BIG little house: Small Houses Designed by Architects

What are the challenges architects face when designing dwelling spaces of a limited size? And what can these projects tell us about architecture? and architectural principles? in general? In BIG little house, award-winning architect Donna Kacmar introduces twenty real-life examples of small houses. Each project is under 1,000 square feet (100 square meters) in size and, brought together, the designs reveal an attitude towards materiality, light, enclosure and accommodation which is unique to minimal dwellings. While part of a trend to address growing concerns about minimising consumption and lack of affordable housing, the book demonstrates that small dwellings are not always simply the result of budget constraints but constitute a deliberate design strategy in their own right. Highly illustrated and in full-colour throughout, each example is based on interviews with the original architect and accompanied by detailed floor plans. This ground-breaking, beautifully designed text offers practical guidance to any professional architect or homeowner interested in small scale projects.Additional ISBNs9781138024199, 9781317688969, 9781315775937, 9781322604404, 9781317688945BIG little house: Small Houses Designed by Architects 1st Edition is written by Donna Kacmar and published by Routledge. ISBNs for BIG little house are 9781317688952, 1317688953 and the print ISBNs are 9781138024205, 1138024201. Additional ISBNs include 9781138024199, 9781317688969, 9781315775937, 9781322604404, 9781317688945.