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Tiny Houses: or How to Get Away From It All (Hardcover)

~ Lester R. Walker (Author)
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Tiny Houses contains the plans for forty-four houses so small that anyone can afford to have one—and so thoughtfully designed that anyone can build one—each offering the dream of solitude, a place to escape for a weekend of romance, meditation, or whimsy. Award-winning architect Lester Walker shows how, with a little energy and imagination, everyone’s dream of owning a home, or having a second home in the country, is within reach.


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Lester Walker is an award-winning architect and a partner in the architectural firm StudioWorks in Woodstock, New York.

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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Overlook Hardcover; First Edition ~1st Printing edition (May 1, 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0879512717
  • ISBN-13: 978-0879512712
  • Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #195,110 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful, wonderful book!, September 29, 1999
I am a professional builder and this is one of my very favorite books on residential architecture. It is a book that you pick up from the coffee table to peruse, and you can end up studying for hours. Maybe you're not interested in building an ice fishing shanty, or a camp cottage, or the tent house that folds out like a pop up trailer, but in this book there are interesting lessons, ideas, and details about space that apply to well designed houses of any size. This book makes you think. If you are in the process of designing a home, I guarantee you will be flagging pages, and jotting down notes on details. Tiny Tiny Houses is about efficient use of space. It's about good design. It's about historic homes. Lester Walker is an architect with a passion and it shows on every page. This book will have you smiling ear to ear!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tiny Houses, Big Ideas, October 2, 2000
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I've owned Walker's book since I picked it up on a sale table eight or nine years ago. It's probably given me more enjoyable fantasy hours than any other book I own. I hope to build my own office/studio in the woods behind my house, and this book has fueled my dreams. I may never get around to building any of these structures, but I've been rewarded many times over by the inspiration of "Tiny, Tiny Houses."
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5.0 out of 5 stars Personal space on a personal scale., April 13, 1999
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I find myself coming back to this book again and again.

To me, its importance is that it provides specific examples of how people have adapted their lifestyles to fit into remarkably small spaces. Some are less than 100 square feet, an area so small that the UBC doesn't recognize such structures as residential.

A few of dwellings shown served as homes for the likes of Henry David Thoreau and Thomas Jefferson; the majority, however, are fairly simple vernacular structures, a few having been designed by the author himself.

The text is concise but quite readable. The line drawings adequately illustrate the interior arrangements for living and enjoying what are often very limited spaces indeed; black and white photos answer most remaining questions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiration for little retreat or simple shed
Perfect book if you plan to build something small and nice. The pictures/photos of historical small houses and plans help to decide if something suits you perfectly or needs to be... Read more
Published 4 months ago by leenu

1.0 out of 5 stars buy the other one
The book "A Little House of My Own" is the same book, but in color and better designed. And cheaper. Just sayin'.
Published on February 12, 2007 by Cliff Milledge

5.0 out of 5 stars A great little book
This book has whetted my apetite for building small, tiny homes for years. I highly recommend it.

A great idea is simply to make one of these places in the backyard... Read more
Published on December 20, 2004 by Benedict P. Lush

5.0 out of 5 stars These little houses are big on inspiration
Forty small, simple and wonderful homes presented in photos, plans and detail drawings by an architect who is an authority on American vernacular design.
Published on April 27, 2000 by Donald J. Berg

1.0 out of 5 stars Coverage dated
Who would think 1987 would look so dated? A few of the "dwellings" are amusing but the hippy look and scrap construction makes me think most photos were from the 60's.
Published on October 27, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars - Highly recommended if you're building a small, unique home

My father lent me this book after I bought some property (19 acres) and told him I was planning on building a small dwelling there--not necessarily with heat and running... Read more

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