- ISBN13: 9781561586059
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Product Description
In this sequel to The Not So Big House, Sarah Susanka shows readers how to create extraordinary “Not So Big” homes. She leads a personal tour through 25 of the most beautiful, well-designed homes in North America. More than 200 color photos, floor plans and design details illustrate this innovative philosophy.Amazon.com Review
Sarah Susanka has a not-so-insignificant idea in Creating the Not So Big House. She contrasts the glamorous, glossy-photo house p… More >>
Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home
This is packed with so many great ideas and principles. It’ll change everything you thing you want in a house. A must read.
Rating: 5 / 5
As far as I can see almost all of her ideas are based on the work of Christopher Alexander who wrote “A Pattern Language” and “The Timeless Way of Building” in the late 70’s. I suggest readers look up these titles. They will change the way you look at your environment forever.
Rating: 2 / 5
I keep buying copies of this book because its a book friends and new acquaintances pick up and fall in love with and I end up saying “Oh take it…let it be my gift”… The fact that it is so popular with all my friend who come from all walks of life tells me that its a book that just about anyone will like and a book that the reader will find something of interest and use in.
Beth
Rating: 5 / 5
A FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE NOT SO BIG PHILOSOPHY, QUALITY OVER QUANTITY. INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE, GOOD COMMON SENSE.
Rating: 5 / 5
Sarah Susanka continues the excellent job she started in The Not So Big House in this book, expanding on the explanations of how and why not so big houses can feel so luxurious and, well, sizable.
A wealth of additional case studies, beautifully photographed and illustrataed, clearly described and explained, make this book a valuable addition to your architectural library.
Rating: 4 / 5