BIGGER DOESN’T NECESSARILY MEAN BETTER
To illustrate that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better, for this post I’m sharing the isolated floor plans of both the initial and current design for the great room, kitchen and dining room for comparison purposes. In reviewing the floor plans side by side, here’s a list of the differences between them.
The question is: How to make a top load washer and dryer look good while getting the most functionality from a laundry room?
Read MoreRecently I shared a post about designing hallways with multi function where in part I spoke about the need for bathroom floor plans to include windows. For this week’s post, I’m elaborating on the importance of including windows, specifically in private toilet rooms for primary suites, ensuite bathrooms and shared bathrooms.
Read MoreIn today’s custom homes, not only have we added more specialized rooms to floor plan design but spaces that were once considered to only be for utilitarian purposes like laundry rooms, closets, pantries, etc. have now joined the ranks of being showpieces that are artfully designed while being loaded with functionality.
Read MoreIn my early career of designing custom floor plans, I was highly tuned into making sure that I provided livable functionality to every inch, every square foot and every nook and cranny of the homes I designed. And though this is still true of my approach to floor plan design today, I’ve since refined my notion and definition of purpose and the utility of space
Read MoreWithin the design of every custom home, I like to include unexpected pockets of space that are intentional, purpose driven and filled with functionality and delight.
For this week’s post, I’m taking you behind the scenes with the design development of one such space. We’ll go through the design challenges, then I’ll outline the solutions with five essential design tips for creating impactful spaces that would have otherwise gone unused, underutilized or underdeveloped.
Read MoreFor this week, I’m passing on more spatial-problem solving tricks that can make all the difference in concealing less than ideal situations. To illustrate we’ll review the design plans for the foyer at the Citrus Point Project.
Read MoreWith the long axis of the primary suite wing, at the Citrus Point Project in Mesa, Arizona, it was necessary to layout the components of the space to reduce circulation while while moving from one end of the wing to the next.
Read MoreAfter exploring different ways the floor plan could be remodeled and added on to, it was decided that in order to meet the clients objectives it would be more cost effective to take the house down and start anew. That said, we are starting fresh and beginning the project all over again. Because of that and we’ve even given it a new project name - the Feather River Farmstead (to avoid any confusion).
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