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I enjoyed this book, but I have to agree with some of the other commentators who complained that some of the houses weren't really livable due to not having basic stuff like kitchens and bathrooms. For me, the fascinating thing about tiny houses is seeing how they can manage to fit all stuff you need for a home - living, sleeping, dining/cooking areas, and bathroom facilities into such a small area. It's pretty easy to make a tiny house that doesn't have a kitchen or bathroom. For me, a one-room building with no electricity or plumbing doesn't really count as a proper house. It's fine as an art project or whatever, but no one is actually going to want to live there full-time.
This book is full of cool ideas, however a lot of the houses do not seem to be lived in and are more just a commentary on the current state of housing. Also I was disapointed in the lack of tiny houses on trailers, there were only a couple of these types of tiny houses.
What a terrific little book about tiny houses. Such a vast array of architectural styles are represented from intentionally small houses from around the world. A short discussion about the new trend to make small houses on purpose instead of just ever expanding our house size. The three R's reduce, reuse, recycle does start with reduce after all.
Some construction details or reasons for construction decisions made are included for each house. A real emphasis on celebrating beautiful and functional innovative design. The photography is lush, dense and just lovely. There are so many houses in here that I would love to live in. (But, sigh, where would I ever put all my stuff though?)
Some construction details or reasons for construction decisions made are included for each house. A real emphasis on celebrating beautiful and functional innovative design. The photography is lush, dense and just lovely. There are so many houses in here that I would love to live in. (But, sigh, where would I ever put all my stuff though?)
Although there is nothing revolutionary here, this is a great collection of small homes. What I appreciate is the sheer variety: urban and rural settings, an international scope, from simple boxes to artistic statements, and a wide variety of aesthetic languages.
Artistic tiny houses, photographed artistically. The BIG picture is missing. And tiny print. In gray.
I have long been fascinated by tiny living spaces - ships quarters, train cars, and little houses. My wildest dreams are realized with the trend of "tiny houses," lighter on the environment with their small footprints, more beautiful than conventional houses because the owners are spending on design, not a two or three car garage. Can you imagine how my heart swelled when my adorable wife checked this book out from the library and put it into my hands? All she said was, "I thought you might like this," and I'm all over again the world's luckiest person. This book is an essay on some of today's most lovely tiny homes. The book starts with the largest homes and works down to the smallest. I was alarmed before I realized this, especially since the first pages are homes at/around/above 1100 square feet. Our own house is in this category, and while it is definitely small, it is far from the truly tiny. Anyway, once the book dipped down below 1000 square feet, the wonderfulness of clever design exploded. The final entry in the book - a 10 foot squared "home," actually flat packed furniture - is cheating, and not in the spirit of the project, but everything else is cool. I only wish there were more pictures alongside more interviews, anecdotes, stories, and homes.
I wish there had been more pictures of the interiors, so that you can get a sense of what they looked like.
This book profiles a selection of tiny (and not so tiny) houses with beautiful detailed photography to show highlights.
Thisis an interesting book, but my beef is that they are not all tiny houses. Some certainly are, but others are either not tiny (1200 sf, really?), or they are more appropriately called vacation cabins.
Thisis an interesting book, but my beef is that they are not all tiny houses. Some certainly are, but others are either not tiny (1200 sf, really?), or they are more appropriately called vacation cabins.
I'm fascinated by TINY houses, and love that this book was truly about tiny houses -- a few books on small homes I've come across has included homes in the high 2000 square footage!!!
I love the story blurbs for each house, and that the author found such unique homes to spotlight, but I wish there was more info, and that the layout of the homes were made more clear.
I love the story blurbs for each house, and that the author found such unique homes to spotlight, but I wish there was more info, and that the layout of the homes were made more clear.