Small House Style

I was on the west coast recently so I decided to see what the Small House scene was like. I came across architect David Sarti's house in Seattle on Future House Now. It was also featured in a Seattle Time article by Dean Stahl a few years ago. The photos are by Benjamin Benschneider. More Northwest small houses to come...

On February 16, 2007 Bethany Lyttle wrote a great primer on Small Houses called Think Small. There are links to the featured designers and manufacturers at the bottom of the post. Definitely worth the read.

Weighing in at just over 800 square feet, this 2 level house with an open, loft-like plan is a dream. It is located in the historic city of Kromeriz in the southwest of the Czech Republic (in case you want to go and stare).

We recently came across the Sustainable Furniture Gurus blog. From the site: "This is a blog for vendors and retailers to join and learn how to take sustainable products from the forest floor to the showroom floor. It's going to take many "gurus" sharing their market experience to push the sustainable agenda along. We consider ourselves a facilitator of those discussions."

"As the world becomes more complex and demanding of time, energy and money, there is for many a need to reduce and simplify. The C3 cabin was born out of that desire." Read the rest of Vandeventer + Carlander Architects C3 Cabin Purchase and Sale Agreement. The plans for this 352 square foot gem used to go for $2,000 and they have been slashed to $850. Not a ...

This fast-paced, almost* fact-filled, and most importantly, SIMPLE look at the materials economy is a must see for anyone interested in or concerned with the connections between environmental and social issues and creating a more sustainable and just world. Some gentle doom and gloom at the beginning but the end is where it is at - we can fix this thing and many people are working hard to ...

Whether you are dreaming about how you are going to fit all of your stuff into your new small house or remodeling your current one, Floorplanner is a FREE, robust, to-scale, flash-based layout engine that will have you up and running in no time. You can create and share plans easily and no more guessing whether or not it will fit. Premium options are available for ...

"Wingardhs is committed to the artistic and poetic dimensions of architecture." Wingardhs Mill House in Vastra Karup, Sweden is “a manifestation of the Swedish ritual of sauna and bathing.” Well I think they nailed this one. This house probably cost a pretty penny (therefore not an option for most of the people on the planet) but I couldn't resist posting it due to the sheer beauty of it. This ...