We were approached by someone in the historic Duckpond neighborhood in Gainesville looking to add an accessory cottage in her back yard. After some design iterations, we ended up building a 16’x20′ version of our Starlet cottage with elements that complemented her historic home. The design was approved by the Gainesville Preservation Board.
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Freida McMillan
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Tricia Lee
Love this loft idea. How much w no bathroom or kitchen? Maybe smaller?
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William Heitman
Love the cottage. What does a Cottage such as this one cost to build?
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Linda Casella
the only thing I would change is taking out the ladder and putting a spiral staircase right where the wall is between the kitchen and bathroom. Those of us that are older can’t do those ladders
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Sandy James
We have been looking for plans for a 16×22 house for ever. Its a weird shape. We have a tiny cottage and are trying to figure how to make it live able. i love the kitchen. and then the open space gives you the ability to use it for living and a bedroom and living area. Thank You Thank You thank you.
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Gladys
Hi this is exactly what I’ve done with a Cook Shad. It turned out beautiful, the problem is that someone in my neighborhood called the County Code Enforcement, even though I live in an incorporated area of Central Florida. Now I am forced to apply for a residential permit that includes over $4500.00 in school impact fees, as well as a Certificate of Occupancy. This wouldn’t be a problem for me if I had the assurance that after applying for all these permits I would be allowed to keep my “Dwelling/Accessory” building in my land.
I was asked to find a license Engineer that can draw a set of blue prints and with that presented to the appropriate agency; if any of you know anyone who may have gone through the process and or may also know a good Engineer willing to draw a set of blueprints for my tiny house can you please have them contact me ASAP I would greatly appreciate it!↓ -
Melissa
Even if not all of the materials used are not environmentally friendly, at least they will probably be used for many decades to come and hopefully, the tenants or residents will follow the trend of owning less. If they do so, they will not only save money, but make a smaller footprint on our environment. I think I’d enjoy living there.
Best wishes to the lucky residents. Kudos to the owners.↓ -
Pat Dunham
This is fabulous. It looks more than adequate to live comfortably in a small space that is large compared to some tiny homes.
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I love this starlet cottage but would love to have it and the size of a 14.5 foot by 34.5 foot. I will be using it as a family accessory unit in St Johns County.