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  The Very Small Home: Japanese Ideas For Living Well In Limited Space

  by Azby Brown

  Building small can be a sign of higher ambitions, and those who take the time to peruse these pages will undoubtedly grow to appreciate that creating a small home can be an amazingly positive and creative act, one which can enhance life in surprising ways. THE VERY SMALL HOME presents stunning design advances in Japan. Eighteen recent houses, from ultramodern to Japanese rustic, are explored in depth.... (more)
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  Compact Houses: Architecture for the Environment

  by Cristina del Valle Schuster

  In an age of "McMansions," this international survey of the latest in residential architecture proves that small is beautiful-and responsible. The houses profiled are designed to make maximum use of the smallest possible footprint in order to protect the environment. The houses profiled here prove that efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can be had in a tiny setting. Each project includes a case... (more)
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  25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet

  by James Grayson Trulove

  Following the successful 25 Houses Under 2500 Square Feet and 25 Houses Under 1500 Square Feet , this book continues to explore the joys of living in compact, well-designed spaces. The twenty-five homes presented here, all recently constructed, offer an extraordinary range of architectural solutions for designing functional yet interesting, dramatic living spaces, ranging from a few hundred to 3,000 square... (more)
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  25 Houses Under 2,500 Square Feet

  by James Grayson Trulove

  25 Houses Under 2,500 Square Feet discusses carefully defined spaces and how space can be used most effectively. The 25 recently-constructed homes featured are 2,500 feet and under with some as small as 640 square feet. An exciting collection -- a charming one square foot in size -- presents dream houses any person can relate to, as well as innovative and exciting designs sure to inspire and amaze.
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  25 Houses Under 1500 Square Feet

  by James Grayson Trulove

  Following up on the successful book 25 Houses under 2500 Square Feet , this title will continue to explore, though case studies, the joys of living in compact, well designed homes. The 25 houses presented in the book offer an extraordinary range of architectural solutions for designing functional yet exciting, dramatic living spaces within a small envelope. The houses will range in size from a few hundred square... (more)
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  Mini House Style

  by Ricorico, Rico Komanoya

  Following the success of Harper Design#146;s Mini House, Mini House Style continues to show that size doesn#146;t matter.Or rather, size only matters when you know what to do with it. Featuring elegant and imaginative homes no larger than 900 square feet, Mini House Style features a variety of projects that incorporate innovative ways to make a small space more livable. It may be a clever storage area, or an... (more)
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  Small Houses: Contemporary Residential Architecture

  by Nicolas Pople

  Small houses are no longer synonymous with cheap houses and lack of privilege. Instead, they symbolize a range of culturally coded values: compactness, efficiency, discrimination, discreteness, minimalism. Opening with a detailed exploration of the social and historical background behind compact housing in the twentieth century, this book goes on to feature thirty-seven illustrated case studies that represent some... (more)
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  Compact Houses (Compact)

  by Carles Broto

  This exhaustively documented sourcebook will be invaluable to professionals and students of architecture, interior design, interior de-corating, and furniture design. Information is provided on every aspect of the design process from the ground up—floor plans, materials, and specifications—on furniture and fixtures. The 30-plus illustrated case studies are of homes that are streamlined on the inside and out, and... (more)