Another design constraint in house design is cost. This house had to fit into a rectangular footprint to avoid complicated roofing and siding, but without feeling like living in a box.
Songs for a Machine Age
Songs for a Machine Age is available on Amazon and through your local bookstore. Check out the Kindle and Nook versions as well. I like to say to people that if they like the book, the nicest thing you can do for a writer is to write reviews on Amazon and to ask your local bookstores to carry it (or at least order it through the bookstore so it gets into the database).