NC Home - Created by ARG
Introducing another home designed by ARG.
15 wooded hilly acres north of the Triad in NC (Zone 7b). No view of the property from the street.
2 adults + 1 toddler + 1 dog currently. More kids/animals planned.
The bubble diagram I gave to ARG:
Needs included storage storage
storage (pantry, basement, closets, mudroom, playroom). Between the 2 of us, we cook, grill, hunt,
play sports, sew, play video games, wood work, etc. Unfortunately our hobbies are bulky. Also wanted a nice outdoor space and
garden. The barn is already built
(32x50), but Doug included a face lift for it to match the home. We wanted a very simple footprint.
Inspiration photos:
Property: top red oval is where the barn is. Bottom red oval is home site.
Home Site:
Latest draft:
Things to note:
- - Kitchen – wanted view to the garden and driveway. Planning one large island but nothing is set in stone. I bought a slab of an old bowling
alley lane to create an island with. Dining area won't block the pantry, we will just have a small table there. Large dinners will be hosted outside or in the barn in most cases.
- - Playroom upstairs – planning on some sort of
half or interesting wall there instead just of a typical loft railing or a solid wall.
- - There was a lot of back and forth on the clouds, but I think I am happy with them.
- Home with face east/south east.
As far as the process, it's been very easy to work with Doug. I had a good idea of what I wanted and he nailed it pretty quickly.
Let me know if you have any feedback. Once I have plans back from the draftsman I
will start another post to be added to through construction. I will also post in the kitchen forum then.
Thanks!
J
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Comments (18)CP, with Design 2.0 IF this moves forward, I will have MORE space than the original BIG garage. We KNOW going in that down the road, someone MIGHT demolish the house and build a big 2 story and then again they MIGHT NOT. It's an unknown. What we do KNOW now is that IF we do not go with Design 2.0, we will NOT be afforded the views we would like to have and that's a given. ZERO DOUBT. It is a gamble we are willing to take. IF we just said forget it and did Plan B and built in a fashion with NO views, we'd have a great house but no view. However, I would always be wondering "what IF" no one ever did a thing with the house and it remained a single story. With the current thought process, we know going in if this works we will have a view from day one. We also know that it IS possible that MAYBE someday we will not have the view. Going this route will give us a great house and worst case scenario would be NO view, that puts us right back to where we are now IF we went with Plan B - NO VIEW. Bpath, I do agree that hopefully the curb appeal will improve. As of now, the house is not on the market. The attorney for the estate has indicated there are NO plans to do anything with that house in regards to selling it. All in all and the absolute WORST possibility is that the house sells and it is leveled and the new owners build a BIG 2 story house, we get no view. In direct comparison IF we were to build with some modifications to the ORIGINAL plan to so it would be within our build budget, we are right back to square ONE from day ONE, NO VIEW at all. So either we build with changes and we KNOW there is NO VIEW or, we make some changes and get that VIEW knowing full well that MAYBE some day we get NO VIEW or, MAYBE NOT. I am willing to take that risk. I've spent time doing research and without going into a tremendous amount of detail, I feel this is the best option to obtain what we want. My opinion mind you. As far as Design 2.0, if this comes to fruition you'll see exactly what I am referring to once it's done....See MorePlease comment on our home plan. Another ARG incredible design....
Comments (26)Thanks all for the thoughts so far. bpathome: We will soundproof that common wall with the LR and the BR with insulation. We have had the same arrangement in the last 2 houses so I dont think it will be a big problem in this one. And yes the kids will spend most of their time in the basement I am sure, they really dont wastch much tv or socialize in our LR in our current home so imagine it will continue in the same manner in this one. Yes that will be a half wall of bookshelves with open shelves or similar above the half wall. It creates a divider of enough weight to create a separation from public to private spaces. The kids do not want windows in their baths so this works nicely for that. Good advice on the l-shaped shelves. We will take your suggestion and go with it. nightowl/lyfia: I will take a closer look, at the issues you both describe and talk to my wife and see what she thinks. The nice thing in our household is that hardly ever are we both in there at once. We have different schedules entirely for getting up etc where the issues created by two in at once aren't a problem. In fact, evenwhen we are getting ready in the evening at the same time getting ready to go out etc...I give her the bath until shes done then get in and do my thing. Just how it works best for us. But there may be some way to make some improvements nonetheless....See MoreNeed Color Design Help For Garage and House, Cpartist, PPF, ARG, etc
Comments (32)I would prefer to paint it all one color. But, the trim on the overhang and the columns are bright white vinyl. They won't take paint. I'm stuck with those items being white. The trim areas around the garage doors can be painted the same color. My goal is to make it recede, not be the first thing that you see as you look at the property as a whole and be complimentary to the larger house structure....See MoreModern Farmhouse Conceptual - by ARG (Doug) - please comment
Comments (57)shead - I'm going to post a few "hacks" I did. Maybe they have some merit, maybe not. HOWEVER, I need to mention something else. We asked ARG if it is possible to add a window from kitchen to see into side parking/garage/play area. In our current house, we use our kitchen sink window that looks into back yard, patio, garage, etc.. to view the kids riding bikes, playing in treehouse, grill, etc... It's a small window, but in our current situation it is invaluable. Given the amount of time we spend in the kitchen, the ability to see the fenced in back yard, driveway, parking, patio and garage is actually very reassuring as a parent. We picked this house over another when we purchased, for this very reason - as we could work in kitchen and watch small kids at same time. We realize in another 10-15 years, this may not be as important. The new build is a different animal with the terrain in that the play areas will be in the rear - BUT also on teh side of the house with the garage. This is why we asked ARG if possible. He put a very clever change in and provided a conceptual drawing. He pushed kitchen wall out 2 feet, then pulled back landry/pantry wall 2 ft, creating a 4 ft difference - enough for a window. Here is his idea. The net change to the sq ft is almost 0....See More
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoFun project that was a little bit different. And fun owners too! He owns a paintball business. Love doing that so I'll have to come down and shoot off a round or two!
From looking at her exterior ideas started out with an initial concept
Had a long talk over that and then I came back with a more refined drawing (TWO clouds here!):
And then fine tuned it from there. A simple rectangle with a straight bearing wall down the middle. Not really a fan of two story spaces but this one could be kinda neat (sorry for the use of a highly technical design phrase) with the barn look and all.The garage was not part of the program but I set it up so they could either build it now (I highly recommend it) or later if they wanted it at all.
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