Sarah Susanka is doing everyone a service by highlighting the irrelevance of square footage as a measure of a home's worth. I'm tempted to say the stupidity of the modern obsession with a home's size.
Having lived in New York City apartments, or central London houses most of my adult life, I was shocked when I moved back to the US at how big homes have become here. What on Earth does a four person family need with 4,000 square feet or more?
Susanka rightly points out in her original work, The Not So Big House
that it's not all about square footage, but rather good design, space utilization and adaptable spaces.
Now in this new work
she promises to expand on the message and by collaborating with design writer Marc Vassallo and visiting 23 houses where they illustrate how attention to detail rather than raw footage makes the real difference to you experience of a home.
This new book is due out on October 2nd, but you can pre-order your copy on Amazon now.