Provides a review of social trends and their effect on architecture and design.
Offers a look at twenty-five examples of small house designs to show readers what they need to know to plan the home that best fits their goals and lifestyles.
Now, in The Not So Big Life, Susanka takes her revolutionary philosophy to another dimension by showing us a new way to inhabit our lives.
Ideas to empower homeowners to transform their shelters into real homes.
Bestselling author Susanka ("The Not So Big House") teams up with architectural design writer Vassallo to expand upon the message that has resonated with over a million homeowners: opting for personalized, well-crafted, thoughtfully ...
A companion volume to Inside the Not So Big House explains how to create a seamless transition between indoor space and outdoor living through a consideration of the building in relation to the surrounding land and the development of a ...
One of them was a Harvard sophomore named Larrie Austin, whom she met ... “You must be tired of having me say so often how beautiful everything is, but I can't possibly describe France in spring so I won't try,” he wrote to her from the ...
This book by architect and author Chapin describes existing pocket neighborhoods and co-housing communities--and provides inspiration for creating new ones.
Collection of rainwater and pressurized pumping using solar power are key energy features. A covered area outside allows laundry to dry even in wet weather.Robert Takken and Matthew Cooper hot water pipe runs. The house is insulated to ...
A collection of home improvement projects designed for resolving everyday challenges, from desigining a laundry room or breakfast nook to fixing a room that is too tall, installing a half bath, and more.
Holidays are about surviving the gaps between one meal and another.' For one long hot summer in Devon, three families are sharing one very big house in the country.