The Brigadoon: A 16' x 24' Handcrafted Timber Frame Small Home

The Brigadoon is a 16' x 24' BungalowInABox designed for those seeking a high-performance small home. This handcrafted timber frame cottage offers a complete living solution, featuring an efficient open-concept kitchen and sitting area, a private shower alcove, and a sleeping loft with cathedral ceilings. Wrapped in energy-efficient stress-skin panels and topped with a durable metal roof, the Brigadoon is engineered for year-round comfort. Whether used as a primary residence, a vacation getaway, or an ADU, the addition of an integrated screened porch ensures a seamless connection to the outdoors.

We hope you enjoy the photos as much as we enjoyed creating this very special BungalowInABox.

Floor Plan and Elevations: Click a thumbnail to start this slideshow.
Original Floor Plan
Construction Photos: Click a thumbnail to start this slideshow.
Original small houseOriginal Small House Original small house close upOriginal House Close Up Front doorFront Door Front door interiorFront Door Interior Efficient KitchenKitchen Small WindowSmall Window KitchenKitchen Wooden ship ladderWooden Ladder Sleeping loftSleeping Loft Picture windowPicture Window Sitting areaSitting Area Completed floorplanCompleted Floorplan Standing timber frame bentStanding Bent View of bentView of Bent More of the timber frame bentMore of the Bent House framed by bentHouse Framed by Bent Timber FrameTimber Frame Stress Skin PanelStress Skin Panel SIP PanelsPanels Gable End Timber FrameGable End of TimberFrame Green Metal RoofingGreen Metal Roofing Cutting the opening for the new french doorCutting the French Door Opening. Rough opening for the new doorRough Opening French doors opens the spaceFrench Doors Open Space French door partitionFrench Doors Partition Spaces Screened PorchScreened Porch Escher-style storageEscher-style Storage Shower AlcoveShower Alcove View of the dormer cathedralView of dormer cathedral Exterior view of the shower alcoveExterior View of shower alcove Completed view of the small house from the eastCompleted view from east Completed view of the 16' x24' small house from the WestCompleted view from west