Draft House Goes Live: Build Yours Now

Houston/Minneapolis based HouMinn Practice have been justly and widely recognized for their innovative approach to single-family housing. Recipients of Architect Magazine’s 2008 R + D Award, Hometta partner Blair Satterfield along with Marc Swackhamer are not only technological wizards, but they’re also--to coin a phrase--human, considering the demands of clients' modern lifestyles in their designs. 

Gingerbread no more, Draft House can now be yours. Build your own to enjoy its user-friendliness, revel in its technical sophistication, or, better yet, both. 

Read our feature on HouMinn here.

Rubix House Plans Now Available

RUBIX HOUSE BY JONES, PARTNERS: ARCHITECTURE NOW AVAILABLE

Ever wondered what the inside of your Rubik's Cube looked like as a kid? Who knew there could be so much packed inside a discreet little cube…

"The three-story, 1,585 square foot residence has a small footprint, leaving extra room for a yard…its interesting volume combines alternating glass and corrugated metal panels, single and double-height spaces, large sliding glass doors, and cost-saving modular construction." - The Architect's Newspaper

"It's a simple design, but the Rubix House is an example of modernity at its best. The house…was designed to fit on a number of different-sized sites…to be as compact as possible to make it easy for individuals to build anywhere." - ShelterPop

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New Podcast: Dogtrot Casita

AUSTIN – This week we take you to Dogtrot Casita, the smallest house in the Hometta house plan collection. Watch KRDB Principal Chris Krager talk about his studio's modification of an indigenous Texas house typology – the dogtrot house.

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Last Podcast of 2009: Meet KRDB

AUSTIN – In our last podcast of the year, Hometta visits KRDB in Austin, Texas. Principal Chris Krager talks about his develop-design-build firm's desire to bring financially and intellectually accessible design to a broader cross-section of the population. 'Meet KRDB' now and catch a sneak peek of KRDB's net-zero 38 lot energy residential development, SOL.

KRDB's contribution to Hometta is our smallest house plan – the Dogtrot Casita (620 sf).

Watch all of our podcasts and stay tuned for new podcasts in 2010 featuring Boston studios Project_ and over,under and San Francisco/Omaha studio Min | Day.