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Comments (58)PT 2 Chisue Thanks for understanding what I am trying to accomplish. I want to be able to say that I love having these rooms attached to each other, I don’t want this space near this space, etc and for me, bubble diagrams do not work, I need to walk through the space in my mind and floor plans do that for me! JDS I really appreciate all your comments. I am a person that researches the c**p out of something and then is very decisive when it comes to actual decision time. This is just how I work. I want to be able to recognize the architect for me easily as I will see all the aspects of great design in their work from the knowledge I am gaining from this forum, reading all the books recommended here, and feeling the spaces are right from messing around with my own floor plans. I don’t think all architects are great or right for my needs so I want to be as prepared as possible for this expensive and important endeavor. I hope you can understand that! MrsPete You are so brave to admit to using a stock plan with modifications! Haha. Your responses are always so useful! Cpartist Good point that feelings invoked are also just as important. I mainly want to feel connected to the outdoors and warm (not huge vaulted ceilings, no unused or formal spaces). JDS/ARG Good points about the big picture items being the most important. To me, using standard spacing for cabinets and standard building methods/spacing is important as I don’t want my costs to go to difficult to build things inside the house, I would mostly want to build to get the spaces and flow done right. The finishes are not nearly as important to me or my husband. How should I communicate that to an architect? I don’t want “fancy” angles or anything really architecturally renowned. I just want a house that has the spaces we need/want without lots of waste of space. Should I be looking for an architect that works with builders for cost pricing or one that talks to cost during the design phase? Too many reports of designs that can’t be built within reasonable budgets, even on this forum! Holly Appreciate the input. I find it fun so I wont be stopping but I swear I wont bring a floor plan to a parti meeting so don’t be too disappointed in me! Chloecat Your critique on that houseplan cracks me up! Thanks for the laugh! Barginhunter I actually don’t want two separate living spaces besides for an away space (playroom when they are young, study when older) but do plan on having a plan to finish parts of the basement to provide extra living spaces for the kids when they get older and don’t want to be right under foot of their parents anymore! Haha JDS I can be cynical about licensing but good point about life-safety codes. And wow!! Loving that sketch idea! Its what I have been doing on papers during boring work meetings but for some reason I was thinking to scale and exact “drawings” would be better. I think I will go back to sketching since, as you and others have said, the fine details aren’t actually something that will make it to a parti with an architect so they aren’t very useful!...See MoreKitchen Floor plan critiques
Comments (21)At 11'11" you don't really have enough space for island seating in the orientation you're planning. If you cant fit laundry upstairs as mentioned upthread, you should look at making the family room a utilitarian space as suggested by mama goose. Please don't make the rest of the main level layout awkward just to preserve a family room. You don't need three eating areas. Leave the living room a living room, the dining can become part of a kitchen with island and you can turn the breakfast nook/kitchen into the dining room with a nice patio door to the back yard. Here's a layout that puts a closet, laundry room and hobby room/office in the present family room so you can keep a nice kitchen/dining/living layout in the main part of the house....See MoreFloor Plan Critique
Comments (29)Are you still thinking of this as an A-frame? If so, you need to remember that your second floor is considerably smaller than your first floor. Even if your ground floor has vertical walls, and your A-frame construction begins on the second floor, you will lose functional space quickly where the roof closes in. You can’t have a bed or a tub against an outside wall. I’ve lived in an A-frame for decades. I love it, but it’s a very different process looking at floor plans for an A-frame. Even when I’ve worked with professionals they often have difficulty factoring in the loss of vertical space on a floor plan. If you are building an A-frame, I suggest drawing a line for yourself on your floor plan where you will start to be able to stand comfortably - where will you will have at least 6 feet in height from the floor to ceiling. Build yourself a scale model if you can. (Note: the scale model that my father made for the A-frame that is now mine became my beloved doll house. It even had our furniture to match when I was growing up. If I look closely, I can see where he had to change the model when things didn’t work.)...See Morefloor plan critiques?
Comments (31)garage dimensions are typical 3 car size What is that dimension? I was wondering if we should extend the living room by a foot or two and reduce the dining room by a foot or two. We did lay out our furniture and it fits. The living room is bigger than what we have now. My first reaction is, Yes, do that. Where do you anticipate doing most of your "living"? I see that you have a larger space down in the basement ... but that is away from the kitchen, etc. Bigger than what you have now is irrelevant; you don't want better than you have now ... not when you have the opportunity to build a space that's ideally proportioned. Also will take your basement bathroom suggestions back. We don’t want/need bigger closets down there but there may be some other configurations that work better. Yes to other configurations ... getting natural light into the bathroom would be a big plus. I would make the powder room access from the foyer instead of the kitchen. Yes, this is a good idea. Glad you agree the foyer/hallway could be improved. I try to set things up where the first view upon going through the front door is clear through the house to the outside. Yes, this is a big improvement ... unless you really love acting like PacMan....See MoreSuki Mom
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