--- product_id: 1621389 title: "Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style" price: "R1795" currency: ZAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/1621389-small-eco-houses-living-green-in-style store_origin: ZA region: South Africa --- # Focus on eco-friendly, sustainable living 50+ innovative small-scale home projects 420 pages of design inspiration Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style **Price:** R1795 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌱 Live Large, Think Small: The Ultimate Guide to Chic Eco Living ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style - **How much does it cost?** R1795 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/1621389-small-eco-houses-living-green-in-style) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Proven Popularity:** Highly rated with 4.4 stars and a top 300 rank in Sustainability & Green Design books. - • **Visual Inspiration:** Packed with vibrant photos and detailed floorplans to spark your dream home vision. - • **Space-Savvy Solutions:** Discover clever layouts with collapsible furniture and sliding doors maximizing every inch. - • **Architectural Innovation:** Showcases fresh ideas from rising architects transforming limited spaces into modern sanctuaries. - • **Design Meets Sustainability:** Explore cutting-edge eco-conscious small homes that redefine stylish living. ## Overview Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style is a richly illustrated, 420-page book featuring over 50 innovative small-scale residential designs by emerging architects. It highlights eco-friendly, space-efficient solutions like collapsible furniture and multi-level layouts, blending style with sustainability. With a 4.4-star rating and strong rankings in green design categories, this book is a must-have for anyone passionate about modern, environmentally sensitive living in compact spaces. ## Description Fresh perspectives on how good design can create stylish yet ecologically sound living spaces in small-scale homes. Anyone who has faced the challenges of limited living space will find inspiration in this survey of the latest trends in environmentally sensitive, small-scale residential designs. More than fifty residential spaces are profiled—from woodsy houses and repurposed barns to cool apartments and urban lofts—both inside and out. Most of the projects were designed by up-and-coming architects, and each design proves that small-scale efficiency as well as beautiful, thoughtful design can overcome the apparent constraints of a small setting. Environmental impact is a growing concern, so each project was chosen because of its ecological sensitivity. Each case history describes the challenges confronting the designer and the solutions. Creating color schemes to enhance the feeling of openness, taking advantage of high ceilings to make multiple levels, and using collapsible furniture and sliding doors to maximize space are some of the design solutions that can be applied in any situation. Filled with beautiful color photographs and helpful floorplans, this book is a remarkable showcase of how good design can transform any small space into a comfortable, modern—and environmentally sensitive—home. Review: big book of small houses - super Cool Book, Full Of Hundreds Of Pages Of House Layouts,Great Photos, House History And Design. Offers So Many Fresh IdeasTo Help Me Build My Ultimate Tiny Dream house Review: Great book - Although it is most photos (which I very much like) it was very well focused into details and features pointing, it provided details on particular items or design ideas. Excellent book one of the best so far! Love Cristina Paredes B.'s editing intervention. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #831,367 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #295 in Sustainability & Green Design #430 in Small Homes & Cottages #820 in Residential Architecture | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (198) | | Dimensions | 7.9 x 1.3 x 8.6 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 0789320959 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0789320957 | | Item Weight | 2.31 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 420 pages | | Publication date | November 2, 2010 | | Publisher | Rizzoli Universe | ## Images ![Small Eco Houses: Living Green in Style - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71LDk0owqUL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ big book of small houses *by R***A on May 26, 2014* super Cool Book, Full Of Hundreds Of Pages Of House Layouts,Great Photos, House History And Design. Offers So Many Fresh IdeasTo Help Me Build My Ultimate Tiny Dream house ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book *by J***O on February 10, 2011* Although it is most photos (which I very much like) it was very well focused into details and features pointing, it provided details on particular items or design ideas. Excellent book one of the best so far! Love Cristina Paredes B.'s editing intervention. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Forty-two eco houses *by C***E on February 14, 2011* Forty-two houses are profiled in this book, ranging in size from 6.5 sq. m./ 70 sq. ft. to 294 sq. m./3,165 sq. ft. More than half the houses are over 120 sq. m./1,300 sq. ft., so they aren't necessarily small. They are architect designed in the minimalist style, mostly boxes with flat roofs, but a few dare to step out of the box with gabled or shed or v-shaped roofs. There are houses for every budget, from low cost prefabs to luxurious, custom built houses. Each profile gives an almost too brief description of the house followed by icons with reasons why it is an eco house, floor plans and/or elevations, and color pictures of the interiors and exteriors with views of breathtakingly beautiful landscapes. Here are a few examples of the variety of houses in this book: The Joshua Tree house is a gabled roof prefab, on wheels for transport, with two bedrooms and a long, skinny bathroom with a toilet and sink on each end and a shower in the middle, all in a tiny 36 sq. m./387.5 sq. ft. space. The Float houses are low cost prefabs in New Orleans for people who lost their homes during Hurricane Katrina. They are narrow, shot gun houses that resemble mobile homes but they have unusual design innovations. They are built to withstand another hurricane and are on a chassis that will float like a raft during a flood. The roof is v-shaped with a groove to capture rain water. The Casa Pulmo house is a two story house with an outdoor wheelchair ramp connecting the levels. Half of the house in Geres, Portugal, featured on the cover, juts out over a cliff. It has a low environmental impact because part of it hovers in mid air! There are houses in Norway and Iceland specially designed to withstand a sub-arctic winter. 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