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love where you live--live where you love, the compromise is over

Introducing, minimalist+: There were always compromises to be made: settle for a so-called “custom” home (built by a mega-builder using plan #1,482) in a neighborhood that they chose, not you. Maybe it was built with care and quality, maybe not. Hard to tell. What it definitely wouldn’t be was designed for your modern tastes and sustainable lifestyle.

Or you could hunt for a lot, hire an architect, wait a year or more, spend a small fortune (or maybe a large one), pull much of your hair out during construction, and end up with a great home.

Or you could explore the world of pre-fab homes, which wasn’t a terrible solution, but still cost a bunch per square foot, came from far away, and the finished product was difficult to judge.
well, those days are done. you are back in control of where and how you live— even if you don’t have a wall street-sized bank account. you can afford sustainable architecture.

minimalist+ is an entirely new concept of home building, created just for you – if you happen to want a very smart, top-quality, affordable ($160 to $180 per square foot!), sustainably built, low-maintenance, architect-designed, innovative modern home (that goes up in half the time).

We combine the craftsmanship and on-site care of expertly “stick-built” homes with the speed, efficiency and quality control of pre-fab construction. The result (and it’s a game-changer) is the minimalist+ SiteFabTM process. Sustainable building at it’s best.

To learn more about minimalist+, visit our site or contact me. I’ve created a tag for “minimalist+” so any updates can be easily tracked. You can also follow us on twitter or facebook. Since this is an evolving development, there will be varied updates based on how it all unfolds.

So far we’ve been welcomed onto the scene. Here are a few of the blogs and articles on minimalist+:

Jetson Green
Sustainable Business Oregon
BobVila.com (This Old House has an interest in this new house.)
Mother Nature News

More to follow. . . stay tuned for the upcoming sites for sale where we’ll have minimalist+ site-specific designs and pricing.

September 3, 2010 · Filed Under listings

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The Leapfrog House: LEED-Platinum

FOR SALE: 541 SW Maplecrest Ct., Portland, OR 97219, listed @ $549,950, call David for more details

This home is the amazing result of many minds being drawn together to create a superior high performance home. Taking its name, the Leapfrog House, from the notion of “greening further than most people dare to green,” this home aims to go beyond common expectations for how a home can perform. Each day that it awaits it’s buyer, someone is out there spending too much money on utility bills. I’ll save the mechanical details for their site, which outlines the construction techniques, mechanicals, and materials that you could pour over for hours. In essence, the home is intended to have the smallest carbon footprint possible–in the construction phase and over the course of its life. They thought of everything and did most everything–from harvesting almost all of the framing lumber and timbers at FSC-certified forests within a couple hours of Portland to burying two cisterns that store about 6,000 gallons of rainwater that can be filtered and sterilized for all uses in the house and for irrigation.

The almighty mechanical wall that makes this home perform exceptionally well

The floor plan allows for a multitude of lifestyles and living arrangements. The main living spaces are open and loft-like, with a couple loosely defined spaces that could used for multiple purposes. The plans also include nearly 600sf of space for an accessory dwelling unit  (ADU) above the garage, if that is what the buyer chooses to do. Or, it could be a home office, an art studio, a yoga and exercise space, or a massive master suite (if you’re so inclined). As it stands, it’s a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home with multiple bonus spaces that can adapt to different uses over time.

I highly recommend a tour, if you’d like to get a better sense of what sets this home apart. Contact me to set up a guided tour.

If this type of home appeals to you and you’d like to explore other options within the Portland market, you can set up a search here, or contact me for a customized residential market search. This home is listed by Sandi Sheets @ Windermere Real Estate.

 

August 10, 2010 · Filed Under listings

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