/build delight in the desert little house on an urban infill modern Victorian in a mountain resort With the growing popularity of small, micro, and tiny houses, it's no surprise that the average house size is actually trending smaller in recent years.

Tiny Homes

Author : Lloyd Kahn
Publisher : Shelter Publications, Inc.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 0936070528

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Tiny Homes by Lloyd Kahn Pdf

More than 1,000 photos, along with stories and interviews follow the "tiny house" movement which is currently going on among people who have chosen to scale back in the 21st century. Original.

Small Eco Houses

Author : Cristina Paredes Benitez,Alex Sanchez Vidiella
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-02
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780789320957

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Small Eco Houses by Cristina Paredes Benitez,Alex Sanchez Vidiella Pdf

Fresh perspectives on how good design can create stylish yet ecologically sound living spaces in small-scale homes. Anyone who has faced the challenges of limited living space will find inspiration in this survey of the latest trends in environmentally sensitive, small-scale residential designs. More than fifty residential spaces are profiled—from woodsy houses and repurposed barns to cool apartments and urban lofts—both inside and out. Most of the projects were designed by up-and-coming architects, and each design proves that small-scale efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can overcome the apparent constraints of a small setting. Environmental impact is a growing concern, so each project was chosen because of its ecological sensitivity. Each case history describes the challenges confronting the designer and the solutions. Creating color schemes to enhance the feeling of openness, taking advantage of high ceilings to make multiple levels, and using collapsible furniture and sliding doors to maximize space are some of the design solutions that can be applied in any situation. Filled with beautiful color photographs and helpful floorplans, this book is a remarkable showcase of how good design can transform any small space into a comfortable, modern—and environmentally sensitive—home.

Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials

Author : Ryan Mitchell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : House & Home
ISBN : 9781440592126

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Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials by Ryan Mitchell Pdf

Join the tiny house trend! The tiny house movement is a big trend with a very small footprint. Extremely small house, with less than 1,000 square feet of space, are environmentally friendly, less expensive than typical homes, and often movable. Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials is full of ideas for using reclaimed materials and upcycled goods to construct a tiny house that is good for the earth and truly unique. Ryan Mitchell, author of The Tiny Life blog, shows you how to repurpose everyday items to create your new home, including shipping containers, salvaged barn wood, and reclaimed shingles. Featuring profiles on tiny house owners with photographs and floor plans of the homes, ideas on where to find materials, and what to look for and avoid when selecting reclaimed materials, Tiny Houses Built with Recycled Materials is a unique book perfect for your biggest DIY project yet!

Tiny Book of Tiny Houses

Author : Lester Walker
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993-09-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0879515104

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Tiny Book of Tiny Houses by Lester Walker Pdf

Profiles seventeen small buildings, some used as permanent housing, some as temporary accommodations, and some as workplaces, including Thoreau's cabin and an ice fishing shanty, and provides structural diagrams and plans.

Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties

Author : Robert Taylor Jones
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486254067

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Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties by Robert Taylor Jones Pdf

Modestly priced, richly illustrated reprint of rare guidebook published in 1920s by Architects' Small House Service Bureau. Designs, floor plans, construction materials, prices for wide variety of small homes. Over 800 line drawings and photographs of models ranging from charming five-room English cottages to attractive, two-story, shingled Colonials.

Small Houses of the Forties

Author : Harold E. Group
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-29
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486455983

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Small Houses of the Forties by Harold E. Group Pdf

Designed for families with "limited budgets but unlimited good taste," here are 56 floor plans and elevations of houses that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Recommended by financial institutions of the era, they range from Colonials to Cape Cods. Architecture enthusiasts and restorers will value this flashback to a simpler time.

Flagg's Small Houses

Author : Ernest Flagg
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486136028

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Flagg's Small Houses by Ernest Flagg Pdf

A celebrated New York architect and designer of the city's fabled Singer Building, Ernest Flagg (1857-1947) was most famous for his skyscrapers. But Flagg was also an ardent proponent of the well-designed single-family dwelling. As this classic treatise illustrates, he devised a variety of structural economies and ingenious innovations. Filled with 526 blueprints, photographs, and other illustrations, Flagg's Small Houses embraces modular designs, the use of ridge-dormers, and saving space, materials, and costs. Flagg offers advice on every corner of the home, from the practicalities of plumbing and heating to the aesthetics of color choices and landscaping designs. Modern designers, both professional and amateur, will find this book a timeless source of advice and inspiration.

A Paradise of Small Houses

Author : Max Podemski
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780807007785

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A Paradise of Small Houses by Max Podemski Pdf

From the Haitian-style “shotgun” houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America’s neighborhoods that reveals the rich history—and future—of urban housing The Philadelphia row house. The New York tenement. The Boston triple-decker. Every American city has its own iconic housing style, structures that have been home to generations of families and are symbols of identity and pride. Max Podemski, an urban planner for the city of Los Angeles and lifelong architecture buff, has spent his career in and around these buildings. Deftly combining his years of experience with extensive research, Podemski walks the reader through the history of our dwelling spaces—and offers a blueprint for how time-tested urban planning models can help us build the homes the United States so desperately needs. In A Paradise of Small Houses, Podemski charts how these dwellings have evolved over the centuries according to the geography, climate, population, and culture of each city. He introduces the reader to styles like Chicago’s prefabricated workers cottages and LA’s car-friendly dingbats, illuminating the human stories behind each city’s iconic housing type. Through it all, Podemski interrogates the American values that have equated home ownership with success and led to the US housing crisis, asking, “How can we look to the past to build the homes, neighborhoods, and cities of the future that our communities deserve?”

500 Small Houses of the Twenties

Author : Henry Atterbury Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1990-05-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486263007

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500 Small Houses of the Twenties by Henry Atterbury Smith Pdf

Perspective drawings, floor plans, and descriptions of principal features of outstanding '20s designs, many by leading architects of the period. 1,135 black-and-white line illustrations, 262 black-and-white photographs and tone drawings.