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This text features 500-plus drawings illustrating all aspects of 75 small homes of various styles, from traditional to extremely modern, most from the U.S. Distilled from several competitions held among architects and designers, all the designs emphasize economy of space and energy efficiency. Each design includes detailed floor plans, section drawings, elevations, and perspectives; some include descriptions of setting, intended purpose of the home, materials used, and recommended landscaping. No subject index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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75 unique designs for attractive, efficient, environmentally friendly homes. 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. 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.
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