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Posted by Frankendrip on April 30, 2006, 5:10 pm
"Ed"
> Hi, I'm selling in California, and moving elsewhere. I want to build, and
> I'm looking for sources of home plans.
I assume you're going to consider other approaches beyond simply looking for
sources of home plans?
> I have the Garlinghouse book, Garlinghouse website, and HSH website I've
> looked at.
>
> Can anyone recommend any others where interesting, attractive designs are
> the norm? ( sometimes I hate Google and the zillions of hits they yield )
>
"The House You Build" by Duo Dickinson-- apparently a #1 bestseller at the
American Institute of Architects-- lends some insight, beyond what you might
think, toward getting a better home.
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek05/tw0304/0304febbestsellers.htm
"Until now, homeowners have had to choose between the twin worlds of
budget-friendly mediocrity and unaffordable fantasy. Responding to this
dilemma... Duo Dickinson demonstrates that a custom house doesn't have to
have a fabulous price tag. In The House You Build, he describes a third
way -- building grounded in the realities of time and money, but focusing on
your fondest hopes and dreams -- and offers 20 architect-designed homes
executed on real-world budgets to support his ideas."
I think the budgets are still a little high for many, but then again,
they're fairly big homes, and custom to an extent, and there are other
complimentary avenues one can take as well:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/prefab/index.php
http://www.landstrom.se/vistetindex.htm
http://www.lot-ek.com/
http://www.thedwellhome.com/design_jones.html
http://www.fabprefab.com
http://www.hybridseattle.com/
http://www.secca.org/homehouse/
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