Not So Grand Designs: The Original House Plan

The Original House Plan

Posted: Friday, January 2, 2009 – 4:58 PM

This is a drawing of the house layout as it was when we bought the property:

I've finally had time to draw up, scan, adjust, resize and upload it! Sorry about the long wait you've all had to endure. Hopefully I'll have a little more time to keep the posts coming.

Next up, the house as it is now - for comparison and an idea of where we're heading.

1 comments:

Rachael January 12, 2009 at 2:45 PM

Looks good!

Principles of Design

'Shape the house so that light can enter every important room from at least two sides to create a balance.'

'A house and its site should be shaped so that the main flow of traffic moves along the edges of the common rooms, exposed to the activity within but not a part of it.'

'Give the commons a semiprivate edge, with places to sit and read or even just lean - places that allow people to take up a position away from the core but still be a part of it.'

'Contrast the various materials of construction, clarifying the connections among them, and celebrate the innate qualities of each rather than covering them up.'

'A home should have a number of secure, protected places that also permit an overview of the larger world beyond.'

Patterns of Home, The Ten Essentials of Enduring Design. By Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein and Barbara Winslow

The Original House Plan

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