The big book of small house designs : 75 award-winning plans for houses 1,250 square feet or less

75 Award-Winning Plans for Houses 1,250 Square Feet or Less From the Editors of Black Dog & Leventhal Copyright 2004 Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the copyright holder. Published by
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NY, NY 11014 Portions of the material contained in this work were originally published by Storey Publishing LLC as: Small House Designs edited by Kenneth R. Tremblay, Jr. , & Lawrence Von Bamford.

Copyright 1997 by Kenneth R. Tremblay, Jr., and Lawrence Von Bamford The Compact House Book edited by Don Metz. Copyright 1983 by Storey Communications, Inc. Second Edition 1988. New Compact House Design edited by Don Metz. Dream Cottages by Catherine Tredway. Dream Cottages by Catherine Tredway.

Copyright 2001 by Catherine Tredway. Manufactured in The United States of America Cover design by Sheila Hart Design
Interior design by Cindy Joy Cover photograph courtesy Getty Images ISBN: 1-57912-365-1
eISBN: 978-1-60376-282-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available on file.

English Suburb
1,050 gross square feet The objective of this design is to create a strong house that incorporates both modern and traditional elements, and that introduces novelties where possible to maximize aesthetics and utility. The ideal occupants would desire an imaginative spatial layout, despite modest means. The central design concept is a wall that spirals, evolving like a seashell forming an organic sequence of three spaces that repeats on the two upper levels. Kitchen and bathroom services occupy the central core, which opens to form the dining room (ground floor), bedrooms (first and second floors), and finally the primary spacea double-height living room.

The living room opens onto the garden terrace and is oriented for passive solar gain, with a curtain wall facing south. An insulated solid wall to the north minimizes heat loss. Nigel A. Holloway Perspective Site Plan Floor PlansGround Floor
Studio
Living Room
Dining Room
Kitchen
Cupboard
Entrance Hall
Terrace First Floor
Bedroom 1
Bathroom 1
Landing
Linen Second Floor
Bedroom 2
Bathroom 2
Laundry
Balcony
Terrace Elevations North East South West Axonometrics First Level Second Level Third Level

Northampton, Massachusetts
1,230 gross square feet Located in a Massachusetts college town, this two-story home nestles among old lilacs, maple and black walnut trees, and evergreens. The design effectively uses passive solar heating and cooling. To achieve maximum efficiency it features a southern orientation with a minimum fenestration on the north.

In the winter, solar energy is collected directly through the two-story solarium and south windows. In the summer, deciduous trees on the south side interrupt the flow of solar energy before it strikes the ground, windows, and wall surfaces. The first floor consists of public or shared areas. The second includes a master bedroom that enjoys a private deck, another bedroom that opens below to the solarium, and a full bathroom connected to laundry space. All living areas downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs share the south view. Hasan Akkurt and Cigdem T.

Akkurt Perspective Site Plan Floor PlansFirst Floor
Entry
Living Area
Pantry/Storage
Kitchen
Dining Area
Solarium
Mechanical Room
Toilet Second Floor
Master Bedroom
Deck
Laundry
Elevations North East South West Cutaway

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
1,230 gross square feet We designed this affordable home as a prototype for the Northeast Winston Redevelopment Area in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The area features small frame bungalows and clapboard farmhouse-style duplexes ranging from forty to seventy years old. The house and garage form components of an extended L-shaped plan. Depending on site conditions, the pieces can be rotated or reflected to provide different arrangements. By balancing public and private zones, sun and shade, curb appeal, outdoor spaces that expand the rooms, and indoor-outdoor circulation sequences, this design constitutes a thoughtful addition to the neighborhood fabric.