This is No Small Plans, a series where we highlight some of Dwell’s best floor plans for real ... In 1934, Austrian-American ...

For some American families ... has a fresh new design on offer: a house with an open floor plan, with its kitchen, dining area, and living room all flowing into one another.

Poring over floor plans can easily become an old house lover’s obsession ... The title page of the 1844 edition of Hatfield’s book. Image via The American House-Carpenter From New Jersey to Brooklyn.