The benefits of building a home with an architecturally designed set of plans are endless. We are pleased to promote the use of architecturally designed home plans and hope that you will consider using them in your next homebuilding project. What distinguishes these plans from those in a plan book is the level of detail included, and the quality of the overall designs. Read more about architecturally designed home plans...

Sarah Susanka's Showhouses
The design principles espoused in Sarah's books are incorporated into her Showhouses, created every year as full-scale showhomes at the International Builders Show. The energy efficiency, sustainability and design elegance of Sarah's showhouses demonstrate a new way of thinking about design.
View and purchase plans for either of the Showhouses.

Plans featured in Creating The Not So Big House
Complete plans for the homes featured in my second book are now available for purchase online. Please refer to the book for additional pictures and details about each home.
View and purchase plans from the Not So Big House collection.

Plans for the Original Not So Big House
My home in St. Paul, Minnesota was designed as a Not So Big House prototype. The plans contain most of the concepts described in my books, and has since been constructed by a number of readers. It can be built either as a two story home without basement, or as shown in both books, with a lower level.
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View and purchase plans for the Original Not So Big House.

Healthy Home Plans
The designs offered by Healthy Home Plans are selected from the work of some of the nation's leading architects and are of exceptional detail and quality. These home plans are also thoroughly reviewed for their healthy design features. Each plan incorporates healthy building materials, construction techniques and design. You can read more about the architects and search for plans at the Healthy Home Plans website.

Traditional Neighborhood Design
The TND collection will appeal to those interested in building Not So Big. TND is an advocate for pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods that emphasize community. Most of the blueprints for TND houses do not contain the level of detail illustrated in Creating Not So Big House so you may want to seek the help of a residential architect in your area to help you personalize and add some spatial features.
View and purchase TND home plans.

Plans for the 1999 Life Dream House
Life Magazine asked SALA Architects to design the 1999 Life Dream House, featured in Life Magazine. The result was two Dream Houses, the Basic House with 1,915 livable square feet, and the Upgrade House, a more elaborate, slightly larger interpretation of the same plan. The two Dream Houses are essentially the same house--one is just more dressed up.
View and purchase plans for The Life Dream House.