We STILL need to build smaller!!! (Passivhaus mentioned)

I wrote THIS POST in 2012 on why we need to build smaller. And the situation hasn’t changed. We STILL need to build smaller. Below are a few additional observations: • The money spent on the extra ensuites, walk-in wardrobes Read More …

You need to think smaller…

I wrote this post in 2012 on why you need to think smaller when designing and building a house. Two years later and the situation has got worse, not better. With the banks requiring that you need a 20% deposit Read More …

A Glenn Murcutt quote for discussion…

A very short post. Whilst reading Glenn Murcutt – buildings + projects by Francoise Fromonot a paragraph jumped out at me: “…[he] tells anyone who will listen that he much prefers to carry on doing ‘very small buildings very well’ Read More …

Living Small, Tiny houses and @guardianweekend

OH: Why do you get the Guardian at the weekend? Me: Well, it has an excellent sports section (by that I mean decent cycling coverage by journalists such as William Fotheringham. And great recipes (I regularly try and compare the Read More …