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Big Ideas for Small Houses
Big Ideas for Small Houses

Big Ideas for Small Houses

HOUSE & HOME

208 Pages, 8.25 x 10.5

Formats: Trade Paper

Trade Paper, $39.95 (US $39.95) (CA $53.95)

Publication Date: October 2019

ISBN 9780143773245

Rights: US & CA

Penguin Books New Zealand (Oct 2019)
Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited

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Overview

A look at a range of small houses around New Zealand, and the strategies the owners used to get a toehold in the tight housing market. From building a secondary dwelling on an existing family section, to tiny houses on pocket handkerchief pieces of land, these approaches to housing will give ideas and inspiration to all wondering how it can be possible to own a first home in the twenty-first century. Each entry begins with a statement about the strategy the owner used to achieve a home of their own. the houses range in size from 100 square metres right down to a very cost 34 square metres.Beautifully photographed, and including plans and costs, the house presented are in Puhoi, west and north Auckland, Raglan, Tamahere, Taupiri, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Wellington and Christchurch.

Author Biography

Catherine Foster is a freelance writer with a specific interest in home design. She has been a regular contributor of articles to leading New Zealand home magazines, including Your Home & Garden, Home New Zealand and NZ House and Garden.Catherine is concerned about the growing unaffordability of housing in New Zealand. With her belief in consuming the finite resources of Planet Earth responsibly, she sees the harnessing of architectural design principles to build smaller and smarter homes as an obvious step in the right direction.

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