The Lowest Utility Bill on the Block
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Brett Zamore calls the house he designed for David Kaplan the Shot-Trot because it fuses two regional housing types, the shotgun and the dogtrot.Photo by: Misty Keasler -
Unlike the original shotguns, which featured cramped, interconnected rooms, Zamore opened up the space as much as possible. Large barn doors slide open on either side to increase ventilation.Photo by: Misty Keasler -
Kaplan and his dog Bella were able to splurge on a sofa from Ligne Roset after the house priced out at less that $100 per square foot.Photo by: Misty Keasler -
The Shot-Trot's two bathrooms are housed in eight-by-eight cubes that cantilever off the main space while maintaining the preordained grid.Photo by: Misty Keasler -
One of the home's most luxurious elements, old-growth pine and red oak flooring, was salvaged from local tear-downs.Photo by: Misty Keasler -
Kaplan was the intended client from day one, but, as Zamore says, "He liked the idea of designing something that anyone could live in." Zamore is considering developing the Shot-Trot into a prefab kit.Photo by: Misty Keasler
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