Taking "hybrid car" to a new level; a look at no-energy home cooling; Urban Olympic townhouses; and tiny spaces to dream over.
Hybridization is hit or miss (i.e., the jackalope). But this Houston home combines two housing types to create a conscientious alternative.
So what is a thong tree? I learned the answer to that and other burning questions while researching my latest novel, A Man Like That. This story is the sequel to Harvest of Dreams and set in the Ozark Mountains of central Missouri just after the Civil War. No, a thong tree is not a ... Read more
Other homes on the tour include an AIA Award-winning shotgun house from 1884 in the Sixth...
Dogtrot houses originated out of necessity in the 1800s, but the breezeway that is characteristic of this house style is now considered a modern amenity.
This lovely Greek Revival "shotgun" house in New Orleans is a beautiful example a common style of southern residential architecture.
Dunn & Hill Architects have designed Dogtrot House in New South Wales, Australia for a family of committed campers.
Dunn & Hill Architects have designed Dogtrot House in New South Wales, Australia for a family of committed campers.
Dunn & Hill Architects have designed Dogtrot House in New South Wales, Australia for a family of committed campers.
Dogtrot houses originated out of necessity in the 1800s, but the breezeway that is characteristic of this house style is now considered a modern amenity.
Dunn & Hill Architects have designed Dogtrot House in New South Wales, Australia for a family of committed campers.
Built to beat the heat, these distinctive elongated homes are a fixture of the Crescent City, and beyond.
In much of the southern United States, people used to build what's called Shotgun Houses. They were cheap and cool.
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Foot-dragging and finger-pointing have slowed the rebuilding process that began after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, which hit the Gulf Coast two years ago. The hurricanes wiped out a quarter of…
What are front-loaded homes? They are narrow houses with the front on the narrow end. Many tiny houses are front-load. Often they have a front porch. The photo at the top of this page, the birthpla…
Shotgun style houses are narrow, one-story homes with a linear layout and gabled roof. Here's your guide to shotgun-style homes, according to an expert.
We aim to tell you all about these charming, colorful houses (with an equally colorful name!).
Three bay shotgun (large window in front replaces two former smaller windows) Yesterday we walked through the Shotgun House Tour. It was awesome to see how creative people can be with floorplans of a narrow rectangular house with no original hallways. Most of the show homes were four-bay (former doubles converted to singles, approx 12′ wide on each side) but a couple were three-bay homes (a single with a sidehall). (Sidenote: basically count the windows and doors across the front of the house to determine how many “bays.”) Photo taking was prohibited, but it inspired me to share photos of Shotgun floorplans that I have collected over the last few years. Most of these are doubles converted to singles, but one still has a small apartment remaining, similar to our floorplan. —– skip to the gallery of floorplans. —— Q: Why are these Shotgun floorplans interesting? Shotgun with 3 bedrooms and large Master/en suite A: Because there are so many constraints to changing the shotgun floorplan that it takes creativity and problem solving. Structural Prohibitions With doubles, typically the structural walls are the exterior walls and the center wall that divided the two units, which has implications for updating the floorplan. Structural changes usually requires stamped plans and a lot more money. To avoid major structural changes in renovating a double, people typically try to keep the center wall intact as much as possible, adding only openings for doorways in the center, structural wall. Obviously, this is a huge constraint on creativity for the floorplan. Look how the center wall is mostly intact in these images. Width Constraints Four bay, converted to single with foyer With each side being only approx 12′ wide, it’s tough to add a 4′ hallway, because that only leaves an 8′ wide room. For a small bedroom, that can be fine, but it is difficult to get a queen sized bed into an 8′ wide room. Anywhere a hallway is added, the remainder of that side will inherently be a small space. See how in the floorplan on the right, the hallways are added next to bathrooms so that the remaining width of the 12′ is usable? Window Constraints In original shotgun floorplans, the windows are centered on the exterior wall of each room. And in double shotguns, the windows are only on the exterior side of the house, because the interior wall is shared with the other unit. Which means that you have to carefully draw new walls so that rooms aren’t left without windows and, hopefully, so that the windows aren’t awkwardly placed into an extreme corner of your new room. Changing window placement = money. Shotgun Floor Plan Gallery
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We aim to tell you all about these charming, colorful houses (with an equally colorful name!).
Stepping onto the grounds of Miranda Lake's New Orleans home feels like being transported into the whimsical world she depicts in her artwork.
Shotgun houses, traditionally no wider than 12 feet, feature a cascaded floor plan, wherein each room is arranged behind the other. These popular residential archetypes born of post-bellum Southern America continue to dot modern cityscapes and draw eyes with their memorable color palettes, intricate architectural details, and space efficiency. Take a tour of these wow-worthy shotgun homes to experience their full glory and glamor.
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