House plan / Elevation Critique
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Elevation and floor plan critiques needed
Comments (12)Very pretty little house and that red is just luscious in the evening light in the photo! Definitely do NOT lop off the side porch. It would change the look significantly and not save you very much money. Besides, the side porch may be wide enough as it is to hang a small (4ft wide) porch swing in front of those two front-facing great room windows and then that side porch could become a favorite "get away" spot. But, since you're going to be making the great room wider, I'd suggest making the front porch a little wider also and then you'd definitely have room for a porch swing. And, if you don't include the side porch stairs but closed it up like in the photo, you could also put a small round table and a couple of wicker chairs in the corner and turn the side porch into a lovely and useful "outdoor room." BTW, I think MrsPete meant that the e-space serves the purpose of allowing more LIGHT into your kitchen, not more "lint." LOL! I think making expanding the laundry room would be more likely to do the latter. ;-) I don't think the MBR is large enough to put yet another door into it so that you have direct access to the spa. But, if you do decide to go ahead and expand the laundry room, consider stealing back a little of the extra laundry room space to make the powder room a tiny bit wider also and then replace the PR window with a half-light patio door so you have access to the PR from the porch and spa. With a door out thru the PR, I don't think you would really need a door from the MBR out to the back porch because it would be easy enough to cut thru the PR. Since you don't have a basement, I'm wondering if there is anyway to incorporate the space under the stairway landing to expand the MBath a little bit. Depends on how much headroom you would have I guess. It might be nice to be able to move the door to the master closet into the master bath but to do that, you would probably want to put the shower up where the toilet room currently is. That's why I'm wondering if you could use the space under the landing to expand the bath slightly. I think the bath and bedroom are workable as is tho so I wouldn't go nuts trying to change things....See Morewanna see my floor plan and elevations for your critiques?
Comments (10)thanks so much for getting that posted, e, i really appreaciate it. now, thanks for those questions, they'll help enormousely when i go back to my kd. i'll try my best to answer them all for you. ok, the room will be 17'6" x28'---up to 34' if we need the extra length. the wall with the sinks face the water, so no upper cabs, while the fridge wall faces the road and second floor overhang. we are keeping that walkway for a wheelchair entrance, as it is well suited there, and we may need it someday. the first floor of the house is already all ada ready, this entry completes that. dw goes to the right of the sink closest to the pantry. that will be the dish sink, as it will be closest to the dish pantry and the large table in the room.(besides, we only use it once or twice a year--but it seems to be required if we ever sell). microwave on counter between fridge and antique icebox, (which measures 56"x33"). that icebox will hold the larger pots and pans, they are now in another room, since our current kitchen has no space for them, dh is in the habit of collecting everything he needs to cook before commencing chopping. pantry is larger (deeper) than inspiration pic --will also have base drawers and counter, with open shelves to the ceiling for open dish storage and accessability. we now have the dishes stored on an open shelf in the kitchen (no cabs) so this works for us already. dh is retired, a former restaurant /bar owner and he cooks for fun. we are a family of four (we have two young people living with us--a young man who is challenged and our assistant--they eat with us as well), with several large family gatherings a year. he holds court in the kitchen!! he is a baker, italien chef, experimenter, etc. he spends most of his day in the kitchen,lol. the closet is my way of getting more storage into this farmhouse. we have none on the first floor, so i will keep all of the extra flotsam in there. dog food, leashes, cat food, etc. dh will have his spice cab to the left of the range, in an 18" upper cab between the range and the main kitchen door. the door to the outside fron the pantry side goes to the new terraced back yard and down to the water. whew, what did i forget? i am concerned about having storage space, even with the pantry and closet, due to the sink wall being all base units. but the antique ice box has tone of storage as well. plus i think i can get a floor to ceiling storage for food on that wall--kd is working on it. thanks, keep it coming!! oops, this sentance got left out of above, and my pasting skills are very marginal... sink closest to the corner will be dh's commercial sink, which he had fabricated many years ago and loves. he wants it closer to his stove, for prep and pots. (i'm the one who sets and clears the table, so my sink and the dish pantry are out of his prep and pot washing station)....See MoreMy new house plans and elevations Please Critique!
Comments (26)Here is the East elevation. He uses a third party to make us a 3d rendering, which we have not seen yet for this plan. The main roof being so high is my concern as well. I think the reason for this is that the depth is 36' on this roof, and with a 10/12 pitch, it just gets that high. There is a window missing from the back leanto, which is my pantry. Interesting your comment about windows being too small. On the drawing it may seem that way, but is that really the case? I guess huge walls of windows don't seem to fit the old farmhouse look I'm trying to achieve. Also, I really wanted all the second floor ceilings to be 5' kneewalls, which would have brought the roof line lower. According to my architect, this was not possible, so the portion of the roof with dormers is a 6' kneewall, and the rest is a regular 8' ceiling. This is my drawing that I originally sent him, showing it with a kneewall. I'm also going to try and make the plans larger so the dimensions are easier to read....See Morehouse plan critique
Comments (25)But if I thought there was a possibility of needing an elevator someday, I'd think long and hard about a house in a flood zone, probably no natural gas, so no generator to power the thing if the power goes out. It's not pleasant contemplating these things, and yes, it seems they just appear over night, but they do happen. A good deal of FL does have natural gas so that's not a problem. Maybe instead of working with a draftsman who calls themselves a designer, you should look into working with an architect who will design a house that will fit your needs now and into the future, elevator included. The reason I built up is because I'm in a downtown area where lots are small and the only way to go was up. I built a house in FL with an elevator because I put my studio on the second floor and I did it just in case, since I had watched my parents decline significantly and we are getting up there in years. You can get a well designed house This is not it. I'm so not sure about the kitchen. I know the trend is counter height and I'm just not sure. The reason the trend is counter height is because for youngsters and us as we age, it's much easier to get up onto a counter height chair/stool than a bar height chair/stool. As my parents aged, there would have been no way physically either of them could have hoisted themselves into a bar stool/chair. I feel like then it would be to open. Maybe it would in this plan but if you work with an architect, then you talk to him/her about your needs and how you don't want your kitchen so open. That is the beauty of not using an internet plan but instead working with an architect It's also the reason not to work with a draftsman. A draftsman will give you what you tell them you want. A good architect will give you what you didn't know you wanted! I'm taking everything y'all say with a grain of salt as we all have a difference of opinion. A difference of opinion is whether you prefer a house that is low country or I prefer a house that is craftsman style. A difference of opinion is whether I prefer my bedroom away from the kitchen and you prefer it closer to the kitchen. A difference of opinion is I want a nano wall and you prefer french doors on your back wall. However what isn't a difference of opinion should be a house that is well laid out with an "organizing spine" where all the public rooms have windows on 2 walls and where the house has lots of natural light. It should also be easy to maneuver through without lots of turns and jigs and jogs inside, especially if you're aging in place and your spouse may have issues in the future. In fact in your circumstances, a well laid out house with a good flow is probably even more important than how it looks, however a talented architect (like architectrunnerguy) will be able to create a home that not only flows, gives you good light, but also looks good and gives you the look you prefer. And no, the absolute wrong way to design a house is to do a floor at a time and then stick an exterior on and hope it looks ok. my husband is not crippled yet, were just throwing the elevator in as a "just in case." I did the same thing and don't have any issues at this time but I think you're absolutely smart to do so and they're not that expensive. Many Florida homes are built up due to flood zones. If you havnt lived here than you just dont know. Low country style is what I like. And both can be combined. I've seen some great examples where I live in SW Florida. the county I live in is known to be one if the toughest in Florida as far as getting permits through. Um you haven't seen my city! LOL I have confidence in my designer. he's reputable and been doing it for years. I've seen lots of "designers" who have been doing it for years. And they keep repeating the same mistakes year after year. Be very sure they are good at what they do. Take a good look at architectrunnerguy so you understand how you should be working with a designer or architect....See Moreannag8821
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