Within 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 MoreWhile thinking about my annual forecast for custom home design trends, the word consistency kept coming to my mind. In the last couple of years, and I suspect the same will be true for 2023, the way space is being utilized in custom home design seems to be holding true. No matter the location and region of the projects I’m working on, full service or virtual consultations, today the spaces, amenities and symmetrical layouts clients want in their custom homes are relatively consistent from project to project.
Read MoreFor this week’s post I’m dialing it back to Floor Plan Design / Space Planning 101, and sharing some basic space planning tips, illustrating with a floor plan option for a small house, 2nd story remodel project.
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).
Read MoreTo really understand the potential of space and to get the most out to it, especially when it comes to remodels, it’s like being on a quest of discovering hidden treasures. While working at the drawing board, the process requires the designer to move along a continuum of design development; typically starting with the most obvious, and conservative solutions, and then from there, letting each new floor plan design guide them to the next.
Read MoreFor homes that don’t include mudrooms in the floor plan designs, its not uncommon to instead have a pass-through laundry / mudroom combination that are located between the garage and the kitchen. And though this layout provides a space savings solution, it isn’t always without its challenges. To get the best use and function out of the laundry and mudroom space, there’s some important do’s and don’ts to follow.
Read MoreTo TF Design Studio Journal! Let’s talk about the who, what, when and where of well designed floor plans for custom home design. If you have a new build in your future and are searching for the perfect designer to work with, then keep on reading.
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