Comments on: 25 Houses Under 3000 Square Feet http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=25-houses-under-3000-square-feet The Guide To Highly Efficient Things Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:40:32 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Anthony http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-34691 Anthony Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:39:00 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-34691 I had my 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1530 square foot home built back in 1998 and I think the space is just right for a bachelor like myself. Any bigger is just unused space and any smaller I feel clausterphobic. Whenever Im at my friends 900 square foot home I feel cramped. So I think 1500 square feet of space per person is good. Donna, 10-15 kids in a 3000 square foot house would be EXTREMELY cramped. A house for 10 kids should be at least 15,000 square feet. I had my 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 1530 square foot home built back in 1998 and I think the space is just right for a bachelor like myself. Any bigger is just unused space and any smaller I feel clausterphobic. Whenever Im at my friends 900 square foot home I feel cramped. So I think 1500 square feet of space per person is good. Donna, 10-15 kids in a 3000 square foot house would be EXTREMELY cramped. A house for 10 kids should be at least 15,000 square feet.

]]> By: Donna http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-10524 Donna Sun, 25 May 2008 20:16:01 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-10524 Is this a joke? Only in America right? Talk about a wasteful/consumer driven/me society if a 3000 square foot house is considered anything but huge. Family?- give me a break- for 10 to 15 kids maybe. Business?- I don't think so- this is talking about a home - if you combine your business then subtract that amount to find your 'home' living space . Is this a joke? Only in America right? Talk about a wasteful/consumer driven/me society if a 3000 square foot house is considered anything but huge. Family?- give me a break- for 10 to 15 kids maybe. Business?- I don’t think so- this is talking about a home – if you combine your business then subtract that amount to find your ‘home’ living space .

]]> By: Donna http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-10523 Donna Sun, 25 May 2008 20:11:15 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-10523 Sorry- 3000 square feet is massive! Only in America would this be considered 'compact'. Talk about a consumer/me driven society if this is 'compact'. Size of family? Give me a break- a $1000 square foot house was an average size for a family of 4-5 not so long ago. It's all in the expectations. The book says nothing about living/business spaces combined- in which case- how big is your living space only in such a set-up? This is a joke surely! Sorry- 3000 square feet is massive! Only in America would this be considered ‘compact’. Talk about a consumer/me driven society if this is ‘compact’. Size of family? Give me a break- a $1000 square foot house was an average size for a family of 4-5 not so long ago. It’s all in the expectations. The book says nothing about living/business spaces combined- in which case- how big is your living space only in such a set-up? This is a joke surely!

]]> By: dave http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1580 dave Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:24:07 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-1580 Allow me to help solve your mystery, Tamyu. Before you detract from the size of the house, please consider not only the size of the family, as Justin points out, but also whether or not someone works out of their home. As a photographer, sound designer, composer/musician, I can fill up 3k s.f. in short order...and we don't have kids, yet. So, yeah, finding an energy-efficient, environmentally responsible option to leasing office/studio space--and all the construction costs that result from it, not to mention travel expense to and from--is a high priority. Our current dwelling is just under 2k s.f.; it's a townhouse, built in the early 70's, and is inefficient as hell. It's also a rental. Properly designed, 3k s.f. can get me the workspace I need, plus room for children in the future...this book holds great interest for me. Perhaps this helps clear up your mystery of why someone would need 3x the space you have. Allow me to help solve your mystery, Tamyu.
Before you detract from the size of the house, please consider not only the size of the family, as Justin points out, but also whether or not someone works out of their home. As a photographer, sound designer, composer/musician, I can fill up 3k s.f. in short order…and we don’t have kids, yet.
So, yeah, finding an energy-efficient, environmentally responsible option to leasing office/studio space–and all the construction costs that result from it, not to mention travel expense to and from–is a high priority.
Our current dwelling is just under 2k s.f.; it’s a townhouse, built in the early 70’s, and is inefficient as hell. It’s also a rental. Properly designed, 3k s.f. can get me the workspace I need, plus room for children in the future…this book holds great interest for me.

Perhaps this helps clear up your mystery of why someone would need 3x the space you have.

]]> By: Justin http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1579 Justin Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:35:53 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-1579 I guess a "small house" depends on the size of your family. There is a similar book that outlines houses under 1500 square feet. Justin I guess a “small house” depends on the size of your family. There is a similar book that outlines houses under 1500 square feet.

Justin

]]> By: Tamyu http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1578 Tamyu Sat, 16 Jun 2007 14:47:03 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-1578 Holy crap. My house is only 100 square meters - (Little more than 1000 square feet) - and it`s incredibly spacious in my opinion. Why on earth ANYONE would need 3 times this much space for an "efficient" home is a complete and total mystery. I would be FAR more impressed if it were under 300 square feet... Or 25 homes that fit into one 3000 square foot area. Even 2000 square feet sounds incredibly inefficient to me. Holy crap.
My house is only 100 square meters – (Little more than 1000 square feet) – and it`s incredibly spacious in my opinion. Why on earth ANYONE would need 3 times this much space for an “efficient” home is a complete and total mystery.

I would be FAR more impressed if it were under 300 square feet… Or 25 homes that fit into one 3000 square foot area. Even 2000 square feet sounds incredibly inefficient to me.

]]> By: John http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1577 John Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:21:24 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-1577 3000 square feet?! I'm sorry, but a 2999 square foot home is a large house, not a small house. 3000 square feet?! I’m sorry, but a 2999 square foot home is a large house, not a small house.

]]> By: Vic http://www.metaefficient.com/architecture-and-building/25-houses-under-3000-square-feet.html/comment-page-1#comment-1576 Vic Thu, 14 Jun 2007 03:26:38 +0000 http://s31669.gridserver.com/?p=891#comment-1576 Wow! 3000 sq ft is pretty huge. Aren't most standard middle class under 3000 sq ft anyway? Shouldn't the title of the book be luxury homes under 3000 sq ft? :P Wow! 3000 sq ft is pretty huge. Aren’t most standard middle class under 3000 sq ft anyway? Shouldn’t the title of the book be luxury homes under 3000 sq ft? :P

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