Help! Custom home design is a nightmare.
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Comments (13)Good points, I understand where you are coming from re: sink -stove - pivot.. I'll have to take another look at that, it's just all the photo's I like of kitchens seem to have this symmetrical look... lavender_lass What is 'P' 'R' and 'MW' I'm guessing Microwave for the third??? RE: Is there a Dining Room elsewhere or is the "nook" space the only table space? (It looks like there is no other table space.) There is no other dining space, this will be a 'walk - out' basement suite.. So as good as it gets.. plenty of space really for 2 beds.. Hoping if we aren't living in it to get a professional couple who need a spare bedroom or a couple with 1 child.... Would you be willing to consider moving the table to the left and utilizing as much of the bay space as possible for the Kitchen? Would you consider replacing them with windows that are 36" off the finished floor Ans: No, it wouldn't be cost effective for us to do that, we are already moving walls and doors around... Would you consider a banquette? Ans: I'm not sure what you mean.. How many seats does the table have to accommodate? Ans: Probably 4 - 6 at a cosy stretch...See MoreDesigning a Custom Home
Comments (41)"Adjacency diagrams" are often called "bubble diagrams", but in either case they are simply ways to put onto paper all of the specific and finite spaces which are important to have included in the house. They can be large spaces, i.e., garage, living/family, etc., or small, i.e., pantry, guest closet, etc. They can be indoor, i.e., family room, etc., or outdoor, i.e., entertaining patio, BBQ, herb garden, etc. Whatever is important to the successful living for the house. Many architects use "bubbles" or circles of various size, sketched on tracing paper, large to small, and thereafter group them closely, where they are important to do so and place them independently if there are few or no important adjacencies. Adjacencies may be further defined with solid lines connecting bubbles (a "primary" adjacency); a dashed line (a "secondary" adjacency); or no connection meaning that the space or function is needed but has no strong or secondary connection to other spaces or functions. The purpose is to identify and establish agreement about a functional "wiring diagram" for the proposed house, which thereafter can act as a roadmap for the subsequent actual physical architectural design. As the architectural design progresses, it can be tested against the agreed upon adjacency diagram to evaluate how responsive and complete the design may be. In other words, are all the primary adjacencies in place; are the secondary adjacencies reasonable, and are the other uses accommodated somewhere? Every architect, being an individual, has her/his own preferred ways to design, of course, but this early approach to help guide, make design explorations more efficient and evaluate the design explorations is a common technique. Hope this helps....See MoreTips for Buying Land, Designing and Building A Custom Home, Part 2
Comments (2)This is a great thread for those contemplating building a new home. Clients are often bringing me sketches of floor plans or plans they've found online. Such plans can be helpful as a point of departure but almost always require a complete redo. What helps me more is a detailed conversation about lifestyle, philosophy of art and design, and a deep understanding of the site....See MoreNeed Help Designing Exterior Finishes For Custom Home!
Comments (5)So your architect didn't have any suggestions on cladding colours? Here are two GTA builds in a similar style, sans the traditional hip roof. The above Toronto area build some might say illustrates the confusion of too many materials (4) on one facade. Your facade has the same number--brick, stone, vertical wood siding and aluminum composite panels. For that reason, I would keep them in the same colour range to avoid the jigsaw look. (Unless that's what you like.)...See Morelrunner
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