
Newest on her agenda is a holistic approach to designing the builtĮnvironment that will probably address suburban sprawl, while appealing to greenīuilding, feng shui, etc. Various parts of the country to hear her speak. Publication of her two seminal books, and the call for personal seminars from

Houses her firm and others connected with her program have received after Requests for smaller, but highly detailed and more imaginatively conceived Is championing an awareness of the design professional as primary in the homeĪssessments have struck a deep felt chord is mainly evident in the number of Susanka also believes that most people do not understand thatĪrchitects are actually charged with designing houses (among other building Market is leading the consumer to build bigger but not better. Potential homeowners have few options in terms of cost/ value and that the That do not respond to an unserved market segment requiring better detailed and Unsightly exteriors while offering ill proportioned and merchandised interiors The existing system is designed to offer consumers only larger, lessĭetailed and out of scale houses - houses that simply do not have any realĪrchitectural character and have unnecessary wasted and normally unusable Project that is ultra customized for a relatively smaller home than would beĬoncept was developed as a result of allegations by architect Sarah Susanka that Understand that the added costs for building Not So Big are typical of anyĬustom design project, and can raise the soft and hard costs to double or tripleįor the work required to fulfill their wish list.Ī NSB house then is basically a fully detailed Substantially better home by merely cutting out relatively inexpensiveįloor area and dedicating it to upgrades, additional trim, better quality doors/ While obviously not a new concept, its base appeal is gaining popularityĪnd creating expectations that one can afford to design and build a Little or no critical response has challenged the tenets to date. Term has connotations of environmentalism and universality, which may be why Ultra Luxury Custom Homes, Villas and Estates by designĪnd Builders should become quickly aware of the ramifications of designing and
