Supersizing Bliss: How We Have Betrayed Our Homes and the Happiness We Seek

Supersizing Bliss: How We Have Betrayed Our Homes and the Happiness We Seek

In Supersizing Bliss, Toby Witte takes us along on a search for the creative spark that will lead to the creation of a home that will promise happiness. He shares his insights into the cultural trappings and market forces that have led to the sea of heartless, uninspired houses provided to North American homeowners as well as ideas on how to create your own home successfully despite them. Through examples and anecdotes, this book offers an empathetic look at our opportunities to create homes that have the chance to be inspiring stages for our lives. If you are planning to create a single-family home for yourself, this book is a must-read. "If you yearn for a place that can truly shape your life story, this book will help you find your way." Jeff Echols, AIA, Vice President Community Development of EntreArchitect "Architects often write for other architects, but Supersizing Bliss is devoted to architecture's inhabitants. Witte's book offers insights into many of the little-known frustrations, desires, and dreams architects have for the built environment. The accessible book is a kind of annotated love letter to architecture, written by an architect, to all occupants of houses." Blaine Brownell, FAIA LEED AP, Professor and Director, David R. Ravin School of Architecture, UNCC "Witte excavates desire with a sincerity that is the sexiest stalwart of design. He doesn't merely appease. He psychically sketches, etches, and constructs the metaphorical and enveloping chaise lounge where his clients would choose to languish....forever." John W. Love, Jr., Interdisciplinary Artist, Guggenheim Fellow "I'm twenty years into my journey as a residential architect and Supersizing Bliss gave me a new framework for identifying what matters. Toby is like that great teacher who makes complex ideas simple. Supersizing Bliss is a must-read for future homeowners and their architects!" Kyle Barker, AIA, NCARB, Architect, Founder and Principal of Primary Projects Toby Witte has been immersed in the field of architecture on two continents for over a quarter of a century. Through his renowned, award-winning residential design firm Wittehaus, based in Charlotte, NC, he guides his clients on in-depth design journeys, creating cutting-edge, modern, sustainable homes in the American Southeast.