![]() Ceiling heights vary to define rooms within larger spaces cabinets and shelving are in every conceivable spot and nooks of assorted sizes house a study, window seats, and a loft. This enhances the convivial concept of the neighborhood by encouraging the family to hang out in the front of the house rather than in a typical suburban kitchen tucked at the back and overlooking a private yard.Īs you will see in the video, Susanka has made other strategic design decisions that make the three-bedroom house feel larger than it is. Reasoning that the kitchen is where people do most of their living today, she put the kitchen at the front of the house, opening onto the front porch. ![]() Asked to apply her concepts to a home at SchoolStreet, she started with one very clever move. SchoolStreet, a New Urbanist development on the site of a failed townhouse project, has been selling well, and its promised front porches are becoming more numerous.įor one house, the developers brought in Sarah Susanka, the architect and author of The Not So Big House and other books. ![]() ![]() The Property: A traditonal-looking neighborhood is springing up next door to Libertyville’s charming downtown. For a closer look at the house, launch the photo gallery » ![]()
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