A-Frame House Inspiration

10/13/2011

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The A-frame house is a minimalist structure with such a steep roofline that it efficiently sheds snowfall. These houses were widely popularized after WWII as a symbol of the modern vacation cabin. Here are just a few that have caught my eye lately.

A "love hut" in Zegg Community near Berlin, Germany

Sweden

Okayama, Japan

San Clemente, Chile

Photograph by Ruth Mountaingrove, 1972

Western Norway


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MelD 10/16/2011 at 10:25 am

Isn’t this the typical shape of houses on Madeira? Though they only get snow in the highlands, so it must have different reasoning…

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Maggy 10/16/2011 at 11:47 pm

I LOVE A-Frames…I think they are just the coolest little houses. A girl down the street from me lived in one and I adored it.

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NLM 10/19/2011 at 2:48 pm

Wow, I love the house in Chile–any pix of the inside? I just posted a piece today about a place I found called Tiny Texas Houses that uses all salvaged materials. Pretty cool.

The link is: http://www.50plusandontherun.com/2011/10/square-foot-limbo.html

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abby 10/19/2011 at 9:43 pm

I am just discovering the concept of minimalism, tiny houses and living with less. I already own a 1400 sq ft house (which is small by the standards of my community) but I often feel overwhelmed by the size, the cleaning and the stuff. This blog is really inspirational for what to do with a small space. My personal favorite is the “love hut” in Germany.

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Sherri Dunham | The Budding Lotus 10/25/2011 at 5:12 pm

These are so cute! I really wish people would see the value in this time tested design. Thanks for sharing a great collection of photos. My favorite is the one in Japan. :-)

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Josh Martin 11/07/2011 at 12:51 pm

Love it! One of my bucket list items is to live in a cabin in the woods. Always stirring to come across great inspiration like these photos :) Thanks for sharing!

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clickclackgorilla 11/10/2011 at 7:00 am

Ooo, I absolutely LOVE that first one. Nice.

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Hillary 12/17/2011 at 10:48 am

I love the first one too. I think it’s in Sweden but I couldn’t find any more info about it.

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KidC 01/04/2012 at 2:30 am

Lovely photos and so nice to see A-frames from other parts of the world. We have many more at aframehistory.com and there is a group called “A-frame” on Flickr.

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Tiny House Fan 03/28/2012 at 10:26 am

Tiny Houses are excellent properties. The A-frames are unique. An A-frame is a basic structure designed to bear a load in a lightweight economical manner. It is a strong structural design for a tiny house.

The A-frame houses are a great design for the tiny houses while theShipping Container Homes are another way of looking at tiny housing designs that are good for the environment.

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