What exactly did I want? What did I hope to accomplish? I thought about the various types of places I’ve lived and extracted what I loved, liked and hated about each of them. I reviewed past floor plans (yes, I have them all) and I then visualized the various attributes that would be important in making this new structure a long-term place to work and live.
- Energy/Water Efficient
- Sustainable Materials
- High-Quality
- Factory-Built Modern Structure
- American Made Materials
- Simple But Exciting Design
- Design Augments Surrounding Neighborhood
- Kid And Dog Friendly
- Easy To Clean & Maintain
- Open & Light Filled Spaces
- Interesting
- Fun & Comfortable
- Private & Secure
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From that list I started to think about specific "must have" appointments were necessary to meet the above objectives.
- Flexible Commercial Space For Vehicle Storage, Restoration, Stone Carving, and Workshop
- Open Office Space
- 3 Bedrooms, 2+ Baths
- Outdoor Green Space
- Leverage Water view to see Harbor and Statue of Liberty
- Connection for Electric Car (coming soon I hope)
- Flagpole and US Flag
- Leverage Government Energy Programs
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As you will see, this list will change and as what was and was not possible, became more clearly delimited by land availability, design, time, and budget options. I will cover most of them in detail in coming weeks. Did I miss anything? Any thoughts on my attributes and appointments? Please jump in real-time as we work through the project by commenting below.
1 comment:
I think one of the design challenges as more people look to implement these projects will be fitting in with the surrounding neghborhood - or augmentation.
As I look for various sites in LA, bottom line is that there are some neighborhoods that factory built and modern would just not work in.
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