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 MoreWhen it comes to designing floor plans, even though dedicating space for hallways and circulation is essential, it can often times feel a bit problematic, especially when available square footage is limited. However, with thoughtful planning and honed-in spatial design skills, circulation spaces can be designed so hallways add value beyond just providing space to get from one point to the next.
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 MoreWelcome friends to a Week in Review. For this week, I’m showcasing a sampling of projects that were front and center last week in the design studio, along with floor plan and spatial design take-aways.
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).
Read MoreHow do I go about designing intentional spaces from project to project, room to room, and from space to space? For this week’s post, I’m sharing the top three things that guide and inform my designs, specifically when it comes to capturing and designing unusual spaces that would otherwise have gone underutilized.
Read More
