{"product_id":"big-book-of-small-house-designs-75-award-winning-plans-for-your-dream-house-1-250-square-feet-or-less","title":"Big Book of Small House Designs: 75 Award-Winning Plans for Your Dream House, 1,250 Square Feet or Less","description":"\u003cb\u003e75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Now available in paperback, this collection of 75 plans for small homes offers more than 500 usable blueprints and other illustrations for a variety of living spaces suitable for every environment and style, from a New England farmhouse to a sophisticated townhouse in the city to a Santa Fe ranch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The designs include site drawings, floor plans, elevation drawings, section drawings, perspective drawings, and exploded views. A brief introduction to each home describes its setting, the philosophy behind the design and its intended use, materials used, recommended landscaping, and more. Many of the homes come with money-saving and environmentally sound features such as solar panels and water heaters, wood stoves, ceiling fans, airlock entries, wind power alternatives, and natural gas heaters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor and professional architect \u003cb\u003eDon Metz\u003c\/b\u003e is a partner in the architectural firm of Metz and Thornton. He started his career in the energy-efficient house design business in 1972 with his award-winning Winston House. He was the consultant for the book \u003ci\u003eThe Underground House Book\u003c\/i\u003e by fellow Storey author Stu Campbell. Don also wrote \u003ci\u003eSuperhouse\u003c\/i\u003e and edited \u003ci\u003eStorey's New Compact House Designs\u003c\/i\u003e, and edited \u003ci\u003eThe Compact House Book\u003c\/i\u003e. Metz has also written two novels, \u003ci\u003eCatamount Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing of the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife in Lyme, New Hampshire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Owner of the architectural firm BarnOwl Designs, \u003cb\u003eCatherine Tredway\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning designer who has been helping clients create their dream cottages and leisure-time homes for fifteen years. She teaches courses in landscape design and architectural preservation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth R. Tremblay, Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at Colorado State University. He has also written the book, \u003ci\u003eSocial Aspects of Housing\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeyond the American Housing Dream\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Dog \u0026 Leventhal Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50627093496082,"sku":"9781579128876","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24d99e31-c7c2-4514-aea2-07ba0614e2f2.jpg?v=1732670802","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/big-book-of-small-house-designs-75-award-winning-plans-for-your-dream-house-1-250-square-feet-or-less","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}