150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas: A color-photo idea book of small house design―cottages and cabins by top international architects and designers

150 Best

by Francesc Zamora Mola

Filled with hundreds of color photographs, this comprehensive handbook in the highly successful 150 Best design series showcases the latest in successful small house design from some of today’s most distinguished international architects and designers. Bursting with ideas for designing, building, and decorating, this outstanding compendium features an extensive collection of cottages and cabins from around the world. Adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of individual clients, these idyllic getaway homes and country hideaways incorporate practical, innovative, and stunning solutions for a variety of design needs. 150 Best Cottage and Cabin Ideas embodies the diversity of current trends in house design and provides an inspirational source of ideas—whether you’re looking to design and build a new home or renovate and redecorate an existing structure.

Genres: Architecture, Nonfiction, Reference, Design

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 26, 2016

Reviews

[Sassy Katt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes me want to sell everything I own, move to the wilderness, build a ridiculously beautiful home and live there for the rest of my life. Unfortunately to build one of these beautiful homes I'd have to either rob a bank or win the lottery. Odds on the lottery win...not so good. Soooo....bank robbery it is. Wish me luck! :)

[Teresa · Rating 1 out of 5]

I spent a good deal of time reading this
BUT

To me a cottage is warm and inviting, a cabin is rural and rustic, or “beachy” and relaxing.

Every dingle one in this book of hundreds of photographs and illustrations end up looking industrial styled and cold.

Not what I think when the title is about Cottages’s and Cabins.

If it had been called industrial cottages snd canins it would be a 4 star book.

[Eliza Marin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I know that people think you can’t spend too much time on a book with photos. Even I thought is silly to add it to my reading list.
Does it even count as reading a few paragraphs?
Is this phony?

After going thought 180 page of photos, light text, houses plans and technical details I beg to differ.

The reality is that we absorb information in multiple media. To people used to reading, try understanding a technical drawing. Not only does it use your imagination but also challenges you to use all your internal resources to interpret it.

This was me trying to remember all the classes in school where we learned house compartmentalization.

Beyond that, I took a trip around the world.
And since I am super interested in gathering information about sustainable construction, if you are too, know here are some pertinent examples.

Now, not all are interesting. Some might be too big, small, luxurious, odd or not for you. The point is to make an idea as to what is possible. And what we like.

[Jeni Upchurch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ideas aplenty, but very industrial looking.

Good conservation conscience, but the finished product is always very industrial looking. What about those of us who prefer a traditional look?

[Tudor Crețu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Am incercat sa savurez cat mai incet aceasta carte, pentru ca am cautat si inca mai caut inspiratie pentru casa ce o voi ridica impreuna cu sotia la un moment dat. Cartea nu pretinde si nici nu e perfecta, iti ofera 150 de sfaturi de care ai putea sa tii cont atunci cand te decizi sa construiesti o cabana. Iar casa noastra va fi cumva ca o cabana. Am gasit foarte multa inspiratie, de la pereti, dormitoare, bucatarii, materiale, compartimentari, acoperisuri, terase, izolari, colturi de citit si multe altele. Abia dupa ce am terminat-o, am realizat ca Francesc Zamora mai are si alte cateva asemenea compilatii, asa ca nu s-a incheiat aceasta calatorie. Super merita cele 16.6 lire, circa 85 de lei, in Carturesti fiind 125 lei.

[Davey Reads Chase · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pretty captivating: 500 pages, all color and perhaps 1,000 photos of actual cabins, albeit rather modern and contemporary. Having said that, a cabin is a cabin is a cabin. You just won't find a lot of Montana or upstate NY rustic pine getaways. This is a more sophisticated offering, and done quite beautifully, with numerous architects' original sketches and excellent line drawings and renderings.

This finely curated book has a certain aesthetic that I admire: very clean cabin and cottage designs that are both unusual and unique. The book design is also unusual, in that it's a squared 8x8". All in all a great powerhouse of modern cabin design.

[Yvonne]

From Chili to the USA to the Netherlands and Norway, I like it that the writer(s) of this book looked at so many different landscapes where the houses were built. Of course, an important part of building a cottage or cabin is the location and thus the light; maybe the most important part. The use of large glass windows seems to be very important to the writer(s). Not everybody wants to live that way. So some more variation regarding this aspect would have been welcome. Very enjoyable coffee table book.

[Chesterfield Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm looking to build a new home -- cottage-style, small, cozy and in the woods -- this great little book is chockfull of photos and ideas that have helped me incubate what I might want. A lovely coffee table book with a lot of practical punch.

[Matt McBride · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed that each cottage typically had a floorplan and some of the architect's original sketches. I wish they included more interior pictures.

[Sylvia Archer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mostly modern

Wide selection of size and location. Fun to browse through, I want that hanging string sculpture!
Four more words required.

[Rae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Included with Kindle unlimited, it's a nice source of inspiration and would make a good coffee table book.

[Thompson615 · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice pictures

Lots of nice pictures in this book. Plenty of explanation about what you’re looking at. Wonder if any of them can be rented 😁

[Carol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not enough variety.

[SassieMolassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved the modern look to these cabins and cottages. Just stunning.

[Jin Darvek · Rating 4 out of 5]

A picture book for adults. But damn, are they nice pictures.

[E · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really fun book for house plan junkies like me. Great photos, interesting designs, beautiful locations, and, of course, floor plans for each design. Mmmmmmm.

[Mckinley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun to look at.