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Extra Small House

Kent on 05 Aug 2008

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Nonya Grenader is principal of her own small firm. She has taught at Rice University, School of Architecture for the past thirteen years. Nonya and Danny Samuels created a Rice Building Project called the Extra Small (XS) House. Although not “tiny” this is a well designed small house.

The Rice University students designed and built a dwelling of 500-square feet with a projected budget of $25,000. The goal was to use innovative design and construction techniques. To be built in a neighborhood of affordable housing. The idea was to build a modern interpretation of the shotgun-style structures from the Houston area.

Using an adjustable footing/foundation system that lifts the building off the ground and is also able to adjust to Houston’s expansive soils.

Hardiplank walls and metal windows were used instead of wood to reduce maintenance.

The core of the house is wrapped in polygal, this distributes light from the center of the house and its placement divides the building envelope into “large” and “small” rooms that may be furnished in a variety of ways.

The storage and services are collected in the thickened west wall and porches offer places for gathering, extending the interior living areas.

To view more of Nonya Grenader’s projects visit her website.

Photo Credit RBW

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Interior

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Construction

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5 Responses to “Extra Small House”

  1. Speedmaster on 06 Aug 2008 at 4:56 am #

    Cute! ;-)

  2. r b w: xs house | materialicious on 06 Aug 2008 at 10:07 pm #

    [...] Via Tiny House Blog [...]

  3. (XS) House Project « on 11 Aug 2008 at 12:41 am #

    [...] August 11, 2008 by wesxlee + Architect Nonya Grenader, Danny Samuels + Rice University Building Project’s Extra Small (XS) House, “a dwelling of 500-square feet with a projected budget of $25,000 … a modern interpretation of the shotgun-style structures that are disappearing from the area and serves as a prototype for use in various Houston communities.”. Via materialicious and tinyhouseblog. [...]

  4. Coco_beans on 11 Aug 2008 at 12:01 pm #

    I love the use of the wall to hold glasses and such for the “kitchen”

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