Cottage 5+ 1954

This is the newset and largest of our Cottage-Series of plans.  Externding the footprint 2′ vs the original C-5 has allowed us to have a larger kitchen, and larger bedrooms.  We eliminated the fourth bedroom in favor of more prime south-facing roof area for even more solar power, allowing this house to power itself, and at least two EVs for at least 20K miles per year total.

While most of these Cottage Plans have been designed with the elderly in mind, this one would also accommodate a family.  Everything you need to live is still on the main floor, and is all handicapped accessible, but with this plan, there is room for a live-in care-taker, and still room for overnight guests.  The expanded kitchen allows for more than one person involved in cooking at the same time, and the island design is great for kids and teens.

The best part of this plan is the energy efficiency.  Even though the floor plan is about 500 s/f bigger than some of the other Cottages in the series, the exterior surface area stayed about the same, resulting in one of the lowest heat-loss per s/f ratios I have ever seen.  As with all our plans, there is room for plenty of PV panels on the south-facing roof.  Variations of this home have been built in at least five different states, and even in the arctic.