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Outback Staked House
A few years ago, while working with the indigenous communities of remote Arnhem Land, in Australia’s Northern Territory, architect Sue Harper became passionate about prefab.
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The Small Stakes: Music Posters
Graphic design rarely gets better than when it's put to music and put through a screen. And few create concert posters better than Jason Munn. In a new release published this year by Chronicle…
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101 Renovation
The agony and ecstasy of home renovations, featuring case studies, caveats, and true confessions.
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Simon Ewings of Snøhetta at Stanford
Snøhetta project manager and senior architect Simon Ewings will speak at Standford on Thursday, October 6. The lecture outlines research projects that Snøhetta is involved in and…
Lovely house! Had you considered upstate New York? Perhaps you can't even get a piece of land for $300k within 2 hours of the city though...
Nice House. Very basic and clean. I like it. But why 300k to build? That seems like a lot for something so basic. Did that price include the land perhaps?
Reminds me of NYC architect Ross Anderson circa 1992 Vermont.
I love this little house, but I am wondering the same thing: Why so much to build? Wouldn't mind hearing more about this house and maybe where their money went and if it included land.
I'm guessing that this house has about 1600 sf of living area on the main floor (Based on "80" floor joists @ 16"OC) and just looking at the photo of the front, it appears to be about 20' wide. But it also has a basement with a garage. That's a little less than $ 200 psf without giving any credit for the basement/garage. Just a suggestion for anyone contemplating building a new home, whether this or some other design concept; Take a look at SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels) and ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms) as "green" options for your building envelope system.
I want to answer some cost questions for readers. I started building on a hill in a deep woods where there was no access, utilities or water. Before the site could be cleared the first thing we had to do was build a winding road up a hill about 1/6 mile long. The road had to be cleared and graded with a bulldozer. Then a road bed was made by compacting many truck loads pf gravel and crushed rock. Drains were put in to direct runoff from the hillside. Then we had to run electric, gas, cable and phone lines to the site, underground, for 1/5 of a mile. Then we drilled a well and put in a septic system. Hard wood from the surrounding site was used for two sets of wall to wall, floor to ceiling wild cherry cabinets. We started with huge logs that had to be split with dynamite before they would even fit on a portable saw mill. After the boards were cut we kiln dried them and took them to an Amish mill where they were ripped, planed, sanded and finished. The ash and maple used for the 2 bedrooms was tongue and grooved. All of this was labor intensive but the results were very much worth the work. The house has a poured concrete 20' x 84' finished basement with a two car garage and a fully insulated, well illuminated, year around sculpture studio and shop with bathroom. An extended driveway and turn around space was put in to accommodate trucks for material and sculpture deliveries. The cost of the house also included kitchen and laundry room appliances and all furnishings. It is very inexpensive to maintain, everything works and was made to endure.
Lauren, Lisa filled me in on her visit and pointed me to this article. LOVE IT!! As always, you have created a masterpiece. Bet
I too love the house. Imagine having a home that would be in any article. I think Lisa said when she first saw the house, "the house fits you perfectly".
Absolutely lovely.
I love your design as it is much similar to an idea I have in mind as I plan my own dream cabin. I like the sound and idea of the closed space on entering and then opening up...just as I envision the way my dream cabin could be. It sounds wonderfully reclusive! I wonder what the height of the wall is as I'd love high ceilings for such a small space.
Lauren: Thanks for an explanation of the site-specific costs to build your lovely home. Building on a less remote site would significantly reduce costs, and as things stand, I don't think you paid too much for what you got. Well done! Good modern design doesn't have to cost $400+ per square foot.
i really like your place. any chance that you have a floor plan drawing to you could share? i'm interested to see the flow of and how you use the space? many thanks. suzy
This has a very creative feel. I love it.
Great job. This looks like a wonderful place to enjoy life. I love the glass in the livingroom and the cabinetry in the bedroom is stunning! Thanks for sharing it!
Looks like a little piece of heaven to me ....................
Beautiful home. Can you give me more details about the art above the fireplace?
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