Strategies – Small House Lab

Plan a small and simple enclosure to minimize construction and energy costs.
Build a single slab-on-grade story for economy, easy access and efficient radiant-floor heat.
Use furniture arrangement as a starting point and combine living functions in one generous space.
Define and prioritize a living pavilion, distinguished from support spaces.
Make indoor and outdoor living areas two parts of a greater whole.
Plan rooms, services and circulation with a diagram that accommodates all parts at once.
Minimize inside corners, placing exterior openings so light washes in over walls and space flows outdoors.
Give the living space a high ceiling and large windows to capture outdoor scale.
Modulate the house diagram to create support spaces.
Build with durable, low-maintenance materials for sustainability and carefree living.