Design Themes: Fun, organic, bring people together, atypical
- Curves
- Natural Materials: stone, wood in the round, cordwood masonry wall
- Different levels
- First floor open to second floor
- Open floor plan
- Spiral staircase or stairwell with landing
- Small alcoves/small places to go to for privacy (idea: have an alcove perhaps for office desk off a stairwell landing)
- Vaulted ceilings
- Exposed beamwork
Spaces: First Floor
- Kitchen (be able to entertain from)
- Pantry off kitchen insulated from rest of house kept cold during winter for root storage. Should be on North side. Chest freezer and bulk food storage.
- Dining (be able to have many people around a long table)
- Living (couch, coffee table, armchairs)
- Mechanical, laundry
- Place to hang dry clothes including large sheets (works well with first floor open to second, use pulley system)
- Mudroom (make larger and have sunroom combination – grow seed starts)
- .5 Bath
- Enclosed porch (can’t be on South face)
Spaces: Second Floor
- 3 bedrooms (have master face East, master abuts bathroom not another bedroom)
- Small second floor porch
- Full Bath
- Storage Under eaves/lofted storage
Spaces: First or Second Floor
- Space for guests to sleep (idea: stage style curtain to close off living area–fold out bed couch)
- Space for piano/music
- Game alcove (built in opposing seats with built in table between, small)
- Office alcove
Spaces: Accessory Building
- Workshop/tools/wood
- Store kayaks, bicycles
- Other storage
- Garage for one or two cars (carport is fine, less concrete used)
3 things I think of: 1. A shed or storage place for tools, kayaks, bicycles, etc. 2. Space/room for your visitors to sleep. 3. An inside utility room or work shop, also for storage.
Things are looking good and taking shape. I liked looking at the old town maps you posted.
Dad/Jay
We realized that we were missing the space for visitors, I’ll add that. The other things you suggested all pertain to the accessory building so I didn’t bother to include it, but it makes sense to do so.
-S