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Welcome to our online catalog. No search function yet as there are not enough plans to warrant it. Ok, you know what to do - click the links to visit the different parts of the catalog. Use the heading links at the top of your page to jump back here. Our Collections: Our designs are organized into 3 collections, with each reflecting different design themes. The Original Collection: These are the first plans we published starting in 2003, and are all of a family. You'll find similar architectural elements in all of these houses despite the range of the designs. The houses in some instances are rustic, in others very geometric. They reinterpret earlier modern houses on todays terms. What if America had kept building modern houses from the 50s all the way through today? Would they look like this? The Blueprints Collection: This would be our second plan collection which launched in 2008. Blueprints is all about bringing back the best of the roots of our modern housing, the post war mid-century modern movement to be exact. I'm not usually one for being nostalgic except for such an era of great houses. But we are not going to just dip into the style book here. Each of these designs will break new ground as well as be unrepentantly nostalgic. The XHous Collection: Our third collection, launch tentatively in 2009. These houses are firmly planted in today. Lets assume we can shake off our preconceptions, look at the common building materials we have to work with today, and persue building a house without any baggage about what came before. The Plan Groups: The plans that we offer are divided into 4 groups depending on the setting they were designed for. You can take this as a guideline because you can put any house you like on any site it fits on. We just need a starting point when we design, and we thought you might like to know what it was. The Stealth House Group: Some houses are going to be built in old neighborhoods. These homes are designed to fit on the narrow, deep lots that are often found in traditional small towns. The designs take into account this setting and the scale and proportion of older homes. Some are going to be deliberately "stealthy" hiding their modernism in the back of the house. This is a strategy to deal with less than open minded neighbors and review boards. The plans work well in new traditional developments too. The Zeitgeist House Group: Some houses are going to be built in an everyday, run of the mill builder's development as you see all across the country. These homes are designed to fit on suburban lots more typical of more recent suburban developments. We must admit that we are not fond of cul-de-sac type development, but it seems that for a lot of people that is all that is being served. They should have the option to choose a modern home. The Remote House Group: Some houses are going to be built on sites where there is not too much else around. These homes are designed for situations where the neighbors are not going to be close by. Other houses will be far or obscured by trees or other features of the landscape. As a result these houses have less restrictions on their design. Issues of privacy will take a backseat to the view. The Camp Group: Some houses are a get-away and are only used part of the time. Or perhaps only a small house is needed. These homes are smaller and are designed as retreats, cabins, or cottages. They are made to be lost in the woods, or to enjoy the view of the lake.Some of these designs do not include attached garages, such as the Stealth Group houses which are intended for traditional neighborhoods with detached garages. We do not have any detached garage plans yet. If you need or desire one we would like to direct you to |
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