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The Not So Big House Collection (Susanka)

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Average Customer Ratings:

Available for the first time, Sarah Susanka's best-selling books in one handsome slipcase set.
-- Great gift package
-- Offers all of Sarah Susanka's trendsetting architectural ideas in one set


PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:

Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 690
EAN: 9781561586271
Format: Illustrated
ISBN: 1561586277
Label: Taunton
Manufacturer: Taunton
Number Of Items: 2
Number Of Pages: 472
Publication Date: 2002-09-10
Publisher: Taunton
Release Date: 2002-10-01
Studio: Taunton


SIMILAR ITEMS:

• Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)
• Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (Susanka)
• Outside the Not So Big House: Creating the Landscape of Home (Susanka)
• The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
• The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters


CUSTOMER REVIEWS:

Food for thought -
This series is really targeted at people in a position to buy their own lot and build a custom home. But there is a lot more to take away from the books if you are not in that situation.

In the days of mcmansions everywhere, reading the books reminds us that we are really good a wasting space. Now with the cost of energy rising rapidly, a smaller house to heat and cool is a financially good idea.

This books remind us that there are things like built in cabinets, chests and book cases in places like bedrooms that can maximize the utilization of space. These things don't require building a new house, just thinking about a room differently then it is currently being used. These book help spark that creativity.

Must Read for House Designers -
If you are designing your own home or checking that your new home design is what you really want, then it is important to read the Not So Big House. You may not agree with everything that Susanka says and certainly there are areas where more detail would have been useful. However we assessed our new house after reading the book and made several fundamental changes. The companion book, Creating the Not So Big House, is a nice add-on if you buy the Collection, but unless your house is similar to the design examples covered in the contents, it doesn't have the impact of the original book.

Not so big, quality v quantity -
Although a few people panned this book we found them somewhat useful.
Good picts to give us ideas for our future retirement house.
Although she talks about a green/passive solar house, the pictures detail don't quite bring in what you'd expect to make it a great renewable energy home.
we liked the books as guide on how to think of ways to work on a decent price and size to live in.
2000=2500 sqft is the max we want. didn't think about staggering the ceiling height great idea.
since we wanted an open floor plan we plan to use tips from here to design up our texas house.

McMansions No More -
Susanka's series demonstrates that bigger is NOT better. Her focus on livable details to enhance the home environment are valuable to anyone who's considering remodeling.

Grandiose over-development of some homes in our older neighborhood encouraged me to consider another solution.

I recommend this collection.

Live better not bigger. -
Sarah Susanka has managed to give us an understanding of why so many modern homes do not "feel right". Forcing us to think about how we really live on a daily basis she looks at what we need to feel really comfortable and how best to achieve it. This is not a one solution fits all but the thinking persons guide to pesonal solutions. Her ideas are based on a lifetime of dealing with different people and their wants and needs even looking at some time in England as a child. Forcing us to change the commercial idea of "bang for bucks" into lifestyle comfort, she has made me look at what I really need in my home.
If only we could find mass produced houses that really suit the masses.

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