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Design of small Cottages



As a fresh new academic at the Indian Institute of Technology at Delhi, I lived in a small compact two room flat in the beginning until a bigger home was found for our growing family. The two rooms along with a kitchen and bathroom had been laid out in an extremely simple yet efficient layout. Inspired by that layout a design of a two room cottage is suggested here as follows.The room widths in this layout are fourteen feet, they could be increased or reduced down to eleven feet for the design to be still functional. Fine details of the design are not included here but these are easily figured out by an engineer familiar with home designs or an architect. This blogger will also explain if asked in the comments.

Adding a Staircase

It may be noted that the present design does not have any side windows hence it is easy to set extensions on the side. An extension can be reached easily from the central passage between the bathroom and kitchen. Once a full length staircase well is added, it can lead another smaller room that may be used for a child or study. Another small store can also be extracted under the staircase.

Such a staircase well can be shared between two mirror image apartments too and if identical portions are constructed on top, it would lead a complex of four independent cottages. A larger complex of more cottages in multiples of four may also be constructed in a row as a complex that would be suitable for senior citizens on the ground floor and young couples on the first floor.


Variation 

A variation of the design is possible by shifting the passage towards the back rather than the side as follow





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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Forest_trail,_fern,_hemlock.JPG,  
Bottom Image:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tarn_Howes_Cottage.JPG 
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ProfAshok said…
Because of the unusually long shape of the kitchen area in the second cottage design, several different arrangements of counters etc. are possible. The present one is a revised version from that first posted. It has included a restaurant style table set next to a window. These are eminently comfortable in a home kitchen too. The kitchen also includes a cupboard that is a must for any comfortable classical style kitchens. Many modern kitchens fail to incorporate it. In the countryside kitchen rations have to be procured in larger quantities rather than small ones possible in busy urban areas. Similarly a window next to poo area in bathrooms is a must in countryside to listen to the song of birds while one shits in comfort, Pardon the language but country folk are not as polite as urban ones pretend to be while they hide their greed and selfishness inside :-)
February 19, 2016 at 8:21:00 PM PST
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