More Small Houses

by Fine Homebuilding Magazine

• ISBN13: 9781561582785
• ISBN10: 1561582786
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-01
• Publisher: Taunton Pr

Summary

Fine Homebuilding's popular Great Houses collection brings to life the delight and warmth of small houses. Highlighting charming homes under 2000 square feet, this collection features some of today's best compact house architecture.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(1)
A Compact Timber-Frame Farmhouse Broad eaves and sculpted rafter tails set the tone for this home richly detailed in the Craftsman tradition	8	(6)
A Cost-Conscious House in North Carolina On an infill lot, this home nestles into a small forest of pines without disturbing the trees or the well-rooted neighborhood	14	(4)
Simple, But Not Plain Traditional in form and modest in budget, this small house provides a family of four with an impressive variety of spaces	18	(6)
A Craftsman-Style Cottage on a Tiny Lot Careful planning and a patient approach add up to a finely wrought small house	24	(6)
A Little House in the Big Woods A roof-wide skylight brings light and drama to a small house inspired by a Pacific Northwest Indian village	30	(6)
A Duplex With a Rooftop Garden In adding a small rental unit to an existing property, the architect applied a frugal sense of space and a playful sense of color	36	(6)
High Living in a Small Space Indian shelters, boats and airliners inspire storage and cooling techniques in a 700-sq. ft. tower house	42	(4)
A Small House on a Rocky Hillside An owner/builder overcomes a difficult site by digging her own foundation	46	(4)
Building Small and Tall From its foundation made with pallets and old tires to the rooftop deck 35 ft. in the air, this house makes the most of a minimum space	50	(4)
Sunspace House Roll up the door to the solarium, and the center of this inexpensive, energy-efficient house becomes an outdoor living room	54	(4)
Small House, Simple Details The right details simplified construction, lowered costs and led to an elegant house that's compatible with its neighbors	58	(4)
A Town House Opens Up in Philadelphia Larger windows and a new third floor transform an inner-city row house	62	(5)
A Mountain Retreat A designer/builder blends curved walls and windows with traditional New England shapes and materials	67	(5)
Shingle Style Meets Saltbox With a tower, angled bays, multiple decks and a covered porch, it's hard to believe that this rural Rhode Island home is under 1,000 sq. ft.	72	(6)
A Small House of Concrete Block Manipulation of scale and space makes the most of a small floor plan	78	(4)
A Redwood Remodel Meticulous trim carpentry adorns a Craftsman-style cabin with cathedral ceilings and a trellised deck	82	(6)
Summer Cabin in the Land O'Lakes Just three months from drawing board to final finish, this house was built on an island where all of the materials had to come over by barge	88	(4)
A Small, Affordable House A veteran builder reduces cost with a wood-post foundation, plywood siding and other surprising choices	92	(4)
A Romantic House In this hectic, high-tech age, playful detailing and asymmetrical plans make a more comfortable home	96	(4)
Economical by Design Architects fashion a sophisticated house with a utilitarian heart for under $77 per sq. ft.	100	(4)
Mango House Deep roof overhangs and an open design help cool a house in the Caribbean	104	(4)
The House in Alice's Field An architect explains why he built a small house and what he had to give up to get it	108	(6)
Three Buildings, One House Separating the parts of a home into different buildings connects the owners to their environment	114	(4)
Dueling Towers on the Carolina Coast Designed by different architects, each of these houses maintains its own personality within a powerful collective presence	118	(6)
A Little House with Rich Spaces High-school students assemble an island vacation cottage with prefab panels	124	(4)
Steep Lot, Narrow House Plaster, concrete and weathered timbers come together in a cozy California cottage	128	(4)
The Garage as Starter Home A future guest room or rental unit, living space over the garage is an affordable alternative to a fixer-upper or an apartment	132	(4)
Room Enough for Two At 1,200 sq. ft. and $105 per ft., this compact house has the details and variety found in much bigger homes	136	(4)
An Island Homestead Innovative timber-framing techniques make this home feel like a big farmhouse in a compact package	140	(6)
Comfort and Delight on a Low Mortgage How one couple got the house they wanted for less than $100,000	146	(6)
Avoiding Wasted Space A small three-story house in upstate New York gets the most from every square foot	152	(6)
Index	158