Big Ideas for Small Houses

Big Ideas for Small Houses by Catherine Foster showcases striking New Zealand houses under 100 square metres, highlighting the clever ways people have found to break into the housing market.

This book explores a variety of small houses around New Zealand and the strategies their owners employed to gain a foothold in the competitive housing market. Whether it involves building a secondary dwelling on an existing family section or creating tiny houses on minuscule plots of land, these innovative approaches provide ideas and inspiration to anyone wondering how they can own a first home in the twenty-first century.

Each entry begins with a statement about the strategy the owner used to achieve a home of their own. The houses range in size from 100 square metres down to a very cosy 34 square metres!

Beautifully photographed and including plans and costs, the featured houses are located in Puhoi, west and north Auckland, Raglan, Tamahere, Taupiri, Whanganui, New Plymouth, Wellington, and Christchurch.