Little house on a small planet : simple homes, cozy retreats, and energy efficient possibilities. / Shay Salomon txt
Guilford, Ct. : Lyons Press , 2010Edición: 2nd edDescripción: xvii, 267 p. ill. ;col. ;plans ; 28 cmTipo de contenido:- text
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- NA7117.5 S25 2010
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Living small frees up the mind, the wallet, and the soul. As economic uncertainties loom large, and the evidence mounts that humans are responsible for much of global warming, the "new" trend is beginning to seem old: new subdivisions filled with McMansions, the friend of a friend's childless brother who just added on a third bedroom. Many of us have suffered the consequences of an inflated mortgage, an unmanageable construction project, or a house simply too large to keep clean. Will our dream home always be a celebration of excess, and a drain on our lives? Some wise people buck the trend. They build, remodel, redecorate, or just rethink their needs--prudently and calmly constructing a joyful, sane life around themselves. They think, sometimes literally, outside the box, and they live close, warm, and simple, applying spiritual and social solutions to their material desires. Pockets of people all over America are realizing the benefits of scaling down. They are designing a new dream, one that reunites extended families, makes space for friends, and emphasizes home life over home maintenance. Little House on a Small Planetis a guidebook to this movement, and an invitation to join. Author Shay Salomon offers fourteen basic principles for the design and habitation of efficient, high-density homes. These principles outline the invisible supports of a happy home, set within the context of a future, more caring society. With floor plans, photographs, advice, and anecdotes, this book asks, and answers, "What fills a home when the excess is cut away, and how do we get there from here?"
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Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Foreword --
Introduction --
PART ONE re•duce 1 --
Determining Need and Designing New Homes --
1. Quit Jonesing --
How did the Joneses get here? / Close your eyes / The joy of nonconformity / What if you are the Joneses? / Homo economicus or Homo socialus? I The proper schools / Mind the gap / Friends in common / Remember the monk. --
2. Choose What You Need --
Build as big as you can? / What's in your closets? / Cherish the gift/ Stop the flow at your doorstep / The long-term storage commitment / The trip / Practice your dream / A home to fit your life. --
3. Build a Glove, Not a Warehouse --
Hear, taste, smell, touch / Think 3D and 4D / Detail and pattern / Alcoves / Levels / Ceiling shape and height / Floor life / Doors / Windows / Wheelchair accessibility / Wall texture, color, thickness / Kitchen / Storage / Genkan / The built-ins vs. the movables / Woodstoves / Open plan? / The whole / Shape / Setting / Slowing down. --
4. Pay Off Your Debts --
The death note / Why do houses cost so much?/ Beat the bank/ Making our land (a little more) free / Lowering construction costs / Building to live vs. building to sell / Do you live in a bank? / Social security. --
5. Go Outside --
Our friend, the sun / Freezing? / Turning indoor air into outdoor air / The porch / A room with a view to the sky / Sleep under the stars / Bathe in the sun / The patio plan / Outdoors, up high/ Down to earth. --
PART TWO re•think --
Remodeling Existing Housing and Living Better Right Where You Are --
6. Make Friends with the Past --
Why not build / Constructing marital harmony / How did 5.3 people manage to live in 1,000 square feet? / The comfort of traditional hovels / De-gente-fication / Empty houses / Move a house / The hermit crab home / Salvage the past. --
7. Live at Home --
A brief history of how we left home / How important is your résumé? / The discipline of multiuse / Focus and balance / Work at home, work alone/ Hire a boss / Trade with a neighbor / Time for Sabbath. --
8. Give Up Your Loneliness --
The lonely American / Coming back together / Sharing with a partner / Three generations under one roof / Making it legal / Cohousing / The unexpected pleasures of apartment-complex living / Is Manhattan an eco-village? --
9. Reclaim the Commons --
When society is not our friend / Making common space common / The silent neighborhood / Finding common ground / Go where the wild things are / Take to the streets / Tear down the fence / The busy-ness of multi-use commons. --
PART THREE re•lax --
The Less Tangible Outer and Inner Forces that Shape Our Experience of the Domestic Environment --
10. Know the Codes --
Are large houses the rule? / Living below the radar / Becoming part of the radar / Variances / "Form-based" / "Inclusionary zoning" / The mandate to legal-ize granny's flat / Cottage housing ordinances / Banning McMansions. --
11. Love Your Children --
What do children really want? / Stay here, mommy, daddy / The family bed / A child's room of her own? / Sharing rooms / Children's shrinking range / The teen-built house / Is TV a human right? / The delicate dance of need and greed. --
12. Make a Room of Your Own --
When walls make a space larger / Shall we run away? / A corner of the garden / Retreat inside / Is beauty a human right? / The compartmentalized family life / The friendly creation of sacred space. --
13.. Remember the World --
Keeping up with the Lees / The equalization of condition / Popping population / Where will all these people live? / Envy / Back home / The nature of construction. --
ENDNOTES --
GLOSSARY --
INDEX --
Presents a guide to small-structure living that cites such potential benefits as reduced costs, closer communities, and simpler lifestyles, while outlining basic principles for the design and habitation of efficient, high-density homes.