
Photography by Frank Di Piazza
When we decided to focus an issue on houses smaller than the national average of 2,400 square feet, it was hard to imagine doing it without a shout-out to locally based and internationally acclaimed architectural designer Rocio Romero, the mind behind the prefab LV Series line of contemporary home kits. This two-bedroom, two-bath house, the original LV design, covers a total of 1,150 square feet and costs $36,870 for the materials. Construction is additional and runs about $125 to $195 per square foot. And of course, if you wanted a small home for you alone, there’s always the 625-square-foot LVM Home (at $24,950).