Image 8 of 15 from gallery of Wood Slat Shotgun House / Austigard Arkitektur. Photograph by Ivan Brodey
Image 4 of 42 from gallery of Shotgun House / Alejandro Soffia. Photograph by Juan Durán Sierralta
Image 11 of 15 from gallery of Wood Slat Shotgun House / Austigard Arkitektur. Photograph by Ivan Brodey
SHOTGUN HOUSE is a house model designed with SIP panels (Structural insulated panel). These panels are prefabricated building components ...
So-called 'shotgun houses' are said to be called such thanks to their straight nature, referencing not the long barrel, however, but the ability of shells to shoot through from front to back. In a tradition of Southern space-saving simplicity, this reinvigorated historic style skips halls to cre ...
Right now, a charming little shotgun home is available in Algiers Point for $315,000. It’s been lovingly restored to a pristine state by its current owner.
Completed in 2019 in Nesoddtangen, Norway. Images by Ivan Brodey. The project is an interior renovation of a row house in Nesodden, a peninsula in commuting distance from Oslo. All interior walls have been torn down...
SHOTGUN HOUSE is a house model designed with SIP panels (Structural insulated panel). These panels are prefabricated building components ...
Address: 2210 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LouisianaPrice: $212,000Size: 931 square feetBedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 1I think it’s cute when realtors refer to homes as jewel boxes. Now, I’m going to take the liberty of calling this turquoise-painted abode for sale a glittering jewel box. Situated on a quiet street in New Orleans, the home is what’s called a “shotgun house,” which is an architectural style thought to have originated in the South.
My friend, Julie, sent me this you tube video on a family that lives and works in a shotgun style house... ...this prompted me to figure out what is a shot gun house??? A shotgun house is a nickname for a long narrow house with sequential rooms and no hallway. The nickname comes from the idea that if you stood at the front door and fired a shotgun the buck would fly out the back door without hitting the house. These houses were commonly built in cities before cars made suburbia popular. They also took advantage of lower property taxes because many cities based the tax rate on the lot width so when your house is only 12 feet wide you saved a lot of money. Another advantage was that as families grew more rooms could be easily added. These tiny houses emerged in the south, specifically New Orleans, but you still see them today all over America from Key West to Chicago to California. In some cities these shotgun shacks are being replaced by urban renewal projects and in other cities they are being preserved. These wonderful little bits of architecture have brought interest in their history, especially after the New Orleans hurricanes... This is a video of Larry Sass and his reinvention of the Shotgun House.. And last but not least...if you want to build one...here are home plans! My favorite is the Charity... Next year, 2012, the plan is for NIADA to be held in New Orleans...my camera will be ready and I will have my walking shoes on to scout out some of these beauties!!
Ever heard of a shotgun house before? It's about to be your new favorite.
Artist Danielle Lindsey's raised rental shotgun is adorable inside and out.
The couple’s vast collection of folk art covers the interior walls like a modern day version of the storied Parisian salons. “We like to pile it on thick,” Emily says with a laugh.
Image 8 of 15 from gallery of Wood Slat Shotgun House / Austigard Arkitektur. Photograph by Ivan Brodey
Emily starts any creative project with bold colors and patterns and calls her style "thrift store chic but make it comfortable."
Name: Luke Layfield and Chewy Bear LayfieldLocation: Bayou St. John — New Orleans, LouisianaSize: Just under 1,300 square feetYears lived in: One year, owned Luke Layfield was lovestruck from the moment he walked into his New Orleans home. He wistfully recalls his first impression: “All bright and sunny with its high ceilings and exposed brick… it was a total dream.
So-called 'shotgun houses' are said to be called such thanks to their straight nature, referencing not the long barrel, however, but the ability of shells to shoot through from front to back. In a tradition of Southern space-saving simplicity, this reinvigorated historic style skips halls to cre ...
Image 36 of 42 from gallery of Shotgun House / Alejandro Soffia. Photograph by Alejandro Soffia
These best friends worked together to bring this old shotgun back to its original charm — with a colorful, playful and modern twist!
Spain’s reigning queen of design created a space for her and her husband “to fully enjoy” day-to-day life
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
When interior designer Richard Angel decided to overhaul his family home, he set out to create a welcoming and inviting space full of elevated design credentials and a decent dose of cool. Here, he shows us around the finished project…
Address: 2210 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LouisianaPrice: $212,000Size: 931 square feetBedrooms: 2Bathrooms: 1I think it’s cute when realtors refer to homes as jewel boxes. Now, I’m going to take the liberty of calling this turquoise-painted abode for sale a glittering jewel box. Situated on a quiet street in New Orleans, the home is what’s called a “shotgun house,” which is an architectural style thought to have originated in the South.
Mitch and I absolutely love driving around neighborhoods to check out the local homes when we travel. So here's a New Orleans House Tour.
When developers wanted to tear down Waco's last shotgun house, the couple stepped in.
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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.
Above: Twenty shotgun houses in Mid-City, the Garden District, Freret, Uptown, and Central City. New Orleans shotgun houses are single or double-family residences that can be concisely described as narrow, elongated boxes with pitched roofs. The houses are numerous in the city’s older neighborhoods, particularly those that had large working-class populations in the 19th century such as Irish Channel, Marigny, Bywater, Treme, and Mid-City. Though historically built for and occupied by working-class and poor inhabitants, shotgun houses have been sought after in some areas of the city by a variety of New Orleanians. New owners often modify the structures to fit their individual needs and tastes; for example, it is common today for new buyers to add hallways, which were not included in the original designs (hence the name, as a shotgun blast fired from the front door could pass unimpeded through the entire house). Though the shotgun house is modest in comparison to other traditional urban housing types, such as the New York City brownstone or the Charleston single house, many New Orleanians cherish it for both its cultural significance and adaptability. Above: A plan to convert a 1-bedroom, 1-bath shotgun house into a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home.
Some of you may already know me from my life with the COMET (cometcamper.com), and my appearances at many tiny house workshops and events. But for those of you who don't, it's nice to meet
In an early 1900's shotgun, interior designer Sherry Shirah returned to her hometown roots to design a New Orleans home that straddled Old and New World
Antique shops along Magazine Street My best friend and sister of my heart, Debbie, yes we’re both Debs, lives clear across the country from...
New Orleans has many unique architectural styles when it comes to the residences & houses that make up much of the city.
We kijken binnen bij één van de smalste grachtenpanden van Amsterdam. Deze smalle woning is namelijk slechts drie meter breed. Bijzonder wonen gegarandeerd!
Name: Bradley Sabin and his dogs, Cooper and Romeo Location: Mid-City — New Orleans, Louisiana Size: 720 square feet Years lived in: 8 years; Owned Artist Bradley Sabin may live alone, but he is always in the company of friends. His 720-square-foot shotgun home, located in Mid-City New Orleans, is filled with artwork. “The art is very personal,” he explains. “I’m surrounded by things people I know made, so I feel like I’m with my friends.
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New Orleans Shotgun Houses New Orleans is considered home of the shotgun house. Shotgun houses were built from 1830-1910 and are the most common housing style throughout New Orleans. Tradition has …
This plan is 931 Heated Square Feet, 2 Bedrooms and 1 Bathroom. Carolina Inspirations, Book II, Page 18, C0357. The plans to build this home are available for purchase. Visit www.allisonramseyarchitect.com for this plan and additional home plans. Contact [email protected] or 843.986.0559 to verify square footage, house dimensions and additional information or to purchase a set of plans.